Five For Friday - Summer Lovin'

Happy Friday from Oregon!  Oh how I wish that I was in Vegas with all of you fabulous teachers, but health is number one this summer!  Today's Five for Friday is all about summer lovin'.

1. I have been spending as much time as I can outside.  This guy loves it and I can't complain, except for the sun burn...EEKK!

2. This book is too good!  I haven't been able to put it down and I can't wait to finish it today.  See my awesome bookmark I made?!  You can read all about my custom bookmarks here.

If you are looking for a quick great read pick it up!
UPDATE - This is hands down one the the BEST books I have read in a long time.  I didn't want it to end.  The plot was superior and entertaining.  This slow reader blew through it in less than 24 hours.

3. I can't wait to dive into these reads!  Can you tell that I enjoy young adult fiction?

What have been some of your favorites this summer?

4. As always summer or not, I am loving my new Scentos goodies!  These pencils are awesomely smelly!  Plus, they write great.

5. Drumroll please..................

It lanches this Sunday!  I am beyond excited and grateful for all of your love and support over the last year!  There are over a dozen incredible teachers helping me celebrate this blogiversary.  Be sure to swing over Sunday and check it out!

What are you lovin' this summer?

My School Year Goals

Setting goals for ourselves is very important.  As teachers we are always setting goals.  For some reason, I have no problem setting goals for and with others, yet I forget to follow up on my own goals.  We all have professional development goals, but making your own without a rubric is very meaningful.  I am so excited that Jess from I <3 Recess is hosting such a thoughtful linky.

What are your 2014-2105 goals?

Two for Tuesday

It's Tuesday!  Is is Tuesday?  I woke up this morning and forgot what day it was; what an awesome feeling!  Don't worry though, I remembered that today is TWO FOR TUESDAY!  That means that I am linking up with The Teaching Tribune and discounting two of my product by 50%.

A sweet little decor for your classrooms...

It is only $1.50!

A fabulous math pack to use all year!

It is only $1.50!  Don't forget it is only for today.

Happy Tuesday!!!

Monday Made It - Creating Away

I love summer!  Not only because I get to sleep in, walk the dog when I choose, take a nap whenever. Nope, but because it lets me reconnect with the teacher blogger and TPT world.  I spent this past week creating away and I am so excited to show you my new goodies with today's Monday Made It!

I updated and bundled all of my chevron decor!

I created a short vowel Roll Read Color Roll Read Write...

to go with the long vowel edition.

Plus, I bundled them!

Finally, I created a fun interactive short vowel (CVC) game that can be used so many different ways!

The best part is, I am giving one of each of these away!  Just comment below with which product you would like to win and why and I will choose a random winner for each product later this week.  

Happy Creating!!!

A Summer Sunday

It has been a crazy, but fun week.  The weather here in the Pacific Northwest went into full summer mode.  I was able to enjoy the sun and relax (my summer goal).  I am linking up with Fabulous In First for this week's Sunday Smorgasbord.

I was able to fill my week with mass amounts of summer fun.

I went blueberry picking

 and lavender harvesting with my sister and husband.

I spent a day at the river sitting in this chair and reading my book club book.  YAY!  For Ramona Recommends' Book Club!

Plus, I found all of these Scentos products at Office Depot!

It was an awesome week!  I am looking forward to all of the fun this week has in store.

What was the highlight of your week?

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th everyone!!!  Let's celebrate with a sale!!!

15% off my entire store for the whole weekend!

Be sure to check out my new products and bundles.

You can get these two packs bundled!

Volunteer Goodness

We all know that without volunteers our classrooms would fall apart.  Whether you have 10 volunteers or 1, without them we would be lost.  Like many of you, I work in a Title 1 school and have very little parental support.  This year, I had 4 amazing parents volunteer their time.  I needed a gift that would work for moms and dads and I think this did the trick...lemonade recipes, pitcher, and spoon.

 I scored the glass pitchers at IKEA and the spoons at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

I printed and laminated a traditional lemonade, and my favorite, lavender lemonade recipe.

 I love the way they turned out.

You can grab a copy of the tag I created here.

What do you do to say thank you to the volunteers in your class?

Monday Made It - Custom Bookmarks

Happy Summer!!!!  I am back and ready to ENJOY my time!  Thank you to those of you who have stuck around; the last 6 months have rocked my world.  Between student teachers, teaching, living, taking care of my home, getting sick, and trying to relax blogging really took a back seat.  That is the whole thing here though, Finding Balance!
I decided to take a break from yard work and bust out the hot glue gun for today's Monday Made It.

Custom Bookmarks!!!!  I can't wait for my kiddos to pick their own charm this fall.  I plan on having each student choose their own charm/button to create their own bookmark at the beginning of the year.

Supplies: jumbo paper clips, fun buttons, and hot glue. 

Just hot glue buttons to the tops of the jumbo paperclips.  Be sure to add enough glue to make them sturdy.

 I love this little octopus bookmark!

Happy Creating!!!

June Book Club

I am beyond excited to be hosting this month's Ramona Recommends' eBook Club.  I don't know about you, but finding time to read during the school year can be crazy.  I try my best to find the time to relax with a good book, but my pile seems to grown until the summer when I can really dive into them.  However, I have made the time to read both of Courtney's eBook Club recommendations and have LOVED them both. 

This month we will be discussing two books; one geared toward primary students and one for intermediate.  You are more than welcome to read both or just one, but either way be sure to leave your thoughts along the way.

 The primary pick is Ribbit!, by Rodrigo Folgueira. 

The intermediate read is A Snicker of Magic, by Natalie Llyod.

June's book club will run from Tuesday, June 3rd until Wednesday, July 2nd.

This month's discussion:
1. If you are new this month--Introduce yourself to the group: Share your name, blog/instagram name, what grade you teach, and a little bit about yourself.  *Remember, you do not need a blog to be a part of this discussion. You can just leave a comment below this post. :)
2. What were your thoughts of the book?
3. How could you use this book with your students?
4. Did you have any connections to other texts while reading this book?

Feel free to share the book club button on your instagram and blog pages.

Happy Reading!

Summer Blog Hop

Ahh summer...I can almost taste it!  Two more weeks and I get to bask in the idea of sleeping in and regaining my health.  What is it with the second half of the year?!  It aways seems to knock the wind out of me.
This summer is all about reading books, blogging, sleeping, and kinda thinking about next school year. As a way to celebrate summer I am linking up with some of my favorite blogging buddies for a Summer Blog Hop.  Plus there are freebies involved!  Grab my freebie below and then make sure to hop on over to Inspired Owl's Corner by clicking on the adorable shell.

Happy Hopping!