Carolina Bloggers

 

What a fun, fabulous, and busy weekend!  This weekend I was able to join a group of fabulous bloggers and stalkers in Greenville, South Carolina for some excitement.  The festivities began in beautiful downtown G' Vegas.  We stayed at the Westin on Main Street. Beautiful! After arriving, we took a stroll down Main Street and did a little shopping.  Friday night we meet-up at the Lazy Goat for a delicious supper.  After a couple hours of munching and trying new things, we walked over to Jack and Diane's, a piano bar.  What fun we had there!  On Saturday morning, after packing the car we headed out to Main Street again.  The area was turned into a Farmer's Market.  Once again, we strolled and did a little shopping.  We meet the rest of the bloggers for lunch at Chicora Alley.  Yummy!  We talked, laughed, and talked some more.  Amanda made adorable name tags and goodie bags for each of us, and Natalie baked scrumptious cupcakes.  After lunch, the group headed out for a scavenger hunt by Ginger.  We all had a great time at the Carolina Bloggers Meet-up.  A special thank you to both Amanda and Ginger for hosting!  Check out all the bloggers that attended.

Brooke from Whooo's in Second?

Sarah at Education Electrification

 

  

Heather at Room 4 Imagination

Amber at Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher

Natalie at Teachery Tidbits

Kim at Thanks to a Teacher

Kris at The Poole Pages

Brandee at Creating Lifelong Learners

Courtney at Second Grade Snapshots

Ginger at GingerSnaps

Rachel at The Tattooed Teacher

 

Elizabeth at Fun in Room 4B

Ashley from Primary Teacherhood

Tammy at Life, Love, Literacy

Emily AND Kerry at Third and Goal

Lauren at The Sweetest Thing

Jeannie at The Second Grade Surprise

Lana at 4 The Love of Teaching

Amanda at Teaching Maddeness

Monday Made It!

 

I am excited to link up with Tara for Monday Made it.

 

With the help of two other fabulous bloggers and some of their wonderful stuff, I was able to assemble and create these items. 

 

This is my binder that will house all my important documents throughout the year.

 

 

After making the cover I used Chevron Substitute Binder Freebie from  

 

  

to print the pages to separate the sections in the binder. 

 

I also printed pages to add to these colorful frames.   

 

 

My next Monday Made It is a gift for some teacher friends.  I got the idea from another fab blogger.

 shared the wonderful idea and adorable tags.

 

 

 

I added the frames to the bags too.  Unfortunately,  my computer has decided only to print in black and white.  It does not seem to like color for some reason, so I added my own color.

 

My last thing I made was an addition and subtraction fact sheet that I laminated.  The students use this at home to practice facts.  They can use a crayon or dry erase marker.  Love my laminator! :)

 

 

 

Happy Monday!!! 

Currently August

August has arrived!  I really wish we could have held it off for a little while longer, but it didn't ask me.  This month is going to be exciting, fun, stressful, sad, and thrilling all rolled in to one. Lots of things happening, so ready or not August is here!

I am linking up with Farley.



 

 

Listening

I should have known the thunder would bring RAIN!  I think rain has become the newest disliked four letter word for many folks in North Carolina this summer.  Another inch (should I say five) is pouring down tonight.

 

Loving 

What more needs to be said, I love not having an alarm set for the morning.

 

Thinking and Needing

I am so excited about the Carolina Blogger Meet-up this weekend.  It is going to be so much FUN!!! I just need to pack my bag for the weekend.







 



 

Wanting

I want to have my room finished!  I need to finish arranging, decorating, and organizing.  Then, I can work on the planning during!

 

B2S Must Haves

1. A great teachers bag.  I received one similar to this as a gift from a student last year.  I love it!  It is a Thirty-one bag.

 

2.  Colorful Pens make grading papers so much more FUN!

 



3. An adorable lunch bag makes those healthy lunches just a little more yummy!  I am still on the lookout for a new one.  I saw this one on Target online.  Not sure that I love it!  Where do you find your lunch bag at?



Happy August!!!!!!!!



Back to School Books

Don't you just love reading to your kiddos?  I LOVE reading to them! Here are a few of the books I will read the first week of school.  It really is just a small collection of books I use.  I read a variety of books to implement Daily 5, teach character education and classroom expectations, and of course reading strategies and skills.  Not to mention just for FUN!

 

 

What are some of your favorite read alouds for the first week?  Link up with Elementary School Garden and share your favorites.

 



 

Summer Piles

 

Are your summer piles adding or should I say stacking up?  Have you been creating and shopping way to much?  I decided to join Christina and show my stuff.

 

 

 

Shopping at IKEA!  Book Boxes :)

Target Dollar Spot - who can not stop?

 

Journals - I may try to cut these in half. 

 

 

I am sure I will have more piles soon!  



Happy Summer!!!

Bloglovin' and Creating

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Sorry for the extra posts, but I was claiming my blog.  If you have not, it is easy to do.  Log in to Bloglovin'.  Next click the arrow by the heart, and claim your blog.  If you need more help, just click the help button and it explains it.

Happy Blogging! 

I am off to finish my Back to School Literacy Pack.  I purchased the cutest clip art last night.  Hopefully, I will be finished soon!

Goin' on a Blug Hunt!

 

Laura Candler at Corkboard Connections is hosting a linky, Goin' on a Blog Hunt and I am linking up.  There are lots of bloggers linking up to share there blogs especially since we have all converted from Google Reader to BlogLovin'.  Come join the FUN!