An Exciting Tuesday!

As you can tell, I LOVE linky parties. It lets us connect with so many other teachers out there that we would have never found! I am taking part in 2 link-up parties today: Deanna Jump's Book Talk Tuesday and The Teaching Tribune Two for Tuesday! 

The book I am talking about for Deanna Jump's Book Talk Tuesday is The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life by Parker Palmer. Palmer reaches out to teachers by letting them reflect and reconnect with themselves. If we, as teachers, connect with ourselves, we can then connect with our students, administrators and colleagues. 

"When I do not know myself, I cannot know who my students are."  This is the most important aspect of teaching! We must know our strengths, weaknesses, pet-peeves, inspirations, etc. etc. etc in order to educate our students. 

He makes the reader reflect on their passion to teach - Why are you teaching? Why did you choose this profession? I benefitted from reflecting on my teaching practices while reading this book so much and I cannot recommend this book enough!!

My second link-up is with The Teaching Tribune for Two for Tuesday! I am excited to mark down two of my products HALF OFF! I am discounting Teacher Planner [EDITABLE] July 2014-June 2015: Bright Colors and Back to School BINGO. Simply click on the links and shop away! :) 

1. Teacher Planner [EDITABLE] July 2014-June 2015: Bright Colors 

Stay organized throughout the year with this colorful planner! It is completely editable - AND CHEAP! 

2. Back to School BINGO!

So many incredible clip-artists helped me make this game successful! 

Clip-Art By:

Johana Zegarra

Makda's Markers 

Creative Clips by Krista Wallden

The Classroom Clips

Prettygrafik design

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Double Link-Up Parties! Currently and Worksheet Wednesday

Hey everyone! I'm joining the Currently by Farley link up train! I still cannot believe it's already July.. Here's what I'm up to:

My Second Linky Party of the Day:

 I'm linking up with The Teaching Tribune for Worksheet Wednesday! (Seriously.. I cannot get enough of their linky parties.)  There are so many great FREE products from amazing teachers all in one spot. Can you ask for anything greater!? I think not!

Here is my POINT OF VIEW FREEBIE. Click on the link and download the freebie from my TpT store! 

This is a product from my Reading Literature Graphic Organizers- All common core aligned! 

Happy Wednesday! :) 

Two for Tuesday: Spreading Positivity

Happy July! Wow.. June flew by! I am linking up with The Teaching Tribune again for Two for Tuesday which means I am setting 2 of my favorite products half off! I created these products last week and I could not be more excited about them. Both products are all about spreading positivity- my favorite theme to talk about .. ever! No matter what the age, students should feel important and loved in the classroom. You have the capability to change their lives! 
So, for the next 24 hours...maybe I'll let it go on for a little longer :)... the products will only be $1.50!

(Click on the titles to view the products)

Motivational Quotes Posters :

This product includes 20 posters and 6 writing prompts. For next year, I plan on laminating the posters and displaying them on the walls after I introduce each quote. I wanted to include writing prompts because I have seen so many students improve after simple "meditating" exercises. The relaxation techniques might sound crazy at first, but at ANY age, the kids love feeling connecting to themselves. If the writing prompts wouldn't work well for your students, have a journal/scrapbook that they keep to write and draw anything that they are feeling. It's incredible to discover what your students are really thinking about (also adorable in the younger years!) 

 Goal Setting Unit :

This product includes 29 pages of writing exercises! It is so important for children to dream about their futures, but realize that it takes hard work to get there- whether they are thinking about the end of the school year or what they want to be when they grow up. This mini unit is designed to be used when teaching about accomplishments, setting goals and thinking about the future. After many writing activities discussing their strengths and goals, students can write a letter to the FUTURE me. Students love this! You will learn so much about your bright students through these exercises. 

Continue relaxing during summer vacation and HAPPY SHOPPING!

Visit the rest of my store by clicking the picture below: 

Meet Me Monday

I am starting the week off with a link-up with The Teaching Tribune for Monday Meet Up! I just love their summer bloggin' link-ups.. What a great way to get to know more bloggers!

Today, we are sharing three things that we are thankful for. I tried to think of some simple things that were making me happy and some things on a deeper level. I narrowed it down to: 1. My New House 2. My Support Systems and 3. My New Television Shows.

I have so much to be thankful for right now, so this was a challenge! Thank you, The Teaching Tribune for this simple reflection of my happiness! 

Tomorrow is..... "Two for Tuesday" where 2 of my favorite products will be 50% off the entire day!  

Worksheet Wednesday: Summer Freebie Fun

I am happily linking up with The Teaching Tribune for Worksheet Wednesday! I hope you and your students enjoy this simple writing and coloring worksheet for the summer themed linky party. Print this out and your little writers and artists are ready to go. 

I brought the full packet to summer camp a few weeks ago, and the kids LOVED them! You can check out my Summer Camp Fun blog post to see their creations. To download the freebies, click on the images below: 

If you enjoy the freebie, I would love your feedback! 

You can find the entire Summer Coloring and Writing Worksheets here or click the picture below:

My First Giveaway!

I am so excited to host my first ever GIVEAWAY! I never thought I would even make it this far in the TpT world to even consider my own giveaway. I feel just so extremely elated. I am celebrating almost 100 followers on TpT. Once I reach 100, I will choose the winner! So, make sure you are following my store and I can choose the winner quicker. :) 

Head on over to my FACEBOOK page to enter to win! Back to School Bingo (which is a class favorite) and First Day of School as a Smart Cookie (best seller!) are included in this giveaway. 

To enter:  it is simple!

1. Like my Facebook page 
2. Like the giveaway status/share
3. Comment with your email address. This will help me tag you if you win! 

New Planner = HAPPINESS

I went to Office Depot the other day in the search of a new planner (and of course spending way too much money along the way). So, I was looking through all of the planners, deciding which planner was best for me. I'm sure many can relate, but a planner is SO important! It is something to look at every single day for the entire year. I'm the type of person that likes to see the entire month on one page. Every planner I picked up had something off... Maybe I was just being picky.

A few months ago, I found Susan's incredible planners from her store: Mrs. Dow's Little Owls' Nest and it gave me courage to make my own! -If you haven't looked at her planners, look now! They are all so useful and I'm sure every buyer is obsessed.

I first wrote down exactly what I needed my planner to look like. I wanted every month on one page, a section for new ideas, a section for monthly goals and a section for new products/blog posts.

Then, I started creating! What colors would I like to look at every day? Hmmm... white, green and navy blue! I love the look of simple planners, so I played around with the formatting and color scheme for about 2 hours... thank God for free time during the summer, right?! After perfecting each page, I printed! 

I went BACK to Office Depot and asked them to bind the planner. It was quick and cheap! I am so so so happy it! :)

If you're interested in your own simple monthly calendar, it is available now at my TpT store for only $2.00.

Simply Click Here!

What is your ideal planner? Leave a comment below!