Cyber Monday & Tuesday Sale!

It's the BEST shopping time of the year! I don't know you've heard, but TpT is having a huge Sale this weekend!!! Be sure to stop by My TpT Store!!

Button Courtesy of Ashley-Hughes-

Some of my *Best* Blogging buddies have linked up so be sure to check out all the great products out there! I am clearing out my wish list and loading up my shopping cart! Can't wait to share all of my finds with you!

Hope everyone has an AMAZING Thanksgiving!!!

Stuffed With Thankful Thoughts Linky

I thought I would take a break for a minute this morning and talk about a few of the things I am thankful for!

1.First and Foremost I am thankful for my Lord and Savior! He has blessed me beyond measures and I am so thankful that I found him! He is my rock, and guides me every single day :)

2.I don't talk about my hubby *that* much, do I??!?! I know I am often talking about his career, and our life as a military family. But there is SO much more to this man than that! He is a loving husband, father and my best friend. He makes me laugh when I feel like crying.  He's a strong, christian man.  Our idea of date night..is going to sporting goods store, or to the shooting range! We've been married for 7.5 years and I am so blessed to have him in my life. We met in such a crazy, unlikely way, and still fell in love! We have a beautiful family together and I'm so grateful. 

3. I am SO very thankful for my children! I have two *precious* children who literally light up my world! They keep me on my toes and constantly keep our world turning :)  I love them more than life itself and could not IMAGINE my life without them. I was made to me a mother!

4. My FAMILY! Parents, Siblings, Aunts & Cousins! My In Laws- Kevin and Emily-Simply wonderful people! Y'all are AMAZING!  They love me for *ME* and have ALWAYS been there for me :) Love Each and EVERY One of you *MORE* than you know!

5.. My *BEST* Friends! I have some of the BEST friends a girl could have! I miss y'all OH SO MUCH!!! All of my girls & Josh are simply the best friends I could ever ask for! I love you all!  

6. BLOGGING BUDDIES! I can't imagine blogging with out your help and support :) Seriously..amazing people and teachers! So LUCKY to have come in contact with~!

7. I am thankful that I am about to head to a place I like to call pure *heaven*...aka The MOUNTAINS! Can't wait to get up there and disconnect from the world a little bit!

8. AND FINALLY.. I am SO VERY Thankful to live in a country that is FREE! I am thankful for the men and women who defend our FREEDOM every single Day! We owe so much to our military! Thank them EVERY Chance you get!!!

whew! I'm done now :) Thanks for stopping by!

Till Next Time :)

FLASH Freebie!

Hey Everyone!

I wanted to offer my Contraction-Action mini packet for FREE until tonight at 9 PM EST! Hurry on over and grab it while you can!

If you are working on contractions..here are some other GREAT resources!

 Contractions-As-Easy-As-Pumpkin-Pie

Christmas-Literacy-Center-Packet


Contractions-Cards-Set-2-32-Multiple-Choice-Cards-for-Spelling-Contractions

Crazy-For-Contractions


Till Next Time :)

November ideas and freebies!

Where has this month GONE?!?!? Seriously! I can't believe next week is THANKSGIVING! How exciting! I am super excited as we we will be traveling this year!! It's been a while since we've seen our family and we couldn't be happier to spend the holiday with them!!!

I am not sure if you've had a chance to check out my Thanksgiving-Color-by-Word FREEBIE on TpT! Be sure to head on over and download it! It's great for morning work! 

Here are some of the things I have planned for the rest of my month: 

My Turkey-Math-and-Literacy-Center-Mini-Packet

This packet includes 4 Centers:

*Turkey Compound Words
*Turkey ABC Order
*Turkey Money Match
*Turkey Addition Facts

My Fall-Literacy-and-Math-Center-Mega-Packet21-Centers

This product is actually reduced for the next day or so :) 

Caitlin's (Kindergarten Smiles) 

 Pilgrim-Craftivity 

This little craftivity is just adorable and I can't wait to try it out!

Katie's(Queen of The First Grade Jungle) 

 Blends-and-Digraphs-Mega-Pack-Posters-Handouts-Games-Centers

Oh my! I'm in LOVE with this packet! It has EVERYTHING you need!!!!! Love LOVE LOVE IT! 

AND I made these word wall cards for November! Just clickHERE!

A few of my FAVORITE things!

So it's Saturday...so you know what that means >>>>>College FOOTBALL!!>>>> And in my case, date night! 

One of my favorite things about blogging is the connections I've made with other bloggers! We are truly close friends and I am so blessed to have "met" some of the most fantastic teachers out there!!! They have became some of my best friends! They understand me, offer advice and different tips that I hadn't thought of! I love my little group of "Blogging Buddies"! They  ROCK! 

 I wanted to share my new little love with you! Have you checked out A Modern Teacher?!?! My sweet friend April, has the most adorable little teacher Planners! And they are SO useful! I just am in LOVE with mine (Polka Dots) 

Another sweet blogging friend of mine is Heidi from My Not So Elementary Life ! I am in **love**with her Thanksgiving-Feast-Color-Words-Activities packet! So useful! What a great way to practice color words!!! 

Well, that Texas A&M game is calling my name...stay tuned next week for some awesome freebies!

Till Next Time

Patriotism & Veteran's Day

Well, I am HAPPY to report that my husband made it home safely from his deployment! What an  experience it was! I've never experienced a carrier homecoming before, let alone one that was decommissioning  It was such an awesome experience! Needless to say, I am one **SUPER** Proud Navy Wife!! This picture was taken *after* he changed out of his uniform! It was SO crazy when he got off the ship, we didn't get any good pictures! I still love it, but BOY I <3 p="p" the="the" uniform="uniform">

Welcome Home USS Enterprise!

After the excitement of homecoming, it was time to get back to work! I've created a Patriotic-Literacy-Center-Mini-Packet! 

This Packet contains {4} Centers and {3} Writing Printables!I love this packet because it can be used during Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, President's Day or any other time frame that you wish!!!

*Compound Words
*ABC Order
*Verb/Noun/Adjective Word Sort
*Sight Word Game*3 Writing Printables

Another *GREAT* Veteran's Day activity is from Miss Kindergarten! Her Soldier-Boy-and-Girl-Craft-and-Writing-Templates is amazing!!! I have this and can't wait to put it to use! 

Till Next Time!!!

Guest Post From Smedley's Smorgasboard of Kindergarten

I am so excited to guest posting for Ashley!  I am so happy for her to have her husband home!  I remember the day my sister's US Navy ship returned from the war in Iraq!  I might or might not have cried...and I definitely knocked people over when I spotted her in the crowd!

I have been racking my brain for something to blog about and I keep coming up blank.  Finally, I decided to share a little about my daily kindergarten routine!  I hope you find some inspiration or ideas from my post...or at least get a chuckle!

I thought about just talking all about myself... because I love me!  hehe I love my iPad...smelly markers...bright colors...laughing...sarcasm...clip art (I am addicted!) and GLITTER!  If it's sparkly, I am all over it!  But I thought I would at least give you something education related...

Anyone who walks by my classroom probably thinks it's chaos...but it's organized chaos...at least in my mind it is organized!

7:45-8:00 arrival with breakfast in the classroom (NOT A FAN!)
8:00-8:10-Journal writing (students write their name and date and draw a picture.  As the year progresses, we add in writing words and eventually sentences!)
8:10-8:30-Morning Meeting!  If you need morning meeting ideas, check out my blog!  I LOVE morning meeting.  A lot!
8:30-10:10  Literacy block

• letters and sounds 
• Poem (shared reading)
• emergent reader (shared reading
• sight words (even though they're considered bad in my school...yes sight words bad...yeah I know!  And I keep teaching them!  I am a rebel...or a trouble maker!)
• read aloud/comprehension (I use a lot of thinking maps in my classroom!)
• phonics/phonemic awareness (I love love love picture sorts!  I am THE KING OF PICTURE SORTS!  At least in my own special reality I am...)
• guided reading/centers

10:10-11:10 Specials

11:10-11:45 Writing

11:45-12:15 lunch

12:15-12:45 calendar/restrooms (we do our calendar on our smart board!  Oh how I love my smartboard!)

12:45-1:15-recess

1:15-1:45 math-we use a balanced math approach so we do mental math, math review, mini lesson, independent practice, small groups and centers

1:45-2:15-Intervention

2:15-3:15-Math

3:15-3:35-afternoon meeting

3:35-clean up

3:40-dismissal

In the midst of all of this is music (we sing a lot and we rock out!), music, art, and fun!  My goal is to make our class as fun and engaging as possible!  

I would love for you to visit me over at my manly kindergarten blog!  It's chock full of sarcasm, snide remarks, snarkiness, ideas, freebies and lots of fun!  

Thanks for letting me hijack take over ambush be your guest blogger, Ashley!  

You can also visit me on Facebook, Pinterest, and TPT!  Click on my pictures (how cute am I?!) to visit me!