March Morning Work

I am so proud of my March Morning Work file that I have in my TpT store! The majority of the graphics are my own creations. I used the ArtStudio app for iPad to make my clip art. It's so much fun to use!!!

Click here to visit my TpT store.

 Please take a look at the free preview file and let me know what you think.

March Sentence Jumble

My kiddos love sentence jumbles. (I think some refer to this type of page as a sentence scramble or a scrambled sentence.) They think it is fun to figure out how the words should be arranged to form a complete sentence. Little do they know how much they are learning while they are having fun! I'm linking up as usual with Manic Monday at Classroom Freebies. I hope your students enjoy the sentence jumbles!

Manic Monday at Classroom Freebies Link Up!

It's Monday!!!
That means it's freebie time!
My freebie today is my April Showers clip art file.
I hope you like it!!!

Click here to go to TpT for the free file:

April Showers

My Liebster Nominees

Drum roll please!!! And now for the announcement that we have all been waiting for...

My nominees for the Liebster Award are:

1. Clip Art by Carrie Teaching First
2. Mrs. D's Corner
3. Pirate Girl's Education Invasion
4. Chalk One Up For The Teacher
5. Mrs. Bohaty's Kindergarten Kingdom
6. Frugal In First
7. Science For Kids
8. Common Core Connection
9. Teachers Clipart
10. Hedrich's Hive
11. Buzz Into Kinder

The Rules:

1. Link back to the blog that nominated you.

2. Post 11 random things about yourself.

3. Answer the 11 questions posted by the nominator.

4. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.

5. Choose 11 other blogs with less than 200 followers and link to them on this post.

My 11 questions for my nominees:
1. What are you reading now?
2. Where is your favorite vacation spot?
3. Do you like cats, dogs, or both?
4. Would you rather build a snowman or a sandcastle?
5. What was the last concert you went to?
6. Who is your favorite singer or group?
7. Who is your favorite author?
8. What person living or dead would you like to have lunch with?
9. Why did you become a blogger?
10. What was your favorite subject in high school and why?
11. Have you ever met anyone famous? If yes, who?

I truly hope that all of my nominees have as much fun completing the Liebster requirements as I did! Thank you again Pamela for nominating me! 

Banana Song

My kiddos beg for this video clip! I love listening to them try to sing along with it! You might like it too. This is the short version. There is one on You Tube that loops for 14 minutes!

It's almost Friday!!!

Puddles, Phonics, and Pictures...

    Puddles- It has been a very rainy week so far in South Georgia! Puddles are everywhere. There is even a rumor going around that school might be cancelled tomorrow because of the road conditions. Many of our country roads are still dirt. With all of the rain, the roads become one big mess! The buses slip and slide into ditches, or just get stuck in the mud. Keep your fingers crossed for more rain! I would love to sleep late in the morning. (Update-After getting the 5:45 AM call from my assistant principal and then calling all my grade level teachers to let them know school was canceled, I got my wish! I went back to sleep and slept until 10:30! Sections of many dirt roads were washed away or under water.)
     Phonics- The sneaky "e" finally showed up in our room today during reading. My kiddos really enjoyed me telling them about how sneaky "e" like to play jokes on the other vowels. He slips up beside the "p" in cap...then very sneakily reaches over and pinches "a" just to hear her say her name. Thus cap becomes cape! They had fun lining up and acting out several other words.
     Pictures- My oldest daughter is getting married 6-15-13. She and her fiance had their "Save the Date" pictures made this past weekend. Out of almost 500 pictures, this is the one they liked best:

Liebster Blog Nominee!!!

I have been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award! 

Thank you so much Pamela Kranz over at Desktop Learning Adventures for nominating me!!!

Desktop Learning Adventures

The Rules:

1. Link back to the blog that nominated you.

2. Post 11 random things about yourself.

3. Answer the 11 questions posted by the nominator.

4. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.

5. Choose 11 other blogs with less than 200 followers and link to them on this post.

Okay...11 random things about me...

1. My favorite color is fuchsia.

2. When I was in college I went to a KISS concert.

3. This is my 32nd year teaching.

4. I love picking up shells on Sanibel Island.

5. I love to read!

6. I am a shopaholic.

7. One of my favorite restaurants is The Old Mill in  Pigeon Forge Tennessee.

8. I love the Broadway play Wicked!

9. My oldest daughter is a high school science teacher and my youngest daughter is majoring in Early Childhood Ed!

10. My husband is a retired UGA faculty member.

11. I am an original Star Trek fan...Live long and prosper...

Next are Pamela's questions for me:

1. Would you rater play sports or watch them? I love to watch football! 

2. Is teaching your first or second career? Teaching is my first career.

3. There's been a lot of talk about this- MAC or PC? I love my iPhone and iPad, but I am a PC person.

4. Are you an introvert or extrovert? Most defiantly an introvert! 

5. What is your favorite way to relax? Reading a good book on the beach, or reading a good book while rocking on the back porch of a cabin in the mountains...or just reading a good book.

6. What/where is the best vacation you've ever taken? I love vacationing in South Florida in the summer. Sanibel Island, Fort Myers Beach, and Bonita Beach all hold special memories for my family.

7. If you woke up tomorrow and there were no more schools and you could do anything you wished, what would you do? I would love to travel the world...but that would be kind of hard...I really hate flying!

8. What are you listening to right now? I really like Phillip Phillips.

9. Considering birth order, where are you in the chain of command? I am the oldest child married to an oldest child. My oldest daughter is about to marry an oldest son. My youngest daughter is dating a youngest son. Hmmm....what's up with birth order?

10. What is the best part of your job? The best part is knowing that I am making a difference in someone's life. It's the greatest feeling to be stopped by a slightly familiar face asking if you remember them. Just today in a reading seminar I saw someone that looked familiar. She was a former 2nd grade student of mine that is now a 1st grade teacher.

11. Would your rather go to a movie or a play? I would rather go to a play, but those are few and far between. The last movie I saw was The Hobbit.

My 11 questions for my nominees:
1. What are you reading now?
2. Where is your favorite vacation spot?
3. Do you like cats, dogs, or both?
4. Would you rather build a snowman or a sandcastle?
5. What was the last concert you went to?
6. Who is your favorite singer or group?
7. Who is your favorite author?
8. What person living or dead would you like to have lunch with?
9. Why did you become a blogger?
10. What was your favorite subject in high school and why?
11. Have you ever met anyone famous? If yes, who?

And now for my nominees...
Hmmm...I think I'm going to do a little blog hopping and get back to you with my nominees very soon!

Free March Clip Art!!!

It's Monday! Do you know what that means? Well, on Monday's I link up with Manic Monday at Classroom Freebies! I always get the neatest ideas and great freebies every Monday from this sight.

 Today my freebie is a set of 6 March inspired png graphics. The 6 graphics are pictured below. Click on the link "March Shamrocks, Kites, and Owls Freebie" below the last pictured graphic to pick up your freebie!

March Shamrocks, Kites, and Owls Freebie

Clip Art!!!

I have just uploaded my first clip art set to Teachers Pay Teachers. I am so nervous and excited!!! The set has a total of 36 png graphics. "png" graphics files are the ones with the transparent backgrounds. Fifteen of the graphics are black line and the other 21 are colorful. Oh my! I haven't even said what the graphics are! Kites! With March being just around the corner, I thought some kite graphics were just what folks might be searching for. Believe me, I searched for some to spruce up some handouts I'm working on and I could not find any! Please take a look and let me know what you think.

Click on the link below to download the 2 free graphics that are pictured. They are the 2 that are in the "Download Preview" file.

Download Preview at TpT

Thank you for dropping by!

February Valentine Graph

I am linking up with Classroom Freebies for her Manic Monday Freebies. 

Check out my Valentine Graphing Center.

February Valentine Graph

So God made a farmer...

I miss Paul Harvey...I love this commercial...This is basically the heart of where I'm from...I was born and raised country (not red neck-there is a difference). 

Enjoy

Sick!!!

I hate my allergies! My nose is running...I can't stop coughing...and my throat hurts. The pollen season has started extremely early this year. So far only NyQuil has helped, but it puts me to sleep. (Insert frustrated scream here.) Okay, I've vented...moving on now.

Are you ready for some football?! Or how about a sale!!! Woo Hooo!!! Most of the sellers at Teachers Pay Teachers are throwing a Sunday Super Sale. Please stop by for some great bargains. If you make a purchase, don't forget to use the code word "SUPER" to get your discount.

Also please note that I am extending my sale!!! Everything in my store will be 20% off Monday too! There will not be the additional 10 % kicked in from TpT though.

Please visit my store!