TpT Anniversary!

Happy Monday all! I know this week is going to be awesome, because I'm celebrating my second Teachers Pay Teachers Anniversary! Teachers Pay Teachers has had such an amazing impact on me both in and outside of the classroom.

I'm excited to be teaming up with some wonderful teacher authors for a huge giveaway!!! One well deserving teacher is going to walk away with two gift cards, and free TpT products.

I'm beginning the week by throwing a 20% off sale in my store to kick off the celebration. I recently posted a new math product I can't wait to use during November math stations.

The answer on each task card is provided, but students must provide the answer. Can you believe November is already here? I may or may not have already started browsing for Black Friday ads... #womenbyshoppin

Enter the Rafflecopter below for you chance to win some wonderful teacher swag! Best of luck!

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BTS Giveaway!

Happy Sunday y'all! Have you heard the news? Teachers Pay Teachers is having a Back to School bonus sale for one day only! Tomorrow August 22nd you can save up to 28% on some fabulous resources for your classroom. Of course my store will be on sale to help celebrate!

In honor of the sale and back to school season, I'm teaming up with some amazing bloggers for a HUGE giveaway!

How amazing is it that some well deserving, hard working teachers will win some great prizes?! Want a chance at winning? Begin entering the Rafflecopter!

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Good luck and have a great week!

Giveaway Time!

Happy Friday friends!! I'm teaming up with some amazing teachers to help celebrate a blog launch!

Congratulations Ashley on launching your blog Ashley's Brainy Centers! One lucky teacher is going to win a TON of great prizes!!! Who wouldn't love free money to spend at TpT and Target?

I'm donating my Coins Task Cards as part of the giveaway. 

There are three sets of task cards combined to help students learn and apply multiple ways to count coins. 

Don't forget to stop by Ashley's blog and enter this giveaway. You don't want to miss your chance to win some serious teacher swag! 

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Happy Anniversary!!

Hi teacher friends! I'm excited to FINALLY share this blog post with you! It's my one year Teachers Pay Teachers Anniversary!! Teachers Pay Teachers has been one of the most challenging and rewarding things I've done. It's been a wonderful year of connecting and growth. To celebrate, I've teamed up with some amazing bloggers for a little giveaway!

Michelle from Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching and I have teamed up to give away a couple of gift cards. How does a $25 TpT and $50 Target gift card sound? Pretty good right?

Does anyone else have this problem at Target?

In addition to the gift cards, one well deserving teacher is going win some serious teacher swag from the following sellers:

One product of your choice from Lovin' Little Learners

$10 credit to Shifting Teacher K-2

One product of your choice from Lattes and Lunchrooms

Respect Packet from Penelope's Portfolio

Product of your choice from Sweet Sweet Primary

Product of your choice from Chrissy Beltran

Product of your choice from Activated Education

Product of your choice from Firstie Friends

Credit from Love Learning With Liana

Credit from MM Bilingual

One product from Teach 2 Love

Credit to PowerPoint Gaming

Don't forget to show these bloggers some love by following their TpT stores and blogs. Enter the giveaway below, and good luck!

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TEXAS Size Link Up

Hi everyone! I'm linking up with The Little Ladybug Shop, Planet Happy Smiles, and more fabulous teachers for a big 'ol Texas size link up! Get ready for lots of inspiration, organization, tips, and of course some fabulous classroom swag! 

Since I've returned from Vegas, I've been working like a mad woman giving products in my store much needed face lifts. Do you love giveaways as much as I do? I'm excited to have a little giveaway for the link up!

One amazing and very much deserving teacher is going to get $25 credit to my TpT store! Since returning from Vegas I've been working like a mad woman revamping products! My personal favorite products I've redone are Fluency With a Twist.....

and the QR Code Coin Challenge.

Enter the giveaway below, then visit all the other wonderful bloggers for more to help you get ready for back to school! Good luck!

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Shopping Carts Ready

Hi y'all! I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving and enjoyed the day! I ate way too many rolls, but they were so delicious and worth it. My mom and I saw Interstellar after eating; great movie but I kinda feel like I needed a degree in quantum physics to truly understand everything that was happening!
Congrats to Erin M. for being the winner of my Instagram giveaway! That $10 Tpt gift card is gonna come in handy for....

Thank you Jillian Starr for sharing these adorable graphics to promote the sale!

If you braved Black Friday and went shopping, I bow down to you. I haven't done any Black Friday shopping in years, but I do love me some Cyber Monday! I can't wait to finally unload my wish list!

I haven't done too much school related over the break, but I did manage to finish up one new product.

I plan on reviewing place value and comparing numbers in more detail with some of my small groups during math stations. This is my first year having a separate rotation for math stations instead of mixed in with ELA. Hopefully I can get a blog post up about that soon. 

So get those carts ready for Monday! I can't wait to snag some more fabulous products. Enjoy your weekend!

Fluency and a Giveaway!

Hi friends! I've been meaning to get the blog post up and going, but this week has been off the charts! Everyday after school I've had something either work or personal related, plus I haven't been to the gym all week. I don't even wanna think about stepping on a scale. The good news is one more day of school and then hello Thanksgiving break!
I've been working with a group of my minis during intervention on fluency. Not only do I want them to increase their words per minute, but I also want them to read with expression and be actively engaged. I racked my brain for ways new ways to practice fluency and voila a product was born.

We are a techie loving bunch in room 316, so I decided to combine literacy with QR codes. I didn't want this activity to be tied to any sort of assessment. I do monthly fluency checks with my class where I include all the nitty gritty data. Assessment of course has it's time and place. Fluency With a Twist I wanted to be a no pressure no time limit sort of thing.

8 different stories and 9 different tasks can be mixed and matched. No story will be read the same way twice in a row!

I worked with two of my minis this week. The first go around I just wanted them to read, then came the twist part.

Each QR code is a different color which represents a different task they must do while reading.

As soon as they scanned those QR codes they started to giggle. 

Engaged minis, fluency practice, and movement combined in one my mission was accomplished. I overheard one of the girls commenting how much fun she was having. Don't we want our students to have fun while learning? I don't know any student who has fun doing the same old same old every day. Check out this fun activity at my TPT store.

Are you ready for a little giveaway?!

I'm celebrating reaching 100 followers on Instagram! My only regret is not joining Instagram earlier than I did. 

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Two things I love on Instagram; teaching ideas and seeing what other teachers are wearing. So in honor of both I want one teacher to enjoy some extra spending money for both! More than once I've browsed #whattheteacherwore or Pinterest to help me get dressed for school. I'll announce the winner next Friday. 

Giveaways Galore

Happy Sunday y'all! I just wrapped up my first ever giveaway, and congratulations to my teacher friend Darla for being the winner!
Speaking of giveaways I'm linking up with Brooke from Countless Smart Cookies to celebrate her birthday!

 

There are three categories of prizes: Pre-K and Kinder, First and Second, and Third through Fifth grade! Take a look at what we're giving away in the First and Second category.

 

One lucky duck is gonna walk away with amazing products from 17 TpT sellers! You can enter the first and second grade category below. Head over to Brooke's blog to enter for the other two categories and good luck!

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Exciting News

I've racked my brain for some clever and catchy intro, but I'll just get right to the good stuff. Guess what teacher friends?!

My TpT shop is now open!! Hooray! I've been looking forward to this for days y'all and am happy I finally get to share this news. I'm responding to what God put in my heart this past summer and plunging into unknown territory for me. 

To celebrate I'm throwing a sale and a giveaway! One lucky winner will win one item of their choice from my store....but wait my friends there's more!

Does this little logo look familiar? Well not only will one lucky duck win a free item from my store but I'm also throwing in a $20 Amazon gift card yeah buddy! But wait there's more...

I know you've just got to recognize a certain green mermaid on the front of this cup. My all time favorite Starbucks drink is passion tea lemonade. Well guess what? Your next fave Starbucks drink is on me because that same lucky duck is also getting a $10 Starbucks gift card!!! 

Holy moly guacamole that's 3 prizes! I literally have so many excited squishy good feels about this giveaway that I'm squealing with excitement on the inside as I'm typing.

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Good luck and have a great week! See y'all Sunday!