Happy {soon-to-be} New Year! My blog redesign is finished! Isn’t it fabulous? I owe it all to {the very patient} Kerri from The Cutest Blog on the Block! I can’t tell you how many times I had her changing this and tweaking that, but she was amazing {thanks Kerri}! To celebrate this NEW design, I […]
Last Elf in the Classroom Linky!
I’m linking up with Mel from Seusstastic and Michelle from Apples and ABCs for the last week of Elf in the Classroom! On Monday, Alexis brought the kids some elf themed pencils for having a good day with the sub on Friday! On Tuesday, Alexis got a little self-centered and took some selfies to put up all around our room. […]
#elfintheclassroom
Week 2 and things are getting crazy with our little elf! My kids are loving Alexis the elf. I’ve even inspired 2 other teachers to join the fun! & parents keep asking what this “troll” business is… ha I consider it all a success! Alexis didn’t have to leave the classroom last week, so hopefully […]
Elf in the Classroom Linky with a FREEBIE
I’m excited to link up with Michelle from Apples and ABCs and Mel from Seusstastic to share what my little Elf on the Shelf has been up to this week! Late Monday night I decided to join the party & make the purchase… We welcomed her into our classroom on Tuesday. The kids were totally freaked […]
Five for Friday {in pictures}
Happy Friday! Let the Christmas Break Countdown begin! 14 school days! Gear up for chaos… Here’s my week in pictures! If you want a good laugh at my expense…read this… I was cranky last Sunday coming off Thanksgiving break. I felt my only solution was to explain why I’m a terrible fiancée. HA It was […]
Sunday Night Blues: 9 Reasons Not to Date a Teacher
It’s a Sunday night and I’ve had an incredibly horrible day {due to my own fault}. My fiancé had sent me this link to Love, Teach. I laughed all too hard {this teacher is AMAZING by the way, tells it like it is, thank goodness she’s anonymous…}. I felt like after my day & what […]
Money Madness!
I cringe every year as we open our Money Unit… {you can see what I did last year here} This year, with the help of some of my favorite blogging buddies, I didn’t hate it all that much & my kids did better than ever! Here are some resources and helpful hints that could change […]
Personification {Person-Fiction}
I apologize for the drab look on the blog! Sadly, LeeLou’s Blog Designs is no longer hosting free backgrounds 🙁 {see why here} So for now, it will be drab until I either find something to put on in the background or suck it up and buy a design {this is probably a sign, I’ve […]
Five for Friday {place value ideas & more}
Happy Friday! My life has been consumed with moving and school! Talk about tired. But we’ve been overloaded with fun activities in 2nd grade thanks to amazing teacher-bloggers, teacher-instagrammers, and pinterest {my 3 favorite places to look now, sorry Google}! Check out what we’ve been up to thanks to creative teachers everywhere… {How adorable are […]
Five for Friday
FRIDAY! It has been one of those weeks… I’m so happy it’s over 🙂 Let’s reflect on the positives. I’m happy to finally be linking back up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for her {i love her new button} 1. College Wear Day Each month we have a “Spirit Day” at school where the kids can […]
