My last Friday of Summer

Hi friends, I am sad to say that it is my last Friday of summer.  How does time fly by in the summer but then slows down once school starts?!  So not fair!

Yesterday my team came over for a little planning session before school starts.  It was good to see everyone though we were annoyed we had to talk about school instead of just hanging out, haha.  In the week leading up to the meeting I did a lot of cleaning and organizing so now I have the whole weekend to do nothing!  Well, all the nothing that moms do.  I am hoping to catch up on my blog reading, blog a little bit, make a Costco run, do some birthday shopping for my mother-in-law, finish my book, and load my car up with all of my stuff to go back to school.  I'm also hoping to go in to school on Sunday for an hour or two just to do a few things so that I can hit the ground running on Monday.  All while soaking up as much time as possible with my girls! 

I'm hoping to start working on my next TpT product...have any ideas for me?  I'm thinking about making some Bingo games.  My students LOVE bingo and it is such a great game that can be adapted for many subjects and lessons.  Thoughts?

Enjoy your last few days of summer teacher friends!  Let's all hope I remember to set my alarm on Monday...

One Week Left :(

How is it that there is only one week of summer left?!  Last time I checked my calendar, it was July 4th!  Since my last post, my brain has been go-go-go with ideas for school.  I haven't been posting as much since I have been doing all those last minute things we teachers do before school starts, like cleaning my house (since we all know it won't get cleaned till Thanksgiving break, haha!), scour Pinterest for all sorts of ideas for the new school year, think about Back To School Night (what should I wear?!), etc.  I've also been doing some printing and creating a planner for myself.  Like many of you, I haven't been able to find a planner that I absolutely love that has everything I want, so this year I decided to try making my own and using the Staples Arc system to keep it all together.  We shall see how that goes.

I've also been trying to cram in as much time as possible with my girls and husband!  My parents actually took the girls this past weekend so that Ben and I could belatedly celebrate our 5th anniversary, which was back in July.  We were supposed to go to the beach but Ben wasn't able to get off work so we had a staycation and ended up doing a lot of stuff around the house.  I did a TON of cleaning so that I could spend my last week with my babies and not the vacuum.  I can't wait to see their smiling faces later today!

 

Sorry it's sideways but they're showing their Eric Carle love!

 

Shorties

I am hoping that once we get into our school routine I can get back to my TpT products and keep blogging.  I want to use this blog as a way to remember my moments in teaching, the funny things my students say, the OMG moments, everything.  So that on the days I wonder why in the world I chose this profession, I can look back and remember.  So fingers crossed that I can keep up with this!

Happy Back to School everyone!

Last Day for the Back to School Sale!

Today is the last day for the Back to School sale at Teacher's Pay Teachers!  Only 8 hours and 30 minutes left!  Don't forget to check out my store!

New Product, Just in Time for the TpT Sale!

Hi friends!  I'm so excited to have my newest product up and ready for the TpT Back to School Sale!  My store is 20% off for today and tomorrow only, so it's a great time to get some things you've been eying!  You can check out my store here!

My newest product is a favorite in my classroom!  I'm all about creating student writings that can then go in our class library for awhile.  The students love to read each other's writing and sometimes I even have to "ban" the books for awhile because they are fighting over them!  I love watching students see their peers read their writing...that little glow of pride they have on their face is priceless!
My newest product for sale has to do with writing and it is Monthly Writing Journals!  Duh duh duh duhhhhhh!!!  I like to put out two writing journals each month for students to use during Work on Writing time.  I add a page in the front of each journal with a class list and students cross off their name when they have finished their story.  I also write my story first as an example for the students.  Students have all month long to write their story and illustrate a picture.  At the end of the month I put the journals in our classroom library and the students read them all year long!  They love reading each other's work.

  There are two ways you can use these writing prompts to create the journals.  You can print out the prompts that are two to a page and glue each one on a notebook for students to use or you can print out the prompts that are one to a page and add writing pages for the students.  I like to print each prompt on a single page and add the writing pages so that I can use the paper with handwriting lines.  As the year goes on I transition from handwriting lines to regular writing lines.  I also like to add the paper with the picture box so students have a place for an illustration.

So if you have a few minutes, check out my newest product!  Hopefully you can use it in your classroom this year.  Don't forget, my Monthly Writing Journals are on sale today and tomorrow along with the rest of my TpT Store!