Blogger Exchange goodies!

 I participated in the Blogger Exchange from Adventures of Ms. Smith and Covered in Glitter and Glue.

I hadn't participated in anything major (searching for a gift for a secret blogger pal) since last summer. It is always nice to give to others and I love seeing what they give me. Plus the way it was done made it easier on everyone. My secret pal was Jayne from Smart Kids (and ABCs of Reading) and I had her.

         

 These are my goodies from Jayne. It is like Christmas in July but it's August. The black piece in the back is a frame decorated by Jayne to match my theme. Isn't she so creative? And she included her blogs in the place where the pictures are supposed to go.

 I think I packed her box with some of my favorite goodies. She said her theme was farm with red and black. Well most of the things I found red and black, it didn't seem to go well together. So I stuck with the farm theme and ran with it. Thus, I created my new product called Farm Detective: Sight Words Edition.

My students last year LOVED when I had the magnifying glasses in their Word Work station. And since it seems as if I just love teaching sight words, we call them popcorn words, to my students I try to create more of these. So check out Farm Detective which was inspired by Jayne from Smart Kids and her wonderful kinders. :) Check out her post on how you can win awesome goodies from the sellers from Teacher's Notebook! Also I am having a sale in my TPT store until Tuesday August 13th to celebrate with my blogger friends.

And my post would not be complete without some giveaway reminders:
You have a little bit of time left in Learning with Mrs. Leeby's fabulous giveaway! Chipotle any one?
Don't forget about The Polished Teacher's awesome alphapalooza! It is still going strong:)
Teaching Heart Mom and her Kid Carpet Giveaway!
The 2nd Grade Surprise is celebrating her 500 Follower milestone. Go check out the fabulous prizes you can win.
Linky Party and freebies:
Stop in and check out the Math Linky Party from I Surf Maths. Gain some great tips and activities to use with your students. And add your math activity too.:)
Check out The Teaching Tribune for organizational tips and maybe some freebies!

Don't forget that there is a Facebook Frenzy Freebies going on until Monday the 12th.**Click in the comments section to find the link for your "treasure map" by grade level!**  This time it is broken up by Grade Level so make sure you go and grab your freebies. Make sure when you hit LIKE on their page that you also click "Get Notifications" as you are notified faster than just getting it your News Feed when a blogger has updated their Fan freebies or they are hosting a Flash Freebie!! All the details start with Creation Castle if you get lost and can't find your way.
Have fun and enjoy!

Join the Giveaway!

Have you guys checked out the new blog Freebielicious? It is just like it sounds... freebies galore! If you haven't visited yet, you should as they are having a giveaway until 8pm EST. The blog is mostly made up of Pre-k to 1st grade freebies but many of the authors are giving away so many goodies. Especially some Halloween units you might want to do with your class in the upcoming weeks. So hop on over to sign up and give yourself a chance to win. It is very easy to enter, 3 ways (Pinterest, Facebook and become a follower), all three are good places to always stay on top of the freebies. Good luck!

Oh and if you follow them on Pinterest you already get links to some freebies you might have seen floating around Pinterest already. Especially the Candy Corn Match Up! I can't wait to start printing and laminating so it is ready for my students on Monday.

A few things

  I know we all are busy trying to get our rooms together so we don't have time to blog as often as we would like. And I know many teachers are already back into their classrooms!! I am so glad that my school district does not have us go back this early. However, I am always jealous when some teachers get out in May... man I miss those days! (Preschool teacher)
 But I wanted to take the time to share some of the goodies that were sent to me this week. You guys probably have heard about the Kohl's Back to School 10% discount. Well if you haven't heard about it, they are giving this discount my readers... I know... we are lucky. And if you want to get your own discount for your readers just email me and I can try to pass along the link (it is for parents and teachers!) So how long can you use this discount code, UBLOGTEN?!? You can use it until October 24th so stack up your savings at kohls.com See more stores are catching on to what we need to get these kids dressed for success, Kohl's Back to School section helps us get more for less. And as a teacher I always like that motto. Click on the code UBLOGTEN or any link that says Back to School and check them out!

  As I was printing my pins from Pinterest I was linked to First Grade Parade, Cara, I love her!! But what a surprise something that I missed in my pins I really needed. But that isn't what really surprised me. It was the fact that her freebie, classroom labels, has more than I have ever seen all summer on posts for labels. Usually people just create the few that they need for their schedule but nope Cara created so many labels I don't know which ones to choose from. She even has a label for Centers or for me this year Literacy Stations. Plus she has included blank time cards so you could print, laminate and write/draw the time for each thing. Click here so you can download this wonderful freebie. Surprises are good huh? And if you have never visited Cara's blog First Grade Parade do so and even check out her TPT store as you might find some goodies you will like there too.:)

  Speaking of First Grade Parade... the reason why I ended up there was because I was checking out one of my pins about schedule cards. But I was intrigued about the time slot called Ketchup and Pickle Time and after reading about it I want to try it with my kids this year. (However if you need some library book labels, those are FREE). First Grade Garden has a time slot for Ketchup and Pickle Time. Are you interested in what it is all about?  I am only going to give you a teaser but it's about giving students a chance to complete unfinished work... Check out her post about it and see if you can have Ketchup and Pickle Time in your room.

 And for those who have a Five and Below in their town: My Five and Below are having a sale until 8/19, a buy one get one free. Now some things aren't really worth buying one just to get one free as you could just go to the Walmart and get it for less. But I usually go to Five and Below for my pencil pockets. I have looked everywhere else for them thinking that I could get them cheaper but no such luck. I stumbled upon them last year by accident and have been looking out for the same sale and here it is. So the pencil pockets are $1.50 buy one get one free.

Last year I got 26 pockets for $19.50 which for me was good as these pockets lasted my students all year! And since I have been pinning I have found some teachers use these pockets to put in station materials. I found one teacher use them to put different poems that students could use at the Poetry Station. My hope is to put the magnetic letters in them for Magnetic Station, poems for Poetry station and sorts for Pocket Chart station. Plus I want to have students practice sight words at home so some of the ones I buy will go in their home folders. Do you have any other ideas I could use these pockets for?