It's My Birthday I'll Have a Sale If I Want To!!!!

Wow! Oh. My. Word!!! Has anyone else been crazy busy?!? My life has literally been going non-STOP and my poor, little, neglected blog is suffering!!! {Can someone just give me about 3 or 4 more hours in day?? Please and THANK YOU!!!} We just finished up our cross country season yesterday at the state championships. I know this has absolutely nothing to do with school, BUT I just have to share the great news! Our girls are STATE CHAMPIONS!!!! It was truly a great start to my birthday weekend! So...in celebration of all of the greatness going on in my life right now, I decided to throw a little party at my TPT store. Everything will be on sale now through tomorrow at midnight! Stop by and pick up some goodies if you would like! 

I PROMISE that I will be back to "normal" {if there is such a thing} this week and will be posting lots of ideas and projects that we have been doing in the classroom.  Until then, I hope that everyone is having an amazing weekend!!!   

Happy Sunday Friends!!!

Gobble It Up {November Math Centers!!!}

Alright bloggy friends...by popular demand...Gobble It Up: November Math Centers are ready for all of those math lovin' kiddos in your classroom. If you didn't see my October post about Spooktacular Math Centers and how these little gems work, you can check that out HERE! 

These are BY FAR some of the easiest centers that I have ever incorporated into my classroom. It takes little preparation but provides a great amount of drill and practice for all of those basic math skills.

Here is a little look into the unit!

The Activities:

The Materials:

The Unit:



Stop by TPT and get your learnin' on! :)

This teacher is officially on FALL BREAK!!! So, the sound that you hear...is me shouting HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!! This is one tired girl who is CRAZY thankful for this nice little break! I will be back later in the week to show you what we have been doing to expand our knowledge of nonfiction text! I will be praying for all of you dear teacher friends as you brace yourself for a crazy HALLOWEEN Monday! I'm sending lots and  LOTS of energy and patience your way!  :)

Happy {almost} Halloween friends!

Cloudy with a Chance Recap and Unit!

Alright friends...it is here and it is ready to go! Cloudy with a Chance is now posted to TPT! Here is a little recap of our weather fun in second grade!

What is a meteorologist?

Weather Tool Construction

Weather Tool Observation

Severe Weather Research

Severe Weather Group Projects

Cloud Creations!

Cloud Observations

If you are interested in this fun unit that gets your kids deep into weather observations and hands-on experiences, stop by TPT and pick up a copy! Here is a little look at what this unit includes:

Don't forget to pick up this little freebie (weather vocabulary cards) to use throughout this weather unit!

Happy, Happy Sunday Friends! I am counting down the days (4) until a MUCH needed fall break! Woohoo!!!!

Extreme Makeover....PUMPKIN EDITION!!!!!

Oh boy...today was a CRAZY...CRAZY...CAH-RAZY day as we transformed our pumpkins into famous book characters. This means that my fingers will now be stuck together for the next...oh...say...week, I have a manicure of green, blue, pink, etc. etc. etc., and I feel like I have been giving blood all day due to straight pin pricks! Not to mention a blister here and there from hot glue! I call that...TRUE LOVE! {For my kids of course!}  

 No, really ALL of the credit goes to my amazing room moms, one room grandma and the most fabulous woman I know...my mom!

God bless this woman! She truly has a servants heart and LOVES these kids! 

My kids could hardly wait to get into the classroom today and I am pretty sure that they worked harder than ever before! If they would keep up the speedy pace, I may just decorate pumpkins everyday! Ok, ok...I am not THAT crazy! We had a blast and the kiddos can't wait to present their book reports next week!

So...Here is the moment we have been waiting for...

Introducing our 2011 Pumpkin Parade! 

She's my fave!

 We are still adding a few minor touch ups here and there tomorrow! My sweet kids just couldn't get enough of these pumpkins and will be talking about them for weeks! If you would like more information about the pumpkin book reports, you can check out my unit on TPT!

Is it bed time yet??? This is ONE tired teacher! Whewww!

It's Got Me Down!

I usually do not allow too many things to get me down...BUT...this nasty flew cold well, whatever it is, is certainly trying it's best! Now, I am at home nursing a sick husband too! {We all know that husbands are just SO pitiful when they get sick...at least that is what they put on!} ;)  I hope to be back at the beginning of the week with more updates of what we have been up to in second grade. 

I have also received TONS of emails about the Chewandswallow Weather Unit. Thank you so much for being patient! That was on the top of my "To-Do" list this weekend, but this little crud that I have has other plans called SLEEP! I am hoping to have this up and ready for you as soon as possible! Keep an eye out!

Happy Sunday FRIENDS!