Guest Blogger

I had the fabulous opportunity to be a guest blogger for One Stop Teacher Shop! Head on over to the post and read some quick tips I share for building a PLN or personal learning network.

Building and maintaining a PLN is one of my favorite topics in professional development. Happy Monday!

Five for Friday

It's been a looooong time since I've linked up with Doodle Bugs for some Five for Friday linky fun. The end of the year has me going all kinds of crazy! So much to do in so little time!

I only have four days of school left! I'm so ready for summer, but I'm also going to miss my group. I hope I've been the best teacher I could be for them. I'm going to miss those babies! <3

I'm reading James and the Giant Peach to my class these last few days. I loved this book when I was a kid, and am glad to now share it with my class. We should be done by Monday.

These mystery messages from the amazing Cara Carroll have been a lifesaver in my classroom! My kids love these. Seriously, one of the best things I've purchased on TpT in the last few months.

Rain, rain, and MORE rain in Texas! Every day on the news there are stories of flooding. Hopefully more sunshine is on the way soon.

I shared this pic earlier on my Instagram, but am so excited about it I wanted to share again. I'm attending my first blogger meet up Saturday! I can't wait to meet other teacher authors/bloggers in my area before the big conference in Vegas. I'm nervous and excited, hope I don't do anything dumb!

Don't forget to link up and share your week!

Guest Post!

My first guest post for the wonderful Rachel Lynette is now live! Head over to read the post and learn how I incorporate paperless parent-teacher communication into my classroom!

Happy Thursday!

Happy Teacher Appreciation!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week my friends! I hope you are all shown the love, pampering, and appreciation this week you are so deserving of.
Earlier today I posted a pic on my Instagram of the gifts I gave my team. Sorry I didn't clear the table before snapping this pic, oops!

I found everything I needed for the gifts at Target. Target is just a slice of heaven on Earth as far as I'm concerned. Each "pamper pail" included sticky and thank you notes, chocolate, nail polish, and a face mask. Let me tell you those Lindt chocolates are delicious!

And of course you've heard of the TpT sale right???

My entire store will be on sale! Save up to 28% off with the promo code ThankYou. I added three pennant banners to my store which I'm in LOVE with. Get a head start on decorating your classroom for next year!

I'm going to switch up my color scheme slightly next year, and I'm already laminating like a mad woman.

Fill those carts and happy shopping!

May Currently

I fail at blogging lately! There's been so much I wanted to share from the awesome poetry we did in April to sharing my weight loss journey post. I know y'all can sympathize with me. All sorts of crazy busy-ness going on at school. Help me Jesus make it until the end of the school year!
I'm linking up (late to the party, bleh) with Farley again for another month of currently fun.

Listening- Friday After Next is on VH1. This movie cracks me up.

Loving- I've recently discovered Kimberly Geswein fonts and I'm in love! I used One Thing to fill in my currently answers.

Thinking- I hope I can accomplish everything I set out to do this week! 

Wanting- I love when the weather warms up in Texas, but I loathe the allergies that come with it! God bless Allegra.

Needing- I have 3 new products to post in my store today. The only thing left to do is finish the previews. Does anyone else find themselves dragging their feet on preview creating?

Summer- This summer is going to be amazing! First, a teacher friend and I are heading to EdCamp Magic in Orlando then extending our stay by visiting Disney World! I've been to Disney World twice but that was 20 years ago. I squealed with excitement when our luggage tags came in.

Now all we need is our Magic Bands to arrive which should be in the next couple of weeks.

Who's ready for the TpT conference in Vegas??? I can be really shy but I'm so excited to experience my first TpT conference. 

Is it weird that I'm already planning my outfits? I hope to do some shopping while I'm there too!

I'm hoping to find a new apartment this summer that I like. I've been wanting to create this small office area, but don't wanna pour time and energy into something that I'll have to pack up and move in a few months.

My dream is lounging in the pool all summer, but I know that won't happen. So much to do and so little time for that.

Don't forget to link up and share your currently post!

You Oughta Know for April

Hi friends! It's time for another month of...

Jasmine from buzzing with Mrs. McClain is the genius behind the fabulous blog hop!

I love love LOVE apps that are effective yet easy to use for my classroom. Here are two I currently use during spelling station or word work. (And they're free, hooray!)

How cool is this app? Kids ooh and ahh at how the colors change with each stroke of their finger.

Yes, it's true. Big shocker I know. Ha!

Who's getting excited?!

This app could also be used for math practice. There is an option for work to be printed, but I don't tell my minis that or we'd run out of ink every day. Kids Doodle is available for iPad and Android tablets.

Remember the old school magnetic letters? Magnetic ABC has a free and paid version. The free version comes with letters and different backgrounds to choose from.

The paid version is $1.99 which includes numbers and some other features.

An InLinkz Link-up

April Currently

Oh em gee y'all I'm so glad to have a three day weekend The minis were on a roll this week! It's time for another month of Currently hosted by Farley.
Before I get to the currently fun, check out some of the amazing landmark projects from my class this week.

Pearl Harbor

Grand Ole Opray

Niagara Falls

Listening- GDFR stands for Going Down for Real. It's a song by Flo Rida and it's so catchy I can't get it out of my head. Whenever I hear it on the radio I turn up the volume!

Loving- Hooray for three day weekends!

Thinking- I do have some things I'd like to accomplish today, but I also need to relax. Sometimes we as teachers volunteer and do so much that we forget about ourselves.

Wanting- A quirky fact about me; I don't drink coffee but I love Starbucks! My favorite drink for warm weather and sunny days is the passion tea lemonade.

Needing- I'm going to Disney World in June! I'll be there for five days and I'm wearing a different Disney themed shirt each day. Here are two finished shirts I shared on Facebook a couple of days ago.

I'm waiting on my last order or shirt transfers from Etsy so I can finish. All my shirt transfers came from the amazing BananaBelle23 on Etsy. If you need any Disney shirts I highly recommend her. She's great to work with and keeps communication open with her customers.

Eggs-plain- I originally was going to name my blog Will Teach for Cupcakes, but found that name taken after a Google search. I then started playing around with other names involving teaching and cupcakes then my blog name was born.

Don't forget to link up and share your currently!