Two for Tuesday

Hi, Everyone!

Have you read that

The Teaching Tribune 

is hosting 

a fun linky called

Two For Tuesday?

Since my participation will force me to take a break from

Classroom Relocation 101,

I'm more than happy to join the fun!

Seriously, y'all...

I have spent 8 of the last 11 days moving the contents of my classroom...

absolutely everything I've collected 

over the past 24 years.

I'm talking every pencil, stamp pad,

cap eraser, chart stand, book display,

every.single.item.

Why, you ask?

It seems that someone thought a lateral transfer to a smaller school 10 miles farther down the road would be an awesome idea.

And it was - I mean, it IS!

I had just forgotten how hard you have to work to accomplish a task of this magnitude!

Maybe some of you who've moved 

the contents of your classrooms 

can appreciate the 

WORK that's involved.

  

Take my poor hubby as an example...

he will need a week, 

at the very least,

to recover from this ordeal!

I'll be posting pictures 

of the new space 

just as soon as it's done.  

Until then,

I'll share with you the first project that is currently underway.

The country blue border 

(circa 1988)

simply had to go and

lime green is now on the radar.

I do believe it's shaping up nicely!

Now, back to the linky...

Two products in my store are at 50% off for one day only,

 today!

Here's a teeny glance for you to consider...

If you're in need of an author study,

I'd like to suggest one that my kids

simply adore.

It's this guy.

Tedd Arnold's series 

appeals to kiddos of all ages.

It's all about the fly...

My book study features 

anticipation guides and 

comprehension questions 

for 5 books in the series.  

There's a cutie craftivity for "Buzz", too!

Need another idea?

I simply adore this product I made for word work practice in my small groups.

It's called

and it's a collection of mats 

in which the children 

manipulate letter tiles 

* at your direction *  

to form words. 

(Honestly, if you have a need 
to teach phonics, 
this product will feed that desire.)

Strange, I know...

If you'd like more information about these

products, you can read about them 

here and here.

They're 50% off for today only!

Happy Summer!

Word Workin' Witch and a Spring Cleaning Sale

Like so many others,
I heard there was a "spring cleaning"
sale currently underway at TPT
and I wanted to participate, too!

Who doesn't love a good sale?!
Especially when it involves 
shopping for your classroom?  
Can anyone else get on board with that?!

I find that shopping for chart tablets, 
dri-erase markers, cap erasers (in every color of the rainbow) 
and pocket folders 
simply makes me happy.
 How about the smell of a new notebook? 
Is it not intoxicating?
It's weird, I know.
My parents tell me I've always been that way.
  

In any case, 
not only will I be purchasing 
a few must-haves to 
carry me through 
the remainder of the year, 
I also wanted to pop in and tell you about my newest product that I've used daily 
in my small groups for months.

It's called Word Workin' Witch 
and it's a collection of mats 
in which the children 
manipulate letter tiles 
* at your direction *  
to form words. 
(Simply put, it feeds my love 
for teaching phonics. ) 

As you can see, 
I recently taught the oa/ow vowel digraph so we're using both mats 
to practice our new words. 
It's fast, efficient, and my own firsties 
seem to associate the letter pattern with the adorable clipart just a tad bit better than before.

I'd love to give away 3 free samples.
Leave a comment telling me your favorite subject to teach and I'll send 
a copy right along.
Don't forget your email address!