May Currently

Is it seriously already May 6th? I cannot believe that I only have 22 more school days with my first grade friends! This year has had its ups and downs, but overall it has been my most favorite year of teaching yet. There is just something about teaching 1st grade and their sincerity in the fact that they truly love their teacher. There is not many things that are better then a big smile and a warm hug from my friends each morning. :)

Being that it is May I am linking up with Farley for her monthly fun. 

Currently- April Edition

I seriously cannot believe that it is April! I know I say this every month, but where the heck is the school year going? Since it is the 1st of the month I am linking up with one of my favorite blog buddies, Farley, for her Currently Party!

Currently February

Is it really February? That means it is time to link up with the amazing Farley for her monthly party where we can share what is going on in our life. 

Listening: I am obsessed with anything Olympics related so of course I had to catch the new Lifetime Gabby Douglas movie. It has been really good. Plus, who doesn't love a good Lifetime movie?

Loving: Let me rub it in your face…I got to wear shorts today. Did I mention that we have a cold front coming again tomorrow afternoon/evening to cool things back down? I guess this Texas girl will have to keep dreaming about the 70 degree temperatures. Spring better hurry up because I am not a fan of this cold weather. I am beyond over having indoor recess!

Thinking: I am beyond excited to be Team Teaching next year with an amazing co-teacher! She will be teaching all of the Language Arts components (Guided Reading, Spelling, Phonics, Grammar,  Reader's Workshop, and Writer's Workshop) and I will teach Math, Science and Social Studies. I will be doing 3 weeks each of Science and Social Studies. I have been wanting to do Daily 5 Math and cannot wait to incorporate that next year. The only downfall to all of this is that I will be moving classrooms, but that is nothing new to me. I have had to set up a new classroom during all three years of teaching I have thus far.

Wanting: Don't we all want a Laundry Fairy to come to our rescue? I am pretty sure that Laundry is my least favorite chore ever!!! If you find one near you, please send them my way. :)

Needing: Relief for this a nasty cough. It all started with a sore throat back when I went to the 1st Grade Teacher's Conference. It has been yuck since. I have had two rounds of antibiotics in me, but it is still there. I have an appointment on Thursday and am really hoping I do not have to go in before. I don't want to pay for two visits. The issue though is that I have already had Pneumonia twice in my life and am fearful this may be the 3rd time. Fingers crossed it is not!

2 Truths and a Fib: So which one do you think is the fib?
1. It took me 6 years to graduate with my Bachelors Degree.
2. I work as a camp director in the summer.
3. I coach club volleyball.

The fib is #1. I actually graduated with my Bachelors and Masters Degrees in 5 and a 1/2 years.  I also managed to never took summer school. However, I usually took at least 18 hours and at times 21 hours.

Ah-mazing!!!

I was lucky enough to attend the Texas 1st Grade Teacher's Conference in Austin and AH-MAZING is all I have to say. We all know writing sub plans are a pain, but they were so worth it to attend this conference! I was able to attend two jam-packed days of presentations by some of my favorite bloggers. I feel like I have done well this year in 1st grade, but the past two days have inspired me to do even better!

Sunday night I got to have dinner with Reagan and Kristen. We had so much fun and I brought some of my teammates along too! I stole the picture from Reagan because I did not get one on my phone.

On Monday I attended four great sessions. I went to one about Comprehension Strategies, one about integrating Non-Fiction writing into the classroom on a daily basis, then I went to Deanna's session on Math MAGIC (math tubs), and I finished the day by attending one on technology in the classroom. I would hands down say that my favorite of the day was Deanna's. 

I have quickly discovered how much I love teaching math in 1st grade and this was exactly what I needed to hear. I really like how Deanna described her math block. This is something that I do not feel like I do a good job of right now. I often catch myself just teaching whole group and I would really like to implement math tubs into our math time as well. I am going to start with something small at first and I am going to add her fluency component to the beginning of my math block. During this time we will spend five minutes or so working on facts, ten frames, subtilizing, etc. I think that even though this seems so simple it will make a huge difference. This is something I definitely want to start from day one next school year. I also really liked the idea of her Think Math journal prompts. These are prompts that give students an answer and then they must come up with different combinations to make the number along with a story problem. I am thinking that this would be great as a warm-up at first for my math lessons and then eventually transition this to a rotation during our math time. 

We finished Monday night with a nice little get-together at Papasito's just down from the hotel. How can you go wrong with Mexican food in Texas? It was so much fun to finally get to meet some of my favorite bloggers and catch up with old "friends" too. There were four others who went to the conference with me from my team and I was so excited to have them meet my bloggy friends. :)

Bottom Row: Jennifer, me, Katie, Rachelle, Alyssa, Lisa (teammate of mine), and Kim (teammate of mine)

Top Row: Ari, April, Reagan, Crystal, Kristen, Stephanie (teammate of mine), and Heather (teammate of mine)

Tuesday was by far my favorite day of the conference because I got to hear both Reagan and Rachelle present all day. I probably looked like a stalker because I stayed in the same room all day and only listened to them, but they were just so good!!!

First up was Reagan and she presented on Hands-On TEKS Aligned Math Tubs for the Classroom. I have always loved Reagan's blog, even before I knew I would be teaching 1st grade this year. She just helped me to know it is what I had to do, not just what I wanted to do. At first I was not a big fan of teaching math. However, it has quickly become one of my favorite times of my day. Reagan did such an awesome job of explaining to us different ways that we could set up our Math Tubs. I previously tried math tubs in my classroom this school year back in November, but I got frustrated and decided that I did not want to do them anymore. With 21 kids I found it difficult to make them work. I had to have so many different tubs in order to make my groups small enough. I really like the fact that Reagan implements different rotations such as Teacher Time at the table, Math Journals, Math with Technology, and Math Tubs. This is something that I really want to make happen next year, but I think it will be key that I start it from the beginning. I think I am going to just spend the rest of the year loading up on different math tubs and getting them put together and then implement starting in the fall.

A picture of Rachelle, Katie, and me. We spent the whole day together. :)

Next I listened to Rachelle present about Guided Reading. Guided Reading is something that I feel like I am pretty good at but I have always known that I could be doing more with my students. I also will go ahead and admit it that I do a sorry job of documenting what we are doing during guided reading. I am not exactly sure why it is, but I do know that it needs to change immediately. I loved some of the ideas that Rachelle shared with us. I especially liked how she organized her small group resources in a binder in clear sheet protectors. This makes it easy to pull them out for students to use. You can either have copies already made or simply hand them a dry erase marker to use on the sheet protector. I am hoping to get something similar together for my classroom in the next few weeks. Rachelle has tons of guided reading resources on her blog that are free. Be sure and check them out!

After lunch Rachelle continued presenting, but this time it was about classroom management. She and Natalie have all sorts of posts on their blog about behavior too. For the most part I feel like I do a good job of managing the behavior in my classroom, but at the same time I am always looking for new ways to engage my students and keep them on their toes. Currently in my classroom we use a clip stick that has four colors on it. I also incorporate some Whole Brain Teaching strategies too like the Scoreboard as a whole class management tool. One of the things I really want to implement that Rachelle talked about were her Fast Finisher folders that she has for her students. I hate when my students come up to me and ask what they can do now that they are finished. My answer generally is always get out a book or work on unfinished work. I am looking forward to mixing it up some and giving them different options. Another great behavior tool that she talked about was Team Bieber vs. Team Skywalker. She has students pick which team they would like to be on. They work to earn tallies for their team. The team with the most points at the end of the day gets to listen to their song at the end of the day. My class is currently obsessed with Frozen so I think we could have team Elsa and team Olaf. :) Just trust me, check out her blog because you will find so many great ideas!

The final session that I attended during the two days was another one of Rachelle's, but this one was about creating independent journal writers in your classroom. If you are looking for some journals to implement in your classroom she has a really great pack on TpT. We have a dedicated Writer's Workshop time on my campus and we spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour doing it. Rachelle begins her day with their journals and she explained to us that they spend about 30 minutes or so on them. While sitting in the presentation I thought that this would be perfect for my class too. Rachelle mentioned to us that she conferences with each student daily when they bring their journal to her table to be checked once that have completed it. One of the things I struggle with during my writing time is conferencing with my students. I really like the idea of being able to meet with them all each and every day. She also allows for share time at the end of journals each day. I really want to start devoting my Writer's Workshop block to more mini-lessons a little less time to write since we will be doing it in the morning as well. I have so much to think about, but I have got to find the time to make some changes in my classroom.

The conference was so amazing and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to attend. I was able to take away so many new ideas that I cannot wait to implement in my classroom. Here is to hoping it will not be the last time I attend the Texas 1st Grade Teacher's Conference!

Happy 2014!

It is really 2014 and that is so hard for me to believe! It seems like just the other day we were talking about Y2K and all of that craziness. I have to admit that my 2013 was pretty awesome. Some of my favorite memories would for sure have to be…

- passing my Principal Certification test in July

- getting my transfer approved to teach 1st grade and absolutely loving it!

- being the girl's camp director at the camp I went to as a kid

- doing better with my TpT shop

I can only hope that 2014 will be just as great for me!

To start the new year I wanted to link up with Farley for her monthly Currently link party. 

Listening: I love the Big Bang Theory. I treated myself to a Netflix subscription for my Christmas present to myself and it is by far my new favorite thing. I cannot wait to watch all of the old episodes on there. What are some of your favorite series to watch?

Loving: I have spent quite a bit of my break hanging with family and friends. During the school year I have a hard time making it happen. Some of my best friends are my camp friends, but we all live in different towns. We were lucky enough to get together for dinner and a movie the other night and it was like we had not even missed a beat.

Thinking: I am beyond pumped for the 1st Grade Teacher's Conference in Austin on January 13th-14th. Myself and four of my teammates are going to both days. I am so excited that everything is going to be geared to 1st grade. Plus I will get to see some of my favorites like Reagan, Kristen, Rachelle, and Deanna. :)

Wanting: I have got to get my health in gear. I am going to start by drinking more water and take it one step at a time.

Needing: I pretty much left school at school this break. I went for a little bit on the 30th, but mainly just to get Christmas taken down in there. Did I mention that I also need to write sub plans for two days too?

Memory/Tradition: I always spend Christmas afternoon/evening with my God daughter and her family. It is so much fun seeing her excitement for the season and getting to spoil her is pretty great too. 

13 in 2013

It is hard to believe that in just a few days that 2013 will be over. This has definitely been a year for the books for me!

I am excited to link up with Hadar, Kristin, and Traci for their end of year link party to highlight some of the things that happened in 2013. 

thirteen. favorite article of clothing

Hands down it would have to be leggings. I love that I can wear them with a longer shirt, with a dress, or with a t-shirt and they are all acceptable. 

twelve. favorite move you watched

 Catching Fire. No contest. I think I may have liked this one even more than the first one if that is possible. 

eleven. favorite TV series

I have no idea how they are able to film this show. There is no way I could ever be serious enough to make that happen. I just love Sheldon Cooper. 

ten. favorite restaurant

I live in a small town that has very limited options. Subway is usually my first choice when I want something to eat. I could eat sandwiches everyday and be okay with it. 

nine. favorite new thing you tried

I am not really sure what I tried new this year. Does Sour Cream count? I used to think it was horrible, but now I do not mind it on food. 

eight. favorite gift you got

I may have bought it for myself, but I say it counts. :)

My MacBook Pro!!!

seven. favorite thing you pinned

six. favorite blog post

The one where I shared pictures of my classroom. 

five. best accomplishment

This is hard because I have several this year. 

I walked across the stage in May with my Masters in Education with Principal Certification.

I passed my Principal Certification test on my first try in July. 

four. favorite picture

These are the three best friends that a girl could ask for. We were all at a friend's wedding and there was a photo booth. This just sums up our craziness perfectly. Not sure what I would do without them. :)

three. favorite memory

April 4th…I went to the elementary school to talk with the principal about a possible transfer to the campus from the middle school. I expected to have to go through the entire interview process again, but five minutes later I was offered the 1st grade position. 

two. goal for 2014

I attended a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Class this past year and I would like to follow it with fidelity in 2014. Any tips? I want to do 12 budgets and use the envelope system. 

one. one little word

faith.

I want to trust His plan for my life and really dive deeper into His word.

September Currently

I can officially say that I survived my 1st week as a 1st grade teacher! I loved every minute of it and so know that I am now in the right spot! Don't get me wrong, I liked 6th grade, but I love 1st grade!

It is the beginning of the month so I am liking up with one of my favorite ladies, Farley, for her monthly Currently party!

Listening: I am not a person that can sit in a silent room. I am not currently really even paying attention to the TV, but there is noise coming from it. I really need to get better about listening to music instead of just putting the TV on. 

Loving: 1st grade and everything about it! I always thought I wanted to teach 1st or 2nd grade, but it has now been confirmed that is where I am supposed to be! It just feels so right! I have an amazing class of 21 little friends, 10 boys and 11 girls. They make me giggle on a daily basis and I may be biased but they are pretty darn smart!!! I cannot wait to watch them grow throughout the year!

Thinking: All of 1st grade (minus one teacher who is teaming with another) has to be out on Wednesday for a training on the new Math TEKS. This will be the 7th day of school! I would be lying if I said I was not freaking out about it. In middle school it was not a big deal because the kids did just fine, but we are still working on rules and procedures for 1st grade. I hope my friends will have a good day and that we will not have to do too much retraining on Thursday. 

Wanting: I think we all can relate to needing more time in the day. I think a 36 hour day would be about perfect! I could get everything done and still find time to sleep. :)

Needing: I need to go shopping for a new wardrobe! I was spoiled the past two years because I pretty much wore jeans every day because we had a shirt to go with them. I am in serious need of some dress pants and dress capris! Oh wait, I need time in order to go shopping though! 

For Me: 

1. I need to be consistent about doing my devotional each morning while I eat breakfast. Too often I find myself saying I am too busy, but I need to make time for that!

2. I need to exercise because I know that I would feel so much better about myself. I have been doing a better job of eating better, but I still need to consume more water on a daily basis. 

3. I have got to get home quicker on a daily basis...I could stay up there all night. My goal is to leave no later than 5:00 p.m. 

May Currently

It is hard to believe that it is already May! Where has the school year gone? I have only 24 more school days left as a 6th grade teacher and then it is time for a new chapter in my educator career. :)

I am linking up with Farley for her monthly Currently Linky Party! 

Listening: Anyone else a Dance Moms groupie? I only started watching last season, but I am obsessed! I never danced so I had no idea how crazy and competitive some of the moms can be. The girls seem so normal, but the mothers on the other hand...not so much! 

Loving: My heart is still just so happy about teaching 1st grade in the fall! I am still in disbelief that it is really happening! This has been a dream for so long and I am so blessed to have it coming true at a school and with a team that I am so excited about!

Thinking: I do not think I can wear enough layers for field day tomorrow! It is supposed to be 39 degrees in the morning! The good news though is that I am in charge of the music and it is going to rock! 

Wanting: Summer Vacation so badly! In the summer I work at a camp that has 9-13 year olds. I am actually going to be the girl's camp director this summer and I am so excited about the opportunity! I am so grateful to have made some amazing friends at camp, and they truly are my best friends! I talk to at least one of them on a daily basis! 

Needing: I am so excited about 1st grade, but I am so not excited about packing up my room. I would be lying if I said I had not already started. :) I cannot believe how much stuff I have acquired in two years! There may have been a large Scholastic order that is packed as well. 

Summer Bucket List: My list is pretty simple. I will be spending most of my summer at camp...everything except one week. I leave for camp June 8th and won't be back until August 10th! At camp I plan on reading a few books. I have been reading the Pretty Little Liars series and hope to finish it this summer. Obviously I will be setting up a new classroom and I will have to do so in only a week. If you're bored and in Texas, come and help me! I am also planning on getting a new wardrobe. I have been spoiled the past two years because we can wear jeans every day. That is not the case for my new campus, so I need to do some shopping! 

Currently...April!

I just love my sweet friend Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade and I also just love her monthly Currently Linky Party! Here is mine for the month of April!

Listening: I am one of those people that has a very difficult time sitting in a silent room! I always have to have music or the TV going if I am in my bedroom. Right now it is on The Apprentice, but my usual choice is anything on HGTV or TLC. 

Loving: My sweet God Daughter! She is just precious and I love getting to spend time with her. Luckily we live in the same town so I am able to spend some time with them on holidays like today. We had some confetti eggs, and boy was that fun! Pretty sure there is still some in my hair! 

Thinking: I am so beyond stressed about my kiddos and the upcoming STAAR test at the end of April! I have some kids who are so ready, but i have about 25% of my kiddos that I am really worried about. I feel like I have been working my butt off and I just do not know if it is enough. There is even more stress because we are currently in Stage 2 of AYP for poor performance on our state assessments in the past. If we do not meet it this year, we will enter Stage 3! I so do not want to do that and feel like it will be my fault if we get to that point. 

Wanting: Rain! One simple request. We got a little tease today with some for about 10 minutes, but trust me, that is not enough for this ground in Texas!

Needing: Oh how I need a massage! My back has been killing me and the massage chair when I get a pedicure is just not cutting it any more. :) I think I am going to have to break down and get one before we test at the end of the month. Don't you think I deserve a little treat?

Advice: I cannot tell you how many times I have been told that I cannot save the world this year. It is not that I cannot save the world, I just cannot do it all at once. :) I really need to continue to focus on one things at a time. I have a feeling that lots of us have that same problem too! 

Tell Me Something Good...

I thought I would link up with my sweet friend, Jennifer, for her linky party! Have I mentioned that I have met her in real life?

The rules are easy, just simply share something good that is happening at home and something good that is happening at school. 

Home: I have been doing some serious reading lately. While I was in grad school I had so much required reading to get done, but now that I am finished, I have lots of free time to read what I want! I have recently started reading the Pretty Little Liars series and I am loving the books. I have never watched the TV series, and I do not plan to do so until after I finish all of the books. 

School: Oh there are so many good things going on right now. :) I am loving that we are finally in a good rhythm  We just wrapped up our Persuasion unit and now we are starting to review concepts and skills that were covered earlier in the year and making connections across genres. I have been searching for some good short stories to use with my kids and I have come across several great ones. Today we were reading "Unaccompanied Minors" by Jeff Kinney and they were so engaged! Any other good short story suggestions for me?  

Currently...

It is time for Farley's monthly Currently linky! Click here to link up with your own post!

Listening: I just love Say Yes to the Dress! This is one of my Friday night rituals each week! I especially love to watch it with my mom. Now if only there was a man in my life and I could maybe possibly think about planning a wedding! :)

Loving: The upcoming  Teachers Pay Teachers Sale! There are several things that have been in my cart for a while and you can bet I will be making some purchases this weekend! 

Thinking: In my town we run a basketball league for 5th and 6th grade students, both boys and girls. I am excited to get to watch them play tomorrow morning. They have been begging me to go, and I finally have a free Saturday morning. 

Wanting: iPads in my classroom...NOW! This past week we used iMovie to make some persuasive commercials and my kids loved it! I am really hoping to integrate the iPad more, but it is so hard only having one right now. 

Needing: More time to read. I have set a goal to read 75 books in 2013 and currently I have only finished 3 of them. I really need to get to work on this. I know I will read a ton this summer, but I would love to get 25 books in by the end of Spring Break. 

Pet Peeves: These are pretty obvious to me. :) The not coming prepared one is because of my 6th grade friends! I cannot tell you how many pencils I am asked for on a daily basis! I wish I could charge them for a pencil and it could become my margarita fund. :)

 

Currently...

The good news is that I am already holding up one of my goals for 2013 because I am blogging on the first day of the year. :) Now lets just hope that I can keep this up! 

I just love linking up with Farley (have I mentioned that I have met her twice in person now) for her monthly Currently party.

Listening: Hardly ever do I sit in my room without the TV on because I can not deal with the silence. Tonight's choice is one of my all-time favorite movies Mean Girls.

Loving: I absolutely love my job, but the fact that we get two weeks off for Christmas is pretty darn great too! I also loved that Christmas happened so quickly once we got out from school because I have really been able to relax after the holidays!

Thinking: I have a whole bucket of papers that need to be graded. I do not know what I was thinking! Luckily grades are not due until Tuesday the week we go back. I am usually known for getting them submitted about 10 minutes before our noon deadline. I also need to get some lesson planning done for the first unit when we go back. Luckily I have found some wonderful units on Teachers Pay Teacher to help me out! :)

Wanting: I remember that it was like the first day of school all over again when we went back for the spring semester last year. I am really wanting my students to remember all of our rules and procedures, but I know that we will have to do some reviewing. I already know that I am getting three new students from other teachers, so I am going to be up to 106 students for this semester. I already have a class promise activity planned and we will be doing some WBT review too!

Needing: Some serious organization is what I need! The spring is going to be crazy for me because I am teaching, taking my Principal Certification test, organizing and completing cheerleader tryouts, participating on an ACTS team, doing some staff development for the camp I am working at this summer, and graduating in May with my Masters degree. My new best friend is my Erin Condren Life Planner!

One Little Word: If you just read my needing section, it might be a little more obvious why I need balance. I need to find the right balance between school, faith, outside work, and me time. I have struggled with this and I really want to improve it!

2013 Goals and Resolutions

It is hard to believe that today is already the last day of 2012. Is it just me or does it seem like the year has absolutely flown by? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was immersed in grad school for most of the year, or that I am frantically trying to teach Language Arts to my 6th graders in a matter of at the most 55 minutes a day. As 2013 gets ready to begin, I thought I would share some of my resolutions/goals with you all. I prefer to call them goals because then I am able to work towards them all year long. :)

My Goals for 2013...

School

 

One. I want to use my conference period more wisely. On my campus we plan collaboratively for two of our conference periods during the week, but the others are ours to use. I feel that too often I get nothing productive done during that time. I need to use it to make copies, lesson plan, grade, or make parent contacts. 

Two. Learn to say no. I feel like I do too much and am afraid to say no when someone asks me to do something. There is too much on my plate and I am overwhelmed by it right now. I need to learn to say no when I get asked to do something. 

Personal

One. Take care of me. I have to admit that I have neglected my weight for quite some time because it has remained constant and I have not put more on. I am ready to change that and lose some weight. Any good tips out there? One of the first things I know I am going to work on is my caffeine intake because it is a bit out of control. 

Two. Read 100 books in 2013. I love to read and am so grateful that I am finally done with grad school because I get my reading life back! Since being on Christmas break I have already finished three books and I am working on my fourth. I love Goodreads and plan on using that to help me track my progress. If you are on Goodreads, follow me.

Blogging

One. Make sure that I am blogging at least two to three times a week. I usually post twice a week pretty consistently, but sometimes I fail to do so. I also want to make sure that I am posting pictures of the learning taking place in my classroom at least once a week. 

Two. Continue to grow my Teachers Pay Teachers and Facebook pages. I just started using these this year and I have loved what they have done for my blog!

What are your goals for 2013?

SA Meet Up and Christmas

I had so much fun last night meeting up with some other teacher bloggers in Central Texas! I had done this once before, but the turnout this time was much better. Sweet Reagan was kind enough to organize this for us and she even made us name tags!

I think I was most excited to finally meet Lindsay from My Life as a Third Grade Teacher. She has been such a huge help for me during my first two years of teaching! She was just as nice in person as I thought she would be. I just wish we did not live four hours away from each other because I am pretty sure we could be best friends! This was the only picture I snapped all night! 

I borrowed the below picture from Jennifer (hope you don't mind). Here is everyone that was at the meet up!

1st Row Left to Right: Jennifer from Rowdy in First, Me, Lindsay from My Life as a Third Grade Teacher, Rachel from Sub Hub, Gladys from Teaching in High Heels

2nd Row Left to Right: Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade,  Ari from The Science Penguin, Shannon from If My Calculations are Correct, Reagan from Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits, Suzanne from Krazy Town, Charlotte from Fabulous 5th Grade Fun, and Rachel.

I also wanted to share with you all the super cute gift that Brianna gave me for the Holly Bloggy Teacher exchange! I absolutely loved everything that she gave me and her notes that she put on each item were so sweet! I got a stamp, some washi tape, chapstick, knee socks, bangles, and some of my favorite pens!

Don't forget to also enter my 1,000 followers giveaway!

1,000 Followers Giveaway!

When I started this little ole' blog back before I even started student teaching, I never thought that it would turn into what it has! Starting this blog has been one of the absolute best things that I have ever done. I have learned so much from each of you and I feel like I have grown as a teacher while blogging too. Plus, I have this really cool scrapbook of my first two years of teaching. I thought since I reached 1,000 followers that I would have a mega giveaway as a thank you to all of you! 

If you are the luck winner of my giveaway, you have an opportunity to win the following items:

 You can win Lindsay's Vocabulary Cards!

Lindsay from My Life as a Third Grade Teacher

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My Life as a Third Grade Teacher on Facebook

Michelle's New Years Craftivity Packet!

Michelle from Just Wild About Teaching

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Lisa is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store! 

Lisa from Fourth and Ten 

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Jana's Vocabulary Lesson Plans for The Lightning Thief!

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HoJo is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Jen is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Jen from Hello Mrs. Sykes 

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Kim is giving away a $10 giftcard to Starbucks! 

 

Kim from Finding JOY in 6th Grade

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Gladys is giving away Reading Graphic Organizers for Little Learners!

Gladys from Teaching in High Heels

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Ari is giving away a $10 credit to The Science Penguin!

Ari from The Science Penguin

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Kate is letting the winner choose one item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Kate from Second Grade Sparkle 

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Amber is giving away her 36 Editable Lapbook and Foldable Templates!

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Latoya is giving away her Short A Word Families Bundle!

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Tammy is giving away two items from her store, item #1 and item #2!

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Kristen is giving away her Tessellation Angle Measures Challenge!

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Christina is giving away her Common Core Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers for Big Kids!

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Lacie is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Sally is giving away her Bandaids or Lassos- Contractions, Plurals, and Possessive Nouns from her store!

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Heather is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Erin is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Corinna is letting the winner choose any item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store!

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Farley is giving away her Currently for the Classroom!

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Gina is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers Store!

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Krista is letting the winner choose an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers Store!

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Rebecca is giving away her Multiplication 1 Minute Timed Tests for Facts 1-12!

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I will also be adding two gift certificates to the pot for the winner! One will be a $15 gift card to Amazon and the other will be a $15 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers! I wish I could win those myself!

I need to give a big shoutout to everyone who donated to the giveaway! It would have been impossible without them! Be sure that you go and visit their blogs and leave them some love! 

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