VA is for Bloggers - Southern Hospitality Freebie Blog Hop

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Virginia is for Lovers Bloggers!

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A lovely group of Virginia bloggers would like to help usher in the new school year by extending a bit of southern hospitality.  You can follow along the blog hop to visit 20+ Virginia teacher blogs for terrific teaching tips and fun freebies to help get your new school year off to a great start.


I am sharing one of my butterfly math activities called BUTTERFLY WATCHING.

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VA BLOGGER MEET UP

Hey everyone,

This past Thursday, I met up with other VA Bloggers at Bahama Breeze, at Potomac Mills.  It was great getting to meet these bloggers in real life.  To top it off, Heidi, the Heidi from Heidisongs, sent us CDs and DVDs!  That was the cherry on top of a great day. :)
I can't wait to use this CD in my classroom!

 

 Make sure you check out her blog.  http://heidisongs.blogspot.com

Well, Made It Monday is coming and I have nothing ready.  I need some ideas for my next project.

Getting Some Bloglovin'

So I'm jumping on the bandwagon and signed up with Bloglovin' today.


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Please make sure to follow me!  I tend to do more on Instagram (it's so easy!) anymore, so sorry to all my loyal followers that I have not been posting for awhile.  I plan to do better this year, starting with the Virginia Bloggers Meet Up this Thursday!  :) 

MONDAY MADE IT

I am linking up with Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics for MONDAY MADE IT.
I would like to say that MONDAY MADE IT has actually made me feel like I have done something this summer.  A big thank you to everyone that has inspired me to make  great stuff this summer.

Now for my MONDAY MADE IT...

I decided to jump into the glue sponge boat.  I can't wait to see how much this will cut down on glue issues.  This was such an easy MONDAY MADE IT!  I feel like I should decorate the outside of the containers.  Any ideas?

If you would like to see how to make these glue sponges then you should check out Greg's (Kindergarten Smorgasboard),  YOU TUBE video.

Getting ready to move onto my next project!

HAS IT REALLY BEEN 3 MONTHS?

I don't know how it happened.  It has actually been three months since I last blogged.  I am always thinking about what I should blog about.  I even take pictures.  However, it never happens. :(

This year has somehow sucked everything out of me.  I feel like I need more time to get "school stuff" accomplished.  I haven't even had time to make/publish anything on TPT.  On Friday afternoon, I realized that I hadn't even started making the Thanksgiving book with my kinders.  Where is time going?

I decided that hooking up with Farley's November Currently would be a great way to get back in the swing of blogging.  So here it is!

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New {School} Year Resolutions... Linky Party

July Currently and a Freebie!

Happy Belated Fourth of July!  I hope you found a cool spot to watch the fireworks!  We enjoyed our local display last night...they were giving out color-refracting glasses and I have to say, it was pretty cool to watch!  I had to laugh when the kids kept saying we were watching the fireworks in "3D"!

Here is my July Currently....

 

I discovered Pete the Cat this year....isn't he great?  If you haven't checked him out, you really should!  Maybe my "wanting" should have been the $50 stuffed animal of him!  Definitely going on my Christmas list!

As for Responsive Classroom, I just got back from a fabulous conference in Delaware.  We started implementing this in our school this year, and I am a definite fan!  In fact, I'm going to start sharing with you some of the things I learned in my week away.  I'll probably break it down into a couple different posts, but I am such a firm believer in this method, I feel the need to share the love! :)

As for the classroom....yeah, you can relate, right?  A friend of mine retired and left me all her things.  While they are WONDERFUL, I have to admit...I'm a classroom hoarder.  It's only made my addiction worse!  Maybe they'll feature me on a special edition of Teacher Hoarders? :)  Just kidding!  Stay cool and stay tuned for the upcoming posts!  

Be sure to link up with Farley and don't forget the special rule of 3 this month!

I'm also linking up with Teaching Blog Addicts and Kreative in Kinder for the "International Blog Hopping Day" freebie!





I'm offering my "Help Baby Seahorse Find his Way Home" which is available through my TpT Store!  Students roll two dot cubes and add up the dots, finding the number on the grid and covering it up.  It's a two player game and the first player to cover up his/her board gets the seahorse home first!  Be sure to click on the seahorse to download!