it's time...back from break plans

as much as I am not ready mentally, physically, or emotionally I don't have a choice!
I have to go back to work tomorrow!
We had a workday Friday
I didn't work
my own personal rebellion I guess
but it only hurts me I guess!
So the best way to prepare is to spend the entire afternoon making plans then posting them on the blog and linking up with Deedee!

all while listening to wiggle repeatedly seriously- at least 20 times.
this shiz cracks us up!
like right now this is my house
Hubs, "give me a song!"
a kid hollers out something, "big, fat butt!" or "jump" or some other amazing musical choice we've let our kids experience, grow up with, and come to love...judge if you must!

Now that I broke down and bought Keynote for the ol' Mac, I can link in my pdf's again!
So click away to find these goods!
well, first you need to click to get to the pdf! There are THREE freebies for Monday! and because I royally messed up the link to my freebie for New Year's Owl giveaway, I'm linking it here too! Enjoy!

and yes, I notice the morning meeting kinda slacked off there...it's because I'm not 100 percent on what I wanna read yet!
I cannot wait to make this Resolutions board again!
they are so, so fun!
and you really do have to think and infer to write these!

New Year Giveaway and Freebie!

Happy New Year's guys!
I love the new beginnings feeling of this time of year!
And while I will go back to work with the same bunch I left LAST YEAR-I love telling them that!-I always have big plans after a long break! It's what I love about teaching!

But anyway, I said a giveaway and you clicked, so here's the deets!
My girls and I over at Owls are giving away a $100 Amazon gift card!

Amazon-isn't that the best thing ever? Ever since signing up for Prime it's a little too easy to click that yellow 1-click buy it button!
And not only that...but a few of us are hosting ANOTHER giveaway on our blogs!
I'll be giving away a set of 7 Snowy Day read-alouds! I just bought it for my kiddos to use in January and on our Snowed In at School Day! They are so cute!

To win, just enter the rafflecopter below! That's it!
There's also a little freebie in there for you!
It's only available through this giveaway as a thank you for entering!
Happy New Year!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

What I'm Teaching ... January

I love reading Kacey's "what I'm teaching" posts, so I thought I'd beg, borrow ...steal the idea and share what I'll be teaching in 2nd grade this month! If you're in need of or curious about New Year's products, I posted on Blog Hoppin' yesterday!

I noted the standards taught if you're curious.

and here's most of the units I use to teach them! We use Math Expressions (2007) for math and supplement a few times per week with partner games, notebooking (I use Blair Turner's interactive notebook and love it!) and extra practice, so these are not the units I use to teach the core of my math. I'll also be benchmarking in 2 weeks! woot! 

    

        

        

       

     

Obviously I do not use every activity from every product! I pick and choose what best fits my needs with each class! We know they are all different!! 

Happy Saturday! how many more days til we go back!?!

It's a New Years Sale! and some new year fun too!

just click the adorable signage made by Hope King to go and save 20% on everything!

and I just literally, just posted this activity! The idea struck me after our teenager forced me to read his ifunny app today! 

Students will have to infer what kind of resolutions a snake might make! what about Batman? Spongebob? or a sheep? infer away! I love this and cannot wait to try it out THURSDAY...yes, I only have 2 more days of vacay!

here are some of my favorite resolution makers...

maybe to laugh quieter in class??

i can only imagine what some of my kids will come up with for this!

and I still have my new year foldable and tell me about your break fo free!

or

and ONE last thing...there's a fun linky coming up!

there’s CURRENTLY a SALE!

ok, I had everything half off until midnight in a little flash same yesterday. Awesome.
Now to ring 2013 {and I do not like the sales to show $0, here’s 20% off today and tomorrow! This one is TpT only though.

thanks Hope for the adorable signage! click to go to my store

I added a Halfway Day celebration-we do this on the 90th day of school which was the last day we were in school. bahahaha! No way folks. So we will celebrate this Friday on the 92nd day! It’s a lot of fun! Check it out!

And don't forget my two New year's freebies updated for 2013! 

a reflection and resolution foldable! FREE!

good ol' morning work for when they arrive and feel the need to tell you ev.er.y.thing they did! Make em write it down, too! FREE

I am halfway {or a little more} finished with getting all my Chinese New Year stuff in one pack, too!

and now onto Currently!

listening-I LOVE the new TPT app! I love the graphing and how I can see what profits come from which products
Loving-Oh, Mr. Lamb and I don’t really do the gift thing the right way. Our anniversary is 2 days before Christmas, so we sit together and get each other stuff!
He got some awesome retro Converse {yay! I finally brought him to my side} and a new suit. Spiffs!
I picked up a Columbia jacket {all we really need day to day in southern NC} and a Cameo that will remain in the box until we move! I have no room!
My mom really did well this year!
She bought me the tower of Crayola markers, crayons, and the large pack of skinny markers.
My oldest bought me a new pack of Mr. Sketches and my favorite Ticonderoga pencils! You can only find them at Office Depot! What a doll! Don’t give too much credit though-I tell people what I want!

oh yeah!
Thinking-No, I am not already ready for the weekend, but I do go back Thursday to a classroom of kiddos!
But, Friday…my new Mac Book Pro will arrive! Yippee!!
I took the plunge.
Right now I am typing on my Dell laptop whose backlight went out so I had Mr. Lamb bring a monitor from work to use.
It’s ghetto!
I am so excited!
We were heading to the store to buy it today and I just checked the apple site one last time. I noticed there was a place to order as a school, so I typed my school’s name and wha-la! I saved 300$ on my mac book!
Am I the only one who didn’t know this!?
Oh, but I had to give up the iPad to Mr. Lamb. I didn’t have to, but he wanted one and do we really need two?
That remains to be seen.
He put a manly cover on it. I don’t like it, not one bit!
We are getting a school issued one, but I am sure we won’t be allowed to add any apps that are not approved…
wanting-a new blog design.
I want my own.
I bought the package that I want to use, but I just do no think I have the patience to do it myself in a timely manner.
Any suggestions?!
needing-organize! I am organizing all my files into google drive and dropbox, but I need some external storage. I am trying to keep all the clipart off my computer.
What do you do?
OLW-I love Farley’s word. choice. but I won’t steal it
Positivity…I need to get on board with the positive patty’s in my life. My teammate says it best. We are aggressive-passive. I jump to accuse. I think people are out to get me and insult me. Probably because they are, right??!
No! I work with some very negative people, it does rub off.
But I cannot let it any longer.
Because I work with some amazing, happy people too!
So, here’s to a year of less sarcasm! More smiley, less snarky! Hey, I ran jogged this morning, so surely I can act nice!
I'm also linking up with Denise to share my New Year's stuff! Go get some goodies for your return to school!

Happy new year!