Month: February 2012

February 28, 2012

In celebration of 600 followers, I am having an awesome giveaway. I will choose 6 winners. Here’s what you can win: *One person will win a $20 gift certificate to TPT. *Two people will win a $10 gift certificate to TPT. *Four people will be able to choose any item from my TPT store. You…

February 28, 2012

We are learning about the schwa sound this week. Besides it being fun to say “schwa,” this is the most common sound in the English language. I had no idea about that until I was searching for songs to teach the sound. Well, despite it being common, there is nothing really to help teach the…

February 27, 2012

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be the featured teacher in TPT’s weekly newsletter. Check it out by clicking on the picture. Also, I am participating in TPT’s leap day sale on Wednesday. I love a good sale! There is a linky party going on at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for everyone throwing a…

February 24, 2012

Hello everyone! Happy almost TGIF! Next week, we are doing “Columbus Explores New Lands” for our story. It’s not my favorite story but it does have some good skills to teach. My kids need lots of practice with main idea so that’s something I’m going to hit hard next week.  You can grab the morning…

February 22, 2012

Thank you all for the sweet comments yesterday. They definitely brightened my day.  Today was much better than yesterday. I had my post conference for my observations (finally finished!) and we had an awesome Mardi Gras lunch from our Kindergarten team. It’s always nice not to have to make lunch. I also want to say…

February 21, 2012

Today, I just had a day where it seems that I couldn’t do anything right. I hate to use this blog to complain but I’m having a rough day. Do you ever feel that the more you give, the more people want from you? It’s hard to keep up a positive attitude when nothing is…

February 19, 2012

Hello everyone! I just realized I hadn’t blogged in a week. I’ve had so much going on that I completely forgot. I had my unannounced observation on Wednesday right after we tested all morning and I got a new student. I’m just glad that it’s over! I just finished my next Treasures pack for “Columbus…

February 12, 2012

Happy Sunday! I just posted my “Pushing Up the Sky” Treasures unit on TPT and Teacher’s Notebook. You can check it out by clicking on the buttons below. Off to finish my lesson planning! I am so excited about my unit this week. I am using the fabulous Rachelle’s unit “President’s day and US Symbols.”…