Well, friends... I made it! Made it all the way to our winter break and I could not be happier. We have been under a freezing rain advisory and winter storm advisory basically all weekend, so I used that to my advantage to relax at home. It's been wonderful. I haven't worn real pants since Friday. I love yoga pants so so so much.  Anyway, last week was Jingle's last week. He sure was busy. ... Read More about The Last Week with Jingle + A New Year’s Giveaway Bash!

Well, it's official. My firsties and I are beyond ready for our winter break. Ready, I tell you! READY. I have been so busy and worn out that I have not devoted as much as I would like to my blog or my TPT store. Then, when I'm not so busy, I'm just tired! Like, curl-up-on-the-couch-fall-asleep-by-8:30-tired. Every morning, they search for our little elfy friend, Jingle. They love him, I ... Read More about Jingle the Elf- Week 2 With Our Little Elfy Friend

Coming back from Thanksgiving break was a struggle this week. I was one tired teacher and I had a class full of 18 pretty tired kids. That was just Monday. Their exhaustion lasted about 3 minutes. Mine lasted all week. Their exhaustion ended right when they saw a new little friend in our class.  Our elf appeared! When the kids entered, he was sitting on top of my stereo on top of my ... Read More about Jingle The Elf And A {FREEBIE}

It's our parent/teacher conference week and so I have been busy, busy, busy getting everything together to showcase the students' work in the best way possible. When deciding how to display my students' last personal narratives, I decided I wanted to create cute little folders to staple on our tack strips, but I didn't want it to take a lot of time to make them cutesy. Time is important right ... Read More about Hallway Writing Display

Well, it sure has been a minute since I've posted anything. I would like to say that I have just been incredibly busy and just haven't had the time, but that would be a complete lie. I did get my weekend getaway with my dear friend, Renee this weekend. It was nice and got me all recharged for school to start. We got back last night and this morning, I woke up bright and early and went up to school ... Read More about Back to School!