Five for Friday {on a Saturday}

Hey yall!

 

Happy Saturday! This was the first Saturday is awhile that I haven't been saddled with homework, so its been nice to just sleep in and relax this morning.

 

I missed my favorite weekly link up yesterday, so I'm catching up today!

 



 

Here we go with five random pictures from my week...

 

 

1. Last Saturday, I went to a Mother's Day brunch with my momma (who just happened to plan the whole thing!) at our church. These were the adorable favors that we got! I love how simple, yet beautiful they are and have them currently displayed on our mantle.

 

 

2. When we went on our field trip a couple of weeks ago to a local dairy farm, the kids had a chance to help make butter. They begged me to do it again, so of course I obliged! We had just finished up our unit on economics, so we talked about how we were being producers by making the butter. Then we slathered it on some crackers and had a yummy snack!

 

 

3. In science, we've been talking about light and shadows. To kick off our unit, I put the kiddos in groups and let them brainstorm different sources of light. Then I gave them some chart paper and they made posters. I was pretty impressed with what they came up with! In case you can't tell, those are pictures of a street light, a flash light, the sun, and a vacuum light.

 

 

4. Thursday was our field day, and we had so much fun! The kiddos loved competing in all the different activities and we even got ribbons for placing 2nd in our grade level! Then we went inside for lunch in the classroom and finished the day out with a movie. Exhausting, but fun!

 

 

5. Thursday was also my sweet Abby's 9th birthday! She is getting pretty gray, especially around her head and ears. And talk about cranky! But I love my cranky, gray haired baby girl :)

 

Now that we are down to only 10 days of school left, I've got to get my balloon countdown ready! My kiddos really loved it last year, so I'm hoping this group does as well. We are going to be doing some activites from my Balloon Poppin' Fun freebie. Click on the picture to grab your copy and be sure to buy some balloons! There are enough activites for this to be done for the last 15 days, if you are so inclined.

 

 

Happy weekend, friends!

 



Life's a Beach!

Hey yall!

 

Are you ready to do some shopping today? I know I sure am! My cart is loaded up and I am ready to go.

 

Last night, I put the finishing touches on my newest unit, just in time for the big sale!

 

 

This little unit includes 5 Common Core aligned literacy centers, including:

*Have a Ball! Common and Proper Noun Sort (1.L.1)
*Rockin' Out! Synonym Match (1.L.5)
*Flippin' Out! Antonym Match (1.L.5)
*Beachy Sentences: Sentence Scrambles (1.L.1)
*BBQ Sentence Sort: Sorting Asking, Telling, & Excited Sentences (1.L.2)

 

 

This baby is only $4.00 for the next two days!

Click on the picture above to snag your copy.

 

Want to win a free copy? Head on over to 'like' my Facebook page!

 

Happy shopping, friends!

 

 

Fabulous Feedback and a S-A-L-E!

Hey yall!

 

I wish I could say "Happy Monday!" but unfortunately, it soooo was not happy for me.

 

I won't get into it, but let's just say I have one very challenging and disturbed child that made it difficult. And 16 others that have summer fever!

 

Tomorrow will be better :)

 

I'm linking up today with Christina over at Bunting, Books, and Bainbridge for her Fabulous Feedback linky!

 

 

Feedback is a must for a TPT seller. It lets us know how much are products are valued, gives us boosts when we need them, and also allows us to become better sellers by meeting your needs.

Although I don't always comment on feedback, please know that I read each and every one that I get. I love hearing that little bell on my phone that lets me know I have new feedback!!!

 

Here are some that put a HUGE smile on my face!

 

Frames by Ashley Hughes
Font by A Cupcake for the Teacher

 

And also 1 that gave me some suggestions to make it better:

 

 

I just realized that I haven't made those cards bigger yet, so I know what my first project will be this week :)

 

As I'm sure you all have heard by now, TPT is having a HUGE Teacher Appreciation sale and I'm joining in on the fun!

 

 

Click on the picture to start shopping! And don't forget to leave that valuable feedback on past items to get some credit!

 

Now, I'm off to de-stress with some chocolate and wine :)



Fruitastic Winners!

Hey yall!

 

Real quick post to share the winners of our Fruitastic Giveaway.

The winner of Teri's fabulous pack is Veronica!
The winner of Rachel's fabulous pack is Heidi!
And the winner of my pack is Lisa!

Congrats ladies! You should be receiving your goodies shortly :)
Thanks to everyone for playing!



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Now, I've got a bottle of riesling and Silver Linings Playbook waiting on me :)

Sombreros, Maracas, Pinatas...oh my! {freebie}

Hey yall! Happy, happy, happy Friday!

 

I felt like this Friday would never get here. Testing is such a bummer...

 

And its not over...next week we begin our DIBELS testing :/ Yuck!

 

Putting that out of my mind for now, so I can enjoy this glorious weekend!

 

Today we celebrated a little bit about Cinco de Mayo. I hadn't really planned for us to do a whole lot, but our whole day pretty much ended up being centered around the holiday.

 

First, we started out by learning all about Mexico with a little Moby action.

 

 

 

We needed some festive wear for the day, so we made Teri's fabulous sombreros. They loved these!

 

 

Sombrero Fail

 

Then we gathered some data by asking our friends "Do you like tacos?" or "Do you like spicy foods?" Apparently, everyone loves some tacos!

 

 

We read "Cinco de Mouse-O!" by Judy Cox. Absolutely adored the illustrations in this cute book!

 

 

Then we brainstormed everything we had learned about Cinco de Mayo...

 

 

...and wrote about it! I gave my kiddos some maracas and let them decorate them however they wanted. I love how different they all are!

 

 

 

 

This one cracked me right up! Love the stache!

The fabulous sombrero and writing sheets came from A Cupcake for the Teacher's cinco de mayo pack. Go pick it up!

 

If you want the maracas outline, click here.

 

Now I'm off to see my kiddos at a local baseball game!

 

 

 

  Happy weekend, friends!


Currently Procrastinating

Hey yall!

 

Can you believe its May???

 

That means its time for a Currently with Farley!

 



 

Who doesn't love Modern Family, am I right???

{BTdubs, I know it says A Modern Family up there, instead of just Modern Family, but I'm too lazy to go back and fix it now.}

 





16 days people....16 days! That's only 3 more Mondays...whoohoo!!!

That also means its time to get ready for my 10 day countdown...better get busy!

 

Even though my class is technically over for the semester, I still have one more paper to write before Saturday. Its the methodology portion of my thesis, and I am sooo not looking forward to it. Have I started yet? HA!!! Nada. Maybe I'll get started tonight...or maybe I'll watch Psych, Dance Moms, and Nashville instead...

 

We're trying to save some money this month, so that means no pedicure for me :(

Although I'm super stoked that TPT is going to monthly payouts, so that means I only need to wait a few weeks and then my tootsies can have the royal treatment!

 

Writing folders....ugh. We got an email at like 3:00 today that said our student's published writing folders need to be ready by tomorrow, with rubrics and commentary. Ummmm....is it terrible that I have a whole stack of papers to go through??? Yikes!

 

Summer bucket list: First up, my bestie's wedding in Tennessee! Little less than a month a way now...cannot wait to see you as a beautiful bride, Laura!!!

 

Dad keeps asking where we want to go for a family vacay this year. There's 18 of us {and 1 on the way!}, so it can be hard to get everyone coordinated. I'm leaning towards beach, myself :)

FYI, its not me that's preggo, its my sis-in-law Megan!

The hubs and I are celebrating our 5th anniversary this June, and we have been dying to go on a cruise. Hoping we can make it happen! Better get busy on some new products to fund the trip :)

Don't forget to enter in our Fruitastic Giveaway!




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A Fruitastic Giveaway!

Hey yall!

 

Want to know the best part about the end of the year?

 

All the fun summer craftivities, of course!

 

And nothing says summer like fruit! That's why my blogging buddies and I have teamed up to bring you a Fruitastic Giveaway!

 

 

You have the chance to win some seriously adorable crafts here people!

 

Up for grabs?

 

The Berry Best Year by Teachery Tidbits

 

 

Take a Bite Out of Summer! by A Cupcake for the Teacher

 

 

and

 

Tutti Frutti Summer Cuties! by the tattooed teacher

 

 

The giveaway will begin today and will run through midnight Saturday, May 4.

Good luck, friends!

 

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