Yes, it's a linky frenzy!! Joining up with teachingblogaddict for Freebie Friday! Click the graphic to see many more Friday Freebies.

Thanks for looking!!

Annie

Five for Friday Weekly Linky Party!

Hiya Friends!!

So, I'm new to blogging and struggling with finding my place in this huge blogging world. I saw this great linky and thought it was the perfect way to get going...with random thoughts! THANK YOU DOODLE BUGS! I love it! Here goes nothing....

Did you know that you can make any text look beautiful? It's easy as pie! I just learned this messing around. (Definition of messing around: playing with technology instead of doing what you are supposed to be doing.)

I have been working like crazy to get my store in shape, and I have TONS of new products. I'm really focusing on products that keep the kids moving. Here's my favorite freebie (for now)!

Totally unrelated to teaching - I LOVE MY HUSBAND!! It's Friday - date night! We never miss it. It started because I'm SO tired on Fridays. I used to come home and fall asleep every Friday. Teaching kindergarten is EXHAUSTING! (Right?) So, I started to feel guilty that we were missing one of the few nights that we could really spend quality time together. We've been doing it for a little over a year, and it is absolutely the highlight of my week, even during the summer. It really doesn't have to be fancy, but it brings so much strength to or marriage. If you aren't doing date nights, you should be!

Trying not to complain....

All I can think about is going back to school. I've been teaching K/1 for 5 years now. This year I went from, "You're getting laid off," to "No, we are putting you in 8th grade math," to, "No, you're getting laid off," to, "NOPE, back to 8th grade math." I can't shop, I can't get my room ready, I'm kind of lost. I'm pinning and reading blogs and pretending like I'm staying in K/1, or at least elementary! How many of you out there get laid off every year, and/or moved around? How do you handle it?

OH MY GOSH! I made it to number 5! Woo hoo!! Let's end on a happy note...

The cutest thing I've found on Pinterest this week: How fun is that?!!

Have a great week everyone! And thanks for listening :)

Annie

Hey Friends!

Here's a great article for your reading pleasure!
"An Open Letter to My Son's Kindergarten Teacher."

Have a great day!

Annie

More Freebie Fun!

Here's another freebie to keep those kids moving!

Have a great day!

Annie

Book Talk Tuesday!!

I'm so excited to join Deanna Jump's Book Talk Tuesday!

The hard part was deciding which book I should choose! There are so many! It's funny how I can make a million decisions a minute in the classroom, but at home I can't make a decision to save my soul! (Yes, I know I use too many exclamation points!!)

So...drumroll.....here it is! One of MY favorite books (yes, the kids loved it, too!)

Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian

This is a cute little story, written like a diary, about a goldfish who is perfectly happy all alone in his bowl. Then things start changing. Day by day, friends are added to the bowl. He is NOT happy.

I can't tell you how it ends, but it's a great story about appreciating your friends :) I didn't do a project with my kids for this book, but there are some cute ones on Pinterest.

P.S. Devin Scillian also wrote Cosmo's Moon - One of my favorite books of all time! It's a story about how the moon seems to move along with you. LOVE IT!

Have a great day!

Annie

New things I've been working on this summer!

I have so many things in my head these days. I'm not one of those people who starts a project and then finishes it. I always, always have ten things going on at a time! Makes for sleepless nights! Maybe I'll fix that someday :) Anyway, here's a peek at some of my favorites from the summer...

Have a great day!! Annie

I'm not lost! I'm still here!

Hey Friends!

I know it's been a while. I've been putting off the blogging because as it stands now, I'm being transferred to 8th grade math!!! #YIKES! Things often change, but it's hard to make plans, or shop, or do anything really when you have no idea where you are going. UGH. The life of a teacher sometimes. Anyway, I've been working like crazy on some new things for the classroom and here are the most recent freebies that you may have missed:

Count, Think & Move with the Number 5

Emergent Reader for the Sight Word FUNNY

Exercise Scoot: Sums to 5

Have a great day!!

Annie