Science Graphics Shout Out

So a couple of weeks ago, I emailed Ashley Hughes from, The School Supply Addict, and asked her to create a set of scientific tools. She graciously agreed and they came out so stinkin' cute! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!

You can click the image below to go purchase them in her shop!

Is this an awesome set, or what!? 

These are going to look so cute in our science notebooks this year! =)

In other news, I hope to finish working on my text feature packet soon! 

Hope everyone had a fabulous Fourth of July!

New Ginger Snap Fonts!

Twice in one week? This must be a miracle! I created some new fonts a few weeks ago and just haven't gotten around to posting them. I have added them to my sidebar with the words {New} next to them.

Here is a preview of them!

In other news, I have realized that this science word wall pack that I am working on will take me quite some time! I didn't realize how many words there would actually be! There are roughly 340 words! It's gonna take a little bit! I haven't even begun making the actual vocabulary cards yet. It took me all day yseterday just to create the word lists for each topic! Whew! I'm already exhausted!

I met with my friend Danielle yesterday because she had some questions about starting a TPT store. I recommended that she start off with a blog to help her get her name out there. I started thinking that maybe it would be a good idea to do a video tutorial for getting a blog up and running. I plan on working on that in the next week as well! I figured it could prove helpful for many new bloggers/sellers! What do you guys think?

Happy Friday friends!! 

Free Fonts, Egg-speriments, and Shake Breaks!

This chick has been a BUSY BUSY bee!! I have been trying to post for like a week, but just can't seem to find the time!! I have been up to a lot and want to share a few things!

First up, OUR WHOLE SCHOOL (teachers that is) GOT iPADS!! How cool is that!??!! I have been dying to get one and now I don't have to! Each teacher only got one, so I have to get creative with how to use it in the classroom. =) 

I have also been waiting to get one so that I could download the app, iFontmaker, and create my own fonts! Sooo, that's pretty much the first thing I did when I got it...I might have been doing that during one of my planning period at school! SHHHH! Don't tell!!

Anyway, they are all free and can be downloaded right from my sidebar underneath where it says fonts. Here is what they look like!

I have actually added two more since creating the picture above and they are also in my side bar for your downloading pleasure! =)

Click the button below to view my terms of use!

I also used my iPad this week to video our Egg Float Egg-speriment! The kids absolutely loved it! I could only upload 15 minutes of the video so you won't get to see the very end -- it's only 16 minutes so you don't miss much, but this lesson is a great way to introduce the Scientific Method! Check it out below! I know it's kind of long, but it's so neat to see the progression of the lesson from the outside! I might also develop a slight stutter during one part, so please forgive me!! HAHA

UGH!! My arms look so fat in that video! Eek!! lol

And finally, I finished my SHAKE Break file! Remember I told you about this guy??

Well, instead of having a regular ole dance party shake break, I thought it would be TOTALLY awesome to have a Disco Party and turn on the colored disco ball for two minutes while they break it down!! Hopefully, I don't get in trouble for this one...lol

Anyway, here is the complete file! There are 42 Shake Breaks included with directions for each one! P.S. Shake Breaks are just my version of Brain Breaks. 

 I cannot wait to print these bad boys off tomorrow and start using them! I plan on incorporating them with my WBT scoreboard! I will still use the brain breaks as necessary in class, but I have a feeling the students will be begging for more so I think if I link it to the scoreboard, they will totally work their little butts off to earn one! They will try to earn a Shake Break instead of 1 minute of extra recess for the scoreboard game.

You can get this file for $3.50 at either one of shops by clicking below!

And don't forget about the Carolina Blogger Meet Up! Please go visit Hope's FB event to RSVP so we can get an accurate head count! Just click the picture below to head over.

Easy Classroom DIY Projects and a FREEBIE!!

I have been SOOO busy this week in my classroom and I feel like all these little projects are consuming all of my time and making it seem like my room isn't really coming together like I'd hoped, but they are super cute and all that's really left now is just hanging up stuff and finishing up my bulletin boards! Here is what I've been doing!

 I saw a colleague do this a few years ago and I finally got the gusto to try it out! Isn't that font just adorable!? It's called Badonk-a-donk and I LOVE it!! I just covered my cabinets in white chart paper and then added letters cut from my Cameo! I plan on using it to write in math, science, and social studies vocabulary words. I will then have a separate word wall for our grade level specific word wall. You can see the headers I created for those below!

 Those velcro dots are a lifesaver! I just put the other half of the velcro dot on the back of the word and stick it up there! So much easier than trying to tape or glue them up every week!

 I have been seeing these adorable How Do We Go Home signs around Pinterest and I wanted a NEON one to match my room theme. HEHE I think it turned out super cute! I plan on using clothes pins with the students names printed on small neon cut outs to stick around the circles.

 I mean, I almost died when I found this puppy at Wal-Mart today. I don't know why I never though to look for one, but on the hunt for Velcro dots, I spotted it and I was in teachery heaven! I already used it to make my WWW headers! She's awesome! 

You can purchase those adorable numbers from Amy Lemons at Step Into Second Grade with Mrs. Lemons HERE! 

I am really getting into my classroom NEON theme if you haven't noticed! LOL

I haven't really shown you whole pictures of my room because well there's nothing really up except for my editable word wall and the borders on my bulletin boards. I can't wait to see them all finished so I can share it with you! 

I wanted to give you all the How Do We Go Home? printables FREE so you can make them too if you wish! Just click the picture below to download!

I will post more pictures of the progress next week! We can't go tomorrow and Monday. =( But, I hope to have things on the walls at least by Wednesday and I'm still waiting on some new book bins to arrive from Really Good Stuff so I don't feel like I can accomplish the organization of the library until they arrive!

ANNNNND TPT is having a GIANT back to school sale on August 12 and 13! You won't want to miss out! I have so many things on my Wishlist already!

And TN is also having a Back to School sale from August 11-13th and there will be 30% off there!!

Happy Thursday! It's Big Brother night!! WOO HOO!

Neon MP3 Players Clip Art

Hey guys! I haven't posted about my clip art in forever because...well, I haven't been making any! haha 

Anyway, I made these cute MP3 players in NEON colors! You know how I feel about neon!

I am also in the process of uploading all of my clip art to my new TPT clip art shop! I would love for you to head over there and follow my shop and my clip art blog!

Landform Clip Art

Hey guys! I finally finished my landform clip art that I've been working on for-EVER! Head over to my clip art blog to check it out! 

Here is a sneak peak...

Click my clip art blog button below!

For more updates on my clip art, please go follow my clip art blog!

And Teaching with Love and Laughter is having a 500 follower giveaway! 

Go check it out!

Kindergarten Common Core and more...

The end of the school year is fast approaching and it's always kind of bitter sweet. We learned Friday that many of the teachers are being moved around and we are losing two of our teammates. =( We were such a great team and it makes me sad to say goodbye to these two ladies! I just hope next year, our new team can be just as awesome!

I have FINALLY started working on the Kindergarten Common Core Math Word Wall cards! I know...I have been saying this for months, but I really have been working on them. I hope to have them finished and posted for sale by Sunday. 

This summer, my goal is to create them for ELA also, along with many other ideas I have floating around in my head.

I am also currently working on a landforms clip art set. I am just having some issues with my scanner, so until that gets remedied, it'll just have to wait. 

I will also be having my final Learning Resources giveaway this weekend. 

So stay tuned for that!

I will also be having a Summer Sale starting next week!! More details to come!

Happy Saturday! I'm off to a cow roast!

AND, vote for me for most fascinating blog!

Favorite Fonts Linky!

Adrienne over at Unless Teaching, who was also one of my Clip Art Shop giveaway winners, is hosting a favorite font linky party! I am so excited to participate so I made a collection of my favorite fonts to share. 

Warning: There are a bunch! I am sure I missed some, but these are the most commonly used ones.

I turned it into a pdf so some of the fonts may look strange! That one at the bottom says (This Font Is Empty.) Anyway, I hope you guys link up!

Click here to head to her blog and participate!

And for those of you who were wondering, my first week back to school went pretty well! They got testy with me, but I got into under control! It sort of feels like the beginning of school again having to go over classroom and school procedures and having them try to test me all the time, but all in all, it went pretty great!

Well, Happy Saturday!

Angle Sort Freebie

So, today was my first day back after my six week hiatus. It was a strange day because most of our third graders went on the big field trip today and I stayed behind with the students who couldn't go. It ended up being like 24 kids, which is really sad. However, it was kind of nice because I got to play catch up while they did their busy work! All in all, it was a pretty good day! Tomorrow will be the true test though because I will have my whole class back and I'll actually be teaching!

As I was catching up today, I realized that I teach a lesson on the kinds of angles tomorrow and so I created a fun angle sort! Just click the image to download!

I have also been tagged by Tessa from Tales from Outside the Classroom and by Erika at Think, Wonder, Teach and haven't had the time to get around to that!

Here Are The Rules:

* Answer the 10 questions that the tagger posted for you

*Create 10 questions of your own to ask the people that your're about to tag

*Tag 10 people and link them with your post (and let them know they've been tagged!

Tessa's Questions

1. Who made the biggest impact on your decision to become a teacher?
My freshman high school English teacher, Mrs. Hein. She made everything so much fun and engaging and I knew then that the decision was made even though I always dreamed about it as a child.
2. What has been one of your favorite teaching moments?
My favorite teaching moments are always overhearing students say how awesome you are as a teacher when they think you can't hear them! I love those times.
3. What is your favorite thing to teach?
I love teaching Social Studies! I know...weird. In 3rd grade in our state we teach all about South Carolina history and I just love all of the history that has happened in our state!
4. What is your favorite thing to do outside of school?
My favorite thing to do outside of school is to spend time with my close friends and family!
5. What do you plan to do over summer break?
I have lots of plans to create, create, create for my teacher store and blog! I really want to work on making the ELA word wall word cards.
6. If you weren't teaching, what would you be doing?
I honestly have no idea because I have never imagined doing anything else!
7. If there was only one thing people knew about me, I wish they would know....
that even though my face might look like I'm mad, I'm most likely not! I can't help it!
8. What is your favorite tv show?
WALKING DEAD! I love this show and I can't wait for it to come back on in the Fall!
9. What are you addicted to?  (think Diet Coke, flip flops, etc!) :)
Wine. Nuff' said.
10. What is the best non-children's book that you've ever read?
The Help

Erika's Questions

1. What is your favorite recipe?

I love making country style pork ribs marinated in OJ and garlic. Grill for 20-30 minutes glazing with teriyaki for the last five minutes! I like to pair it with mashed potatoes and glazed carrots!

2. Where do you find resources for your classroom? 

I find SOOO much stuff on Pinterest. I also find quite of bit of great things on other teacher blogs. And I also create a lot of what I use!

3. Name 3 organizational supplies you can't live without.

My library baskets!

The students PIRATE binders where they keep all of their homework and papers.

And this bad boy from Lowe's:

4. What are your favorite colors?

I love orange and teal.

5. What is your class or personal motto? 

Respect yourself, others, and the environment.

6. Do you use the common core standards in your classroom? 

We will be using the Common Core standards for Math starting next year. We will implement the ELA standards in the coming years.

7. What are your thoughts on whole brain teaching? 

I saw a video on it once and I was baffled at its awesomeness! I need to learn more about it!

8. Name 3 things the you need most for your classroom.

Paper! Those kids are like paper monsters! I don't really know that there's anything else I need, but I really would like some of those chair pockets and some iPads!

9. What do you do to celebrate a big accomplishment?

I treat kids to an off campus field trip to either the movies or Frankie's Fun Park! They don't often get those experiences so I try to provide those when I can.

10. Are you/do you plan on becoming nationally certified? Why or why not?

Not right now. I have a lot of plate right now, so I am just trying to get back into the swing of things!

Here are my questions:

1. What is your favorite book?

2. How do you motivate your students?

3. What is your favorite creative way to assess your students?

4. What is the best field trip have taken with your students?

5. What do you do to stay in shape outside of school?

6. What is a quick and easy recipe you cook?

7. What is the most exciting lesson you have ever taught?

8. What is the best teaching advice you have ever received?

9. What is your favorite read aloud?

10. What is the coolest thing you have ever learned at a professional development?

I am only tagging five friends and here they are:

I can't wait to learn more about you guys!
AND last but NOT least, my clip art shop giveaway ends tonight at midnight! Don't forget to go enter! You could win my ENTIRE clip art shop! 

Just click my button below to head over and enter!

Charts and Graphs Clip Art

I am STILL working on this Data unit and it seems to be taking forever! I hope to have it completed soon! However, while I have been working on this unit, I have created different types of charts, graphs, and data displays to use in the unit and I thought it would be great to share them with you all! 

You can click the image to head to my shop to purchase it!

Or, you could head over to my clip art blog and enter my AWESOME giveaway where you could win my ENTIRE clip art shop!! Yes, the whole thing! Head on over to my new clip art blog to find out how to enter and win! It's super easy!

Clip Art and Giveaway!

Hey friends! I have been busy ALL last night and this morning creating some new clip art for Easter and Spring! And, I am also having an UH-MAZING giveaway on my clip art blog!

Here is a preview of the art:

Head on over to check out details on my Clip Art Giveaway! Click my clip art blog button below.

Thank You and New Clip Art Blog

I received these beautiful flowers and delicious chocolate covered treats from many of you fellow blog friends. I can't even put into words how amazing and supportive you all are and I have never even met you. 

A special thanks to the following for these beautiful and delightful treats.

Jill Draffkorn

Deedee Wills

Amanda Gregory

Tara Eiken

Denise Boehm

Laral Coe

Lauren Thompson

Alisha Peare

Dana Richliew

Charity Preston

Gillian Nyla Phillips

Cheryl McHenry

Colleen Gallagher

Jen Ross

Abigail Boone

Tanja Tlusty

Lisa Lizak 

Janaye Widema 

Erica Boher

Cynthia Feeney

Pam Jones

Christina Bainbridge

Kristin Oldham

Kristen from Ladybugs Teacher Files

Mor Zrihen

I also want to thank those of you who sent me units and printables to use when for my sub or for when I return! I don't know off the top of my head the names of all of you, but you know who you are!

 I want to thank Mary Pitner for sending me a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon!

From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for all of your gifts and words of encouragement.

I am doing better with each day and I hope to be back to 100%, teaching, blogging, and rockin' out very soon! I am still at home for the next couple of weeks until they clear me to drive and return to school. I miss my students, I miss blogging, and I miss just being me. 

I hope to be feeling up to creating and making new things to share with you all very soon! Thank you again to all of you for your well wishes, thoughts, prayers, concerns, and all else!

Kristen has also designed my new clip art blog! I would love to have you all head over there and check it out and hopefully become a new follower! I haven't added anything over there as of yet, but I hope to be posting new things soon!

Click here to enter!

Thanks again everyone!

St. Patty's Day Clip Art

I was inspired to make some St. Patrick's Day clip art! 

You can purchase this set HERE!

To purchase the digital stamp version, click HERE!

I am also excited to announce that I will be opening a new blog just for my clip art! The design is created by the very talented Kristen from Ladybugs Teaching Files! 

It isn't quite finished so as soon as it is, I will let you all know and hopefully you can all follow me there to see my newest sets of clip art! 

Here is a preview!

Stay tuned!!! I am so excited!!

Fraction Clip Art

Hola bloggers! It's Monday night and I have been working like a mad woman to create some fraction clip art while simultaneously watching the Bachelor! I only have two sets uploaded to my Teacher's Notebook Clip Art gallery as of tonight. Tomorrow, I will have the digital stamp versions and combo packs uploaded. I also plan on making some fractions of a set clip art as well to post soon. I have so many ideas buzzing around in this brain. 

Here is the fraction clip art I have uploaded as of tonight.

I will post the digital stamps of these sets tomorrow along with my Rectangle Fraction Set. Stay tuned later in the week for more!

Click HERE to snag some clip art sets!

I also have some teaching related goodies planned to share this week. =)