October Currently

It's not unusual that I'm late 

to Farley's

Currently

party.

Somehow the first of every month 

seems to catch me 

when I'm not looking!

Am I the only one?

Anyway...

Listening: My husband sings frequently throughout the day.  It's always random stuff and usually quite loud.  To me, it's a happy kind of noise. 

Loving:  My youngest is a freshman in college these days.  She returned home this weekend to spend her fall break with those of us who love her the most.  We enjoyed some "girl time" yesterday with an overdue trip to the mall for new clothes and ice cream. 

Thinking:  My district included a fall break in the calendar this year and boy, am I grateful!  Did I mention it starts tomorrow?

Wanting: Seriously, I need someone to step up to the plate tonight and volunteer to cook supper. Any takers?

Needing: To buy groceries and finish the laundry.  Boring stuff.

Treat: I'll be teaching my non-fiction unit on Spiders when I return from our fall break.

Last year's first graders simply could not get enough of this study. 

It's currently on sale.  

Pardon the pun... I simply couldn't resist.

You can check it out HERE.

Let's Get Shopping!

Shh!  If you must talk, 

be as quiet as a mouse.

Dear 'ole hubby is sound asleep while I burn the midnight oil preparing for a 

site-wide sale at TPT!

The doors open at midnight 

so I've got to be ready!

Graphic by Amy Lemons

Here's a little sample of products that will be available 

from my own store...

This product is a fun display for tracking those AR points!

I expect even the most reluctant readers 

will want to be BEASTS!

Or...

maybe you're in need of writing prompts?

My own little friends love these to pieces!

Perhaps...

you want to get a head start on a science unit perfectly suited 

for the month of October?

This product is available, too!

It's a number sense game my own friends will enjoy as early as...

NEXT WEEK!  

I'll also have a new behavioral management product in my store.

It's called

and its theme is one in which most children can identify.

In fact... my own sweet teenager understands this management system very well, in fact.  She saw the 

"make bad choices - get in trouble" 

theory unfold before her very eyes.  

That's because she happened to be with me when Mr. New Recruit Trooper felt the need to reward me with a second ticket 

in less than one month!

I mean, REALLY?!

It saddens me to say 

we're on a first name basis now.

He didn't try to understand, 

nor was he concerned,

that it was a Friday afternoon and I was able to leave school before 6:00 that night! 

He clearly didn't care either that I had just consumed two candy bars and one soda!  

I tried to explain that the windows were down, the wind was in my hair, and my baby girl and I were singing 

White Wedding Day 

at the tops of our lungs!

I'm thinking all that caffeine must have gone straight to my foot, 

but it no longer matters.

Mr. New Recruit Trooper wasn't receptive to anything I said and eventually...

I just stopped talking altogether.

I'm thinking that's probably 

what I should do now.

Anyway... lots of my products are on sale tomorrow and Monday!

Use the code BTS13 to receive an additional savings!

Click HERE to go to my store!

 

Lesson Planner Goodness

In roughly 3 weeks I'll be returning to school and my 24th year of teaching will begin!  August is such a great month to start fresh... even if it is for the 24th time. 

  This post is actually about my lesson plan format for this next year.  

I'm trying something new... an Erin Condren lesson plan book and I honestly believe this will be one of my best years as far as organization is concerned.   

Take a look... 

I love the two-page spread and the large, open blocks of space.  

It's bright.  

It's lovely.  

It makes me deliriously happy.

Well... maybe not that far gone but you get the idea.

This is yet another feature I like.

Each month is followed by two blank pages for notes, to-do lists, birthdays, etc...

Honestly, there aren't any rules.

 For me, this is the space in which I'll feed my "organization" craving.  I printed all the "pins" from my Pinterest "October" board and glued them here in categories.  You'll see ideas for Columbus Day, bat/Halloween projects, ideas for an owl unit, holiday snacks... everything that I might possibly want to include that month is all in one place.

I am lovin' this planner!

How will you write your plans this next year?

Finally...

I just completed my first science unit and I'm super pleased with it.  It's all about those silent critters who inhabit our homes but prefer to go unnoticed.

 

It will be an awesome unit to teach in October or as a stand-alone unit at any other time of year.

Simply add your own non-fiction books and watch your little people develop into expert arachnologists!

It's on sale here for a week!

Enjoy your weekend!