Month: July 2013

July 31, 2013

These past few days, I have been disheartened. I have found many of my resources, paid and free, offered on other people’s websites. Most of these were school websites on individual teacher’s pages. Last night, I found over 30 of my resources, mostly paid, with just a simple Google search. I found quite a few…

July 30, 2013

This week’s topic is all about wishing and hoping. Who wouldn’t want to design their own classroom if they could? I have an older classroom and I am always thinking about what I would want if my classroom could be redesigned. I know I’m not the only one! If I could design my own classroom,…

July 27, 2013

Happy Saturday! My free Saturdays are gradually winding down. One more weekend before I have to head back to school. Where, oh where, did the summer go? Anyways, I’m just dropping by to let you know that I finished the 3rd grade version of my Common Core Wrap Ups. (Click here to view my original…

July 23, 2013

I love top ten lists! Every time I see one, I have to read it. I thought it would be fun to have a top ten list for different teaching topics so I thought I would host a fun, new linky party called “Top Ten Tuesday” and have a different topic each week. (1) My…

July 22, 2013

I’m linking up with Miss Kindergarten’s fun linky party to share 10 things that I’ve learned from teaching.  (1) Beware of sneezes. I’ve gotten really good at knowing when a sneeze is coming and turning away. My first few years of teaching I was constantly sick.  Funny story: My first year teaching, a student sneezed…

July 21, 2013

Hey everybody! I just wanted to do a quick post to show off my new look. Isn’t it cute! Thanks to Becca from Jumping Jax Designs for working so hard on my blog and making it look exactly like I wanted. If you are looking for a blog designer, check her out. Hope you have…

July 19, 2013

Time is tick, tick, ticking away! Where did my summer go? I have 17 days before I go back to school and 6 of those days are going to be spent in trainings. This week, I have spent some time in my classroom trying to get a head start on some things. If you follow…

July 17, 2013

Hello everyone! Today you can find me over at Owl-Ways Be Inspired. I have an exclusive freebie over there that you don’t want to miss.  I’m also announcing the winners of my Common Core Wrap Up for 2nd grade. Congratulations to Susan Lewis and Ashlie Sebert.  I’ll be sending you the file later on today.