Teacher's Notebook Blog Hop Giveaway!

Easter is right around the corner so some of my blog buddies and I decided to do a blog hop.  Hop from blog to blog March 15th - 17th to get your freebie and enter to win a basket full of lesson packets plus a gift certificate.  Enter to win on each blog so you'll have a greater chance of winning.  Each blogger is donating a lesson packet for the prize basket.  Each of us will choose a winner.  The winners will get ALL the lesson packets from ALL the bloggers.  Steve, the owner of Teachers Notebook has also generously donated our grand prize which is a Teachers Notebook gift certificate.  One lucky person will win it. The more blogs you visit and enter, the greater your chances are that you will win.  So HOP TO IT!

Click HERE to get your freebie! 

To enter you need to follow my Teacher's Notebook Store and my FB Page

a Rafflecopter giveaway



Now that you've entered it's time to hop to my friends' blogs to see their great prizes and freebies.  Remember the more blogs you visit and enter on their rafflecopter, the greater your chances are of winning.

Michelle @ http://teach123-school.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teach123

Yvonne @ http://mixminder.com/" target="_blank">Mixminder

Fern @ http://www.fernsmithsclassroomideas.com/" target="_blank">Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas

Arlene @ http://arlenesandberg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">LMN Tree

Jennifer @ http://bestpractices4teaching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Best Practices 4 Teaching

Tessa @ http://www.talesfromoutsidetheclassroom.com/" target="_blank">Tales From Outside the Classroom

Heidi @ http://mynotsoelementarylife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My (Not So) Elementary Life

Tessa @ http://www.talesfromoutsidetheclassroom.com/" target="_blank">Tales From Outside the Classroom

Alisha @ http://thebubblyblondeteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Bubbly Blonde

http://thebubblyblondeteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Teacher

Sally @ http://www.elementarymatters.com/" target="_blank">Elementary Matters

Tanja @ http://yofasubstituteteacher.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Journey of a Substitute Teacher

DeAnne @ http://firstgradeandfabulous.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">First Grade and Fabulous

Jessica @ http://mrsstanfordsclass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Stanford's Class

Ashley @ http://teacherstreasurechest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Teacher's Treasure Chest

Gladys @ http://teachinginhighheels.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teaching in High Heels

The winner will be announced on our Facebook pages on Monday, March 18th.  

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Spring Forward & Freebie!

I don't know about y'all...but I was not ready to "Spring Forward" this morning! We woke up, and hurried around to get ready for church, just to realize, our oldest..was sick :( Poor little thing has been feeling crummy all day and is passed out on the couch right now. I hate it when my kids are sick! I know all of the moms out there can agree!!!

I have had a few things that I've needed to share with you forever! It's just always something :) So I figured I'd take this time to catch up with you! 

First off, I'm having a little giveaway on my FB Page! Hurry on over and enter, the giveaway ends soon!

Second, I finally posted my Spring-Mega-Literacy-Math-Center-Packet-21-Centers! I posted it yesterday and listed it on sale until Monday! It contains 21 centers and is 108 pages long!!

This packet is loaded for March and April themed Literacy and Math Centers!

*Springing For Sight Words
*St. Patrick's Day Word Sort {Noun, Verbs, and Adjectives}
*Pinch Me ABC Order
*St. Patrick's Day Rhyme Time
*St. Patrick's Day Compound Words
*Lucky Sight Word Memory
*Lucky Leprechaun Word Sort
*Springing For Synonyms & Antonyms
*Spring Time ABC Order
*Spring Word Sort
*Contraction Match Up
*Time Wipe Off Cards
*Clover Addition
*Rainbow Word Scramble
* Leaping Leprechaun Editing
*Hip Hopping for Sight Words ABC Order (3 Sets) 
* Hopping for Compound Words
*Spring Rhyme Time

A little preview of what you will see--

I wanted to include a freebie for all of my followers! Once I get to 500 followers, I am going to have a huge giveaway! 

Just click HERE to get your FREEBIE!

The Teacher's Treasure Chest FREEBIE

Now I need to get off this computer and go check on my little one! Have a great week everyone!

A look back at my week, and a look ahead!

Hey Everyone! I'm linking up with Mrs. Wills Kindergarten for a Peek At My Week! 

 So for the first time in a LONG time, I've been back in the classroom as a *paid* employee! I've been volunteering since we've moved, and finally got everything settled to substitute! Up until now, I kinda had that thought slip into my head...if not teaching.... "What else could I do?" Well, this week those thoughts were put to rest. There is nothing else for me except education! My first week back, was pretty amazing. I was blessed to spend it right where my heart is---Primary Grades! What a blessing it was to have the roles reversed to substitute teaching. This is so different than I ever thought! A great experience for me and I'm excited to share my experiences with you all :) 

The kiddos were getting into fractions in math. I was so excited to be able to plan things out. I started with my sweet friend Jen @ The Teacher's Cauldron. Her Fraction Packet is ammmazing. The kiddos really benefited from all of the hands on activities included in this packet. I even brought it home and did a little extra practice with my little man. He loved the fraction action game! A great resource to have for teaching fractions! 

Another area we worked on this week was Long E. Who else could I count on none other than Cara Carroll! I was able to print out her Long-E-Kids-Stories-Sorts-Activities! I purchased this packet a while ago and didn't need it at the time, so I was excited to go back and dig through it. The great thing is I was able to put everything together so quickly. 

A great FREE Resource I've used plenty of times Cat-Themed-SearchReadWrite-the-Room-for-Long-E-Words from Erica Bohrer

Another amazing resource I used this week was from Thank God It's First Grade! Susan has amazing resources, and her Writing-Poetry-for-Primary-Grades is no different! This was another great resource for me to pull together so quickly!!! 

So next week, the kiddos are working on number order! I have so many resources I love for this but here are my top three fav! 

The-Queen-of-Teens-Teen-Numbers-Pack

 From Journey Of A Substitute Teacher

Number-Order-and-Skip-Counting-Fun

From Me 

0-120-Charts-and-Activities-Common-Core

From Erica Bohrer

TpT has completely changed the way I teach..in such a good way. These packets all include great resources and include such a variety of ways to assess our students learning. Such a huge part of our job, is measuring the learners progress. 

I'm *praying* so much right now that God has a plan for me since our move. I know that education is my destiny, it's just frustrating to have it so hard to find a position. I don't like to come off as I am complaining, because my family is definitely blessed. Thankfully, because of TpT, our family has been able to survive on one income. But it's not the pay check I miss...it's the kids, ah ha moments, the million questions, moments of pure learning, sweet laminating...oh wait, I got a little carried away. The point is, I miss all of it, and I'm glad to be back, even if it is as a substitute teacher. God is in control and I truly believe this. 

Giveaway Winner and New Blog Design!

 

 

Hey Everyone! Are you loving my *new* blog design from the ever so wonderful Tessa at Tales From Outside The Classroom! Tessa is one of my sweet blogging friends and did the total make over on this blog and my fitness blog.

 

And now to the giveaway winners! I was in a great mood so I selected TWO winners! Jennifer and Tiffanie!

Be sure to check your email! Thanks for entering everyone!

 I am going to have ANOTHER MEGA Giveaway when I get to 500 followers! So stay tuned!!!

 

 

  

All You Need Is Love *Giveaway*

 Hey everyone! I am linking up with Mrs.Stanford's Class and  some of my favorite bloggers to offer a giveaway!

 I am giving away:

February-Sight-Word-Literacy-Fun-Mini-Packet

 I-Can-Make-Words-Volume-1

AND

Ultimate-Math-Center-Packet20-Centers

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Head on over and check out all the other great giveaways going on!!

Till Next Time

New Fitness Blog

 Hey Everyone! I just wanted to share with you a new collaborative fitness blog I am  working on with some other fantastic teacher bloggers! Hop on over and show us some love...prettttty please!!You can check it out here- The Lives Of Fit Teachers. And our follow our Pinterest Board HERE!

Thanks Everyone! 

Till Next Time!

Super Sale

Hey everyone! I'm not sure if you've heard--but there's a HUGE sale going on this weekend! 

Be sure to stop by My TpT Store and check out this amazing SALE! I've linked up with a few other amazing bloggers! Be sure to stop by and check out their great products! I'm going to load up my cart RIGHT NOW! Can't wait to see what everyone purchased!!!