Glow Stick Valentines Tags {freebie}

Hey yall!

 

Raise your hand if you're a last-minute-kind-of-girl...

 

Me, too!

 

I picked up some cheap glow sticks at the Dollar Tree last night, whipped up these tags, and

VOILA!

 

Valentines gifts for the kiddos are DONE!

 

Snag your free tag HERE and then make a run to the store :)

 

 

 

Happy Love Day!

Five for Friday

Hey yall! Happy Friday!

 

What a week! It's been crazy busy...so glad it's TGIF!!!

 

 

 

 

We've been studying FDR and World War II, so of course we had to learn about Rosie! We made our own Rosie posters...I love how unique they all turned out! The girls and I had fun dressing up as Rosie, too :)

 

 

Speaking of FDR, we also made these little flip books. I got these from Lacey over at The Fabulous Life of an Elementary Teacher and really LOVE them! They are aligned perfectly to our Social Studies standards here in Georgia and are great for review! You can find Lacey's store here.

 

 

 

I started a new intervention group during our Workshop time this week, so I busted out the finger lights. They have been packed away since I moved from 1st grade to 3rd, but they're out for good now! Third graders love them just as much as my firsties used to :)

 

 

 

I applied for the brand new doctorate program at a nearby university {am I COMPLETELY crazy?!?!?}, so I had to take the GRE. To say I was nervous would be a total understatement!

My sweet hubby always knows how to calm my fears :)

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I scored 14 points higher than I needed to!

I won't find out until April if I've made it in the program-they are only accepting 15 applicants, so its pretty competitive! Keep your fingers crossed for me!

 

 

 

 

 

If you follow me on Instagram, then you've already seen about a bazillion pictures of our new puppy.

Meet Greta!

She is our 11 week old Chiweenie {half chihuahua, half daschund}.

She is the cutest thing I have ever seen, but such a mess!

We sure do love her to pieces, though :)

 

Enjoy your weekend, yall!

100 Year Old 3rd Graders

Hey yall!

 

When is your 100th day of school?

Ours was last Monday. It totally crept up on me!

We didn't get to celebrate in a big way, but we did do a couple fun things!

 

I made this shirt using my Cameo.

Have I told you how much I love that machine???

 

 

I also took pictures of all my kids and used an app called Oldify to age-progress them.

These pictures were HILARIOUS!!!

 

 

I printed them out and cut out their heads. Then they added them to a body cutout and decorated their 100-year-old selves. We have been working on opinion writing, so of course we had to integrate that!

They wrote about why 100 is the best age to be.

 

 

 

These are hanging in our hall and I giggle every time I pass them by :)

 

So...what are your plans for the 100th day?

 

 

Top 10 Insta Pics of 2014

Hey yall!

I know...its been awhile. Rather than have me lament over how terrible a blogger I've been, I'll just jump right in with this post. Work for you?

 

As I was brushing my teeth this morning, while simultaneously checking my Instagram (anyone else do that??), I started looking back at all my pics from 2014. It's nice to reminisce about the things that happened over the year and remember how you felt when you took that specific picture.

 

Then I got to thinking...wouldn't it be fun to share the top pics I've taken this year?

Even better, wouldn't it awesome to choose the pics based on what my followers enjoyed seeing?

 

So I present to you...Top 10 Insta Pics of 2014!
{with original captions and hashtags}

 

 

Eeeeeek! Merry Christmas to me! Best. Parents. Ever. #geekinout

 

This was one of my most recent pictures, but it made it in the top 10! I have been wanting a Cameo for a good year now, but just couldn't bring myself to spend the money. My parents took me completely off guard when they got me one for Christmas! I just ordered a boatload of vinyl and I cannot wait to start crafting!

 

 

Can't wait to make these with my kiddos tomorrow! #merrymerry #teacherlife #getyourcrafton

 

These were the adorable ornaments that my thirdsters made for Christmas. They got to choose which one they wanted to make {Rudolph was the most picked!}. They turned out so stinkin' cute!!!

 

 

Snowflake was sick today, due to some curious little hands. Santa had to send Buddy to watch over the class until she gets better! #elfintheclassroom #handsoff #teacherlife

 

Our classroom elf, Snowflake, came to visit us on December 1 when we got back from Thanksgiving break. On December 2, someone {shock! gasp!} touched her. So she had to go on bed rest, and Santa sent another elf, Buddy, to help take care of her.

 

Our 9/11 hall display #neverforget #wearepatriots #teachersfollowteachers

 

These were the craftivities that we made for September 11th. Because it's such a hard topic to discuss {and we had just finished a study on Paul Revere}, we focused mostly on how we could show patriotism to our country. They all did a great job!

 

 

This is a cannon #notapenis #teacherlife

 

Seeing this picture again still makes make giggle!

 

 

For my door #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram

This is the welcome sign I made for my new peacock-themed classroom! Love the way it turned out :)

 

Bets on how long these will last? #gluesticksfordays #teacherlife

We ran out in mid-November...

 

Loved the way my door turned out for #openhouse #bts2014 #teachersfollowteachers

Notice the welcome sign up there? I love, love, LOVE my peacock wreath that I snagged for 50% off at Michaels. That baby is still hangin' on!

 

Oh #dollartree you made this jewel-tone-seeking heart happy #bts2014 #thriftyteacher #bookbins #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram

 Raise your hand if you love Dollar Tree!

 I'm proud to say that each of those baskets are still looking good.

 

Loving my new supplies labels! #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #bts2014



 These are the labels I made for my supplies cart. I had a lot of requests to share these on TPT, but I honestly just pulled Google images to make them. Maybe one day I'll get around to finding compliant images to share...

So there you have it....my Top 10 Insta Pics of 2014!
Want to share your top 10 pics? Link up below! Be sure to grab the button up top and the cute little numbers. I used the app Iconosquare to get my statistics.

Oh, and I'm sure you already follow me on Instagram, right?
But if you don't {shame on you!}, then hop on over to @teacherytidbits and give me a follow.
I'm teetering on 1,000 followers and I'm antsy to have a giveaway!



An InLinkz Link-up

Thankful Donuts {freebie}

Hey yall! Happy *almost* Friday!

 

Tomorrow is our last day of school before Thanksgiving.

TGIT!!!

 

In true fashion, I waited until the last minute to make treats for my kiddos.

I had no clue what I wanted to make, but sister is on a budget!

So I knew it had to be cheap and easy.

 

I walked by the snack cake aisle at my local grocery store and saw those little bags of mini donuts.

Bingo! I snagged 3 bags and whipped up these tags to go with them.

 

 

Done!

You can snag the tags by clicking on the photo below, if you're a procrastinator like me :)

 

 



Thanksgrammar: Thanksgiving Themed Grammar Stations

Hey yall! Happy Monday!

 

Only 4 more days until Thanksgiving break...I think I can, I think I can!

 

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I busted out these fun grammar stations for my kiddos. I've just posted them in my TPT shop (procrastinate much???) and they are 50% off for the next 24 hours!

Check 'em out!

 

 

Want to win a copy?

Leave a comment telling me what you're looking forward to most about Thanksgiving, and I'll pick 2 winners tomorrow.