Hey there!!

I have not blogged in forever! I tried, I really did. It is almost impossible to get anything done with two kiddos in the house. But, I love every crazy second! I mean... Look at these babies! 

I did find the time to finish up my October Writing Pack, though!

Included is: 

October Word Bank (in color)

18 writing prompt cards (in color)

4 different October themed writing papers (each in 3 versions- primary dotted line with picture box, primary dotted line full page, and single line full page)

3 How-to writing prompts (each in 2 versions- with picture box or without)

1 Fall Graphic Organizer

2 Acrostic Writing Papers (October and Halloween)

This year is just flying by and soon we will be getting ready for Christmas. CRRAZZZY! 

If you like my Facebook page, you may have downloaded my Daily Grammar Practice sample pages. If you haven't, head over there and grab it under my Freebies for Fans tab! You can now get the whole pack by clicking below! 

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully, I will be getting back into the swing of things soon!

Update Alert!!

I spent a bit of time today updating my Guided Reading Teacher Toolkit. It's not much, but I added some color versions of the Guided Reading Group pages and the Strategies pages. Sometimes, we just need to add a little color and jazz things up a bit! And... Of course, I also made a cute new cover :) Click below to see it!



Plus, it's still only $2.00!

Back to School

Are you back in school yet? I love looking at everyone's back to school posts. I know we get all excited about the new things we are going to do or try in the new year. Some things though are just tried and true! I love Henry and Mudge. I also love starting off the year with them. They are great reads for new 2nd graders and they definitely get the kids engaged. I made this pack last year for my kiddos to use because I wasn't so crazy about our standards Teacher's Guide worksheets and lesson that went with the story.

My kiddos love the cupcake writing project! And they look super cute up on the wall, too :) You can click the image above to check it out on my TPT store.

B2S Freebie!

I'm working on my B2S Review Pack and I thought I would tide you over with a little math freebie! I am really excited about this pack and using it to assess what my kiddos are coming to me with. You can click the image below to download the freebie. Then, be a little patient with me (I am 38 +2 weeks pregnant!) while I finish up the rest.

I love my new fonts from From the Pond :) and of course, my wonderful graphics from MyCuteGraphics! 

Mother's Day Freebie

Mother's Day is coming up quick and I wanted to make a something PRINTER-FRIENDLY and simple for kids to do for their moms. I absolutely love what kids think about their moms and their responses are bound to make us laugh. This 10 page mini-book is the perfect gift for your kids to give their moms! Scroll down through to see the pages included...

You can grab it FREE in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop! 

Oceans of Fun!

Well, tomorrow it is back to work! I have been spoiled having the week off with my little guy. Check out some of our cutie pics (ok, not cute of me because I am not taking good pics right now).

7 weeks left! We can do it!! 

Now, you must go over to Sara's blog at Kovescence of the Mind and enter her HUGE giveaway! She met one of her follower milestones and is hosting a giveaway with 45 different prizes! Plus, if you enter the K-2 giveaway, you could win my Oceans of Fun Math Centers! 

And... My Oceans of Fun ELA Centers are finished! I love these centers and can't wait to get my kiddos started on them. They are bright and colorful, which help keep my kiddos excited and engaged! Click the image below to check them out!

You can also get the Oceans of Fun Bundle with both my math and ELA centers inside for 10% less than buying the packs separate! Click below to see :) 

Now I got to run and squeeze out my last few hours of Spring Break! Have a great Sunday!

Earth Day Freebie!

We just got back from a little Spring Break trip to the beach and I am shocked to find that I am ready to get some work done! Can I just say that I NEVER thought one human being could sleep as much as I want/need to?! I have been crawling into bed with Madden at night to read his bedtime stories around 9 and just falling asleep in his bed. *SIGH* But... I have somehow still find some time to work on a few goodies and I am anxious to share them with you!

Earth Day is coming up and I am looking at some books I plan to get my kiddos excited! Do you read any of these? If not, these are some great choices for a primary class!

Now, of course... Onto the freebie! Grab this Earth Day Mini Pack for your kiddos to get them excited about Earth Day! You can click the image below to get the pack from my TPT Store :)

Are You A Grasshopper?

Do you use these Backyard Books in your classroom? 

There are several different animals that Judy Allen made these books for. They are GREAT sources of research for kids when writing information animal pieces- which we are starting this week! Check them out on Amazon by clicking the image above!

We will be choosing our animals at the end of the week for our research projects. I am so excited, this is one of my favorite writing units to work on! Who doesn't love learning more about animals?! Once my kiddos pick their animal, they will start using books and iPads to research. I made a new research organizer this year, too. 

You can download it to use for your kiddos by clicking the image above! 

I blew a few of these up into posters so we could do some animal noticings together before the kids got to do theirs independently. I think it helped them see exactly what I wanted and what they were looking for in their own papers. 

Now, I am off to get a snack :) 

Sunny Sunday!

Did you have beautiful weather today? It was 77 here today in Upstate, South Carolina. Madden and I practiced our t-ball and we even got to eat our dinner outside on the picnic table! I think I may have even got a bit of sun! Praise the Lord!

I also met an exciting milestone on my late last night. You guys have been so awesome to me and when I saw 202 LIKES on my page, I almost cried! I decided that I couldn't let it go unnoticed and I wanted to give a little back to y'all! If you like my Facebook, click on my Freebies for Fans tab. You can now download my Guided Reading Teacher Toolkit for FREE! Yep. Everyone else still has to pay for it on my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. You can read more about my Toolkit and how I use it by clicking the image below.

Onto the NEW stuff! I just finished my Easter ELA Centers tonight and posted them on my TPT. The pack has 6 ELA Centers that focus on 2nd grade CCSS skills. Get them now, just in time for Easter! You can click on either image below to head over to my shop and take a closer look!

Can I end with a sweet little picture of our baby B, too? 

GIVEAWAY ALERT!

I have GOT to get better about blogging! I am having a killer time because... This pregnant mama is wore out! 

Did you check this new pack out yet? I know some of you still have snow, but for those of you who are enjoying a bit warmer weather... 15 pages of ELA and 15 pages of Math! All with NO colored ink! 

My kiddos love cut and glue activities like these:

TO THE GIVEAWAY!

So... I did kick it up enough to host a giveaway for my new Spring No Prep Pack on my Facebook! If you head over there, you can click on the post to comment and like. That's it! You're entered!! 

A Little Grammar Practice

We are in desperate need of some grammar practice in 2-9. Some of my kiddos still aren't using capital letters where they need to be. Not to mention, reading some of their sentences requires two minutes with no chance of coming up for air (no punctuation if you don't get what I was saying). 

So... In comes Daily Grammar Practice. Oh, yes. I pulled a sample of what we will be doing to share with you. You can click the strangely gray images (which are not gray in the actual document) below to grab your FREEBIE copy!

Well... This very tired and stressed out pregnant mama is off to toddler bath time! 

So Ready for Spring!

Don't get me wrong... I love having a snow day here and there, but this cold is crazy! I would rather it be freezing and snow than just freezing and sunny. I am ready for Spring Summer! I am trying to get in the spirit by working on a new Spring pack for my kiddos. 

I'm really excited about it and it's almost done! :) 

Now... Onto the freebie!! Last week, I posted about my Guided Reading Teacher Toolkit that you can get in my Teachers Pay Teachers store now. I wanted to share a little freebie from the packet for you! Click the image below to grab a copy of one of Guided Reading Lesson Plan templates. 

Have a great week!! 

President's Day Sale!

Go ahead and fill your cart up! Tomorrow I am having a 15% off sale in my TPT Store. I know a lot of teachers are off and will be shopping and getting their plans ready. (I will be having a teacher workday. At least until the snow starts!!) Click the image below to start shopping!