GoNoodle is Hoppin'

Need brain breaks? You need to get your GoNoodle on! GoNoodle is a collection of tons of the absolute coolest brain breaks in the history of brain breaks! And the best part? It is 100% FREE!!! Oh, now you're listening? Great! ;) 

GoNoodle has it all. From Zumba to some of the coolest dances, this website has everything you need to get your students moving! It is so important that as educators, we promote a healthy lifestyle for our students. GoNoodle will make this one of the easiest and best parts of your day! 

I am telling you, GoNoodle is an absolute must! It is extremely user friendly and helps you promote healthy living and thinking! Plus, just look how cute this fun site is…

You get to select your own classroom Champ that will encourage your throughout your GoNoodle journey! :) 

When I was at the SDE I Teach 1st conference this summer in Vegas, I had my first opportunity to try out one of their brain breaks for myself…and they *might* have posted this on their instagram for the whole world to see! ;) 

By the end of this, I had a little sweat break out! And, it's kinda addicting. Your students will be begging for more! 

So how can you make this work for you? Print out the letters G-O-N-O-O-D-L-E on circles and attach a magnet to the back. Whenever your students are on point in their behavior, work ethic, participation…they earn a letter. Once they complete the word, they earn a brain break with GoNoodle! If it's in the middle of a lesson, I always wait until the end, and then we get our GoNoodle on! 

I'm telling you…it works like a charm! You can download my letters HERE! 

So what are you waiting for? Click on the picture below to register right now! You won't be sorry! Don't forget, you don't have to pay a dime to have some of the most amazing brain breaks come directly to your room! 

Since GoNoodle is so awesome and absolutely love their GoNoodle teachers, they have decided to give away some super cute and fun GoNoodle Swag! Enter below to win one of these cute GoNoodle bags. It makes a perfect recess bag to hold jump ropes, frisbees, footballs, and other things to get your students moving outside! 

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How are other teachers using GoNoodle in their classrooms? Hop on over to my sweet friend at Fabulous in First to see how Michelle uses these brain breaks in her room! 

A Good SALE…Yes, Please! {What I Bought}

Have y'all been loading up those carts?!? Oh…haven't had time to shop yet? Well, then check out this post. Or even if you are going back for round two, here are some must-haves for the back to school season! 

Jen Jones' Hashtag Fluency

Jen Rundes' Interactive Math Journal {for the hubs}

Teacher with a Mountain View's Skittles Math {again…for the hubs}

Kristine Nannini's English Language Arts Assessments 

Natalie Kay's All About Me Writing Activities 

I no longer teach the younger babes, but I have seen these resources, and let me tell you! AMAZING! If you teach K-2, do yourself a favor and load your cart! 

Holly Ehle's {Ehle's Kindergarden} Everyone's a Superhero! 

Y'all she is dressing up like a super hero on her first day of school! This unit is just too precious and can be paired perfectly with Katie King's Superhero Students! Both are absolute must-haves! 

Michelle Oakes' Focus Wall

Cara Carroll's Work on Writing 

The Bubbly Blonde's Me on the Map

Amy Lemons' Addition and Subtraction Math Stations

Reagan Tunstall's Math Journals 

Babbling Abby's Center in a Minute

And here are a few of my newest resources that I would love for you to check out! :) 

Set the Stage to Engage: An Ebook to Maximizing Student Engagement

The Ultimate Writing Bundle All Year Long: The Complete Set

Interactive Writing: The Hamburger Paragraph

Organize My Supplies Soup Labels

Monthly Math Centers: The Complete Yearlong set

Let's Go Back to School: A First Week Paper Bag Book

Don't worry…or feel guilty about all you are buying because I am going for round 2 tonight! ;) Make sure you link up with Blog Hoppin' to show us what you bought! 

Hope y'all are having an amazing week! 

XOXO! 

Supply Cans & More…#createtoeducate

If you have been around my blog for any length of time, you will know that my heart skips a beat anytime there is a little crafting project! I call it my therapy. Although that typically means my house becomes a disaster, I still jump at the chance to get my crafting on. So, when it came time for the Michael's Stores Create to Educate project, I knew this was right up my alley. Here is a look at what I created! 

Have y'all ever seen these cans? They had them out a few years ago. When I saw them on Pinterest during a random search {REALLY random}, I fell in love with the colors! 

Then, after a little more searching, I found this adorable project for a little girl's kitchen by Katie Day, and I just knew I had to fit these into my classroom…somehow…someway! 

Then it hit me…supplies! These are perfect for classroom supplies! A) Because cans are cheap and you probably already have them around your house! B) They are just darn cute! c) They are the perfect organization tool! D) Just look how easy this is to do…

So when I posted a quick picture on Instagram, I received TONS of emails asking for the templates. Well, I heard your cries and made several templates that can match just about any classroom decor theme! You can check them out below...

Along with the retro theme, I created a few others! 

Then I took it one step further and created matching table number supply labels for each set! 

Just to make sure you have what you need, I also added a little editable file so you can add your own names and categories! 

You can grab these in my TPT Shop right {HERE}! 

Project #2??? Yes, please! I have been dying to use one of these oil pans for years! YEARS! I have finally figured out it's most perfect use…well for me anyways! A dry erase calendar! Here is how it works: 

So easy and so worth it! :) You could also create something similar with letters and use for a nice word center! An oil pan is a must-have classroom necessity if you ask me! :)

Have you been crafting? If so, be sure and share all of your fabulous ideas…so I can steal a few from you! :) Plus, you could win a $50.00 gift card to Michaels! 

Now go get your crafting on, and I will see you tomorrow to celebrate the BIG, GIGANTIC, HUGE TPT SALE! 

AND….Oh…this is big…

Don't forget to join our Back to School Bash where you can win 18 amazing prize baskets! You can start the hop here and enter for the grand prize here! 

The ULTIMATE Bash Basket: Grand Prize Entry!

Hey there teacher friends! We so hope that you are all enjoying the B2S Bash 2014 blog hop. We know how hard teachers work all year long, so we hope that some of these prizes will make your classroom life a little easier. We have one more HUGE Bash Basket that will go to one lucky winner. We are all kinda jealous of this one, and it really doesn't need a description or an introduction….

are…..

you….

ready….

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The Ultimate Bash Basket: 

Are you kidding me?!? Now you see why we are completely jealous! We all know about the millions of different ways that you can use an iPad in the classroom…and $100 at TPT?!? What?!? 

But…

Have y'all heard about the GoPro Camera?!? Holy amazing! The uses for this camera are endless, and it is made to endure a lot of rough housing. You know…surfing….swimming….skateboarding….24+ students! :) And the best part?!? As if it could get  any better…the videos download directly to your iPad. Just imagine the ways that you could use this in your classroom (and not have to worry about your students breaking it!) 

I know, I know! You are ready to enter to win, right?!? 

Here you go: 

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And if you haven't started your Back to School Bash hop, you can begin right {HERE!} and enter for your chance to win 18 different prize baskets. It all ends TOMORROW…so hurry, hurry! 

B2S BASH Giveaway: Let's Talk Teacher

I am so excited about this bash basket! I mean…I kinda want to keep if for myself! ;) This basket is all about getting that profession development in...which I usually dread. Not gonna lie! BUT…have no fear because if you win these prizes, you will be dying to go, rather than thinking of any excuse imaginable to get you out of it! 

Let's Talk Teacher {All About that PD!}

1. SDE: A two-day conference or seminar. 

All I have to say about this is…hellooooooo Vegas 2015! You can attend two days of any SDE conference or seminar and gather ideas from some of your favorite educators…plus many more! 

2. The Ron Clark Academy: School visitation and signed copy of Crash Course by Kim Bearden

You've read the reviews, now get your very own autographed copy of Kim Bearden's Book Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me. It will inspire you and send you running back to school this year! Then, you will get to come meet her {in real life} with a visit to the Ron Clark Academy! 

These two opportunities are definitely chances of a lifetime! 

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Feed Your Marker Addiction!

1. A years supply of Scentos makers

Hello?!?  Is this real life? An entire years supply of Scentos markers? Need I say more? Enter to win…

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As if those two prizes aren't out of control enough…both baskets will also include a $25.00 gift card to spend however you'd like at Creative Teaching Press! #holyamazing

Before you run off and hop over to the next bash basket, don't forget to stop back by my blog on Saturday to see what the GRAND PRIZE will be! I promise you don't want to miss it! 

There are still tons of prizes left in this little hop! Click the button below to hop on to the next basket! There are 18 different baskets in the giveaway and you don't want to miss one! Trust me…;)