Educents Launch and Giveaway!!!

We've got great news!!! Educents is opening a marketplace, which means now you can purchase items from seller stores any day!! That is in addition to the great deals they already offer! There are over 500 stores in the marketplace for you to save some money!!
Some great bloggers and I are joining together on this blog hop to introduce ourselves and show you the great products we have in our stores!!

I'm currently a second grade teacher, working in Florida! (In my previous life I taught middle school science. And it was awesome.) I started my blog and Educents store because I LOVE sharing resources and learning from others! I hope that you find something to inspire you as well. If you are interested, you can check out my Educents store front by clicking....HERE or on the button below -->

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I wanted to share my FREEBIE with you! I use this in my own class during individual student reading conferences. It's also a WONDERFUL tool to use during parent conferences or RTI meetings.

Enter below to win!! Good luck!!

Educents Marketplace $50 in Edubucks Giveaway #3 - Second Grade Stores

An InLinkz Link-up

March Currently

So first, how in the world did it get to be March already!?! 

That means spring break is right around the corner, then spring testing, and then summer! It's crazy to think about how fast this part of the year always seems to flyyyyyy right by.

I'm linking up with Farley at Oh Boy Fourth Grade to share what's currently going on in my life.

Enjoy!

Listening: I've had HGTV on all weekend long! We are currently looking for our first house so I'm officially becoming addicted to watching all these house renovation shows! My favorite is Fixer Upper. (Which always reminds me of the song in Frozen...but we won't go there.) 

What are your favorite shows?

Loving: We are just getting into arrays right now in math, and it is so much fun! It's been a much needed break from the addition and subtraction we've been doing for what seems like months now. (Snooze fest....ZzzzzzZzzz)

My kids are catching on super quick too, which just makes it even more enjoyable :-)

Thinking: I have a few very challenging kiddos in my class this year. They've been challenging for their teachers the last few years, so I knew what I was in for, at least. Lately I haven't been getting enough sleep, I've been dealing with some health issues, and adding the stress of finding a house that we can move my in-laws into, all on top of the every day grind of teaching tiny little humans....

...and I've got myself some stress. 

Due to all the stress I haven't shown a much patience with my kiddos as normal, and it shows. I need to step back and take a few deep breaths.

Wanting: Well, I think I covered this already...but I really want to find a move-in-ready home, for the most part. I love the idea of renovating, but it also just seems like a TON of added stress. If the house gods can make that work for me I'll even do a fancy house dance....

Needing: SLEEP! I love my pillow. We need more quality time together. He's making googly eyes at me right now, in fact...

Spring Break plans: Oh yeah, we're gonna get our party on!! (not).

Buying a house. It's like we're adults or something. :-)

But I still want to find a way to unplug for a couple of days. We'll have to work on that.

I hope you have an amazing week!! Happy Sunday!

Five for Friday!

I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for the infamous Five for Friday! (For the FIRST time! Woo!!)

I think the first things I have to mention is obviously my BRAND NEW BLOG! (Isn’t it cute??) Designed by the lovely Alexis at Laugh EatLearn. I’m a new blogger and I’m excited to start this adventure!

I just bought this book: Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain! I’ve been struggling lately with how boring our curriculum is. (NOT a statement about my colleagues who plan other subjects for our team! They are wonderful! Our curriculum is just so BLAH.) I have been looking for ways to spice up the activities (worksheets) we always use to make them more engaging for my students. It hasn’t gotten here yet, but I’m excited to read and find some inspiration!

I started pairing my students up as Reading Buddies this week. They get to share their favorite book with their partner, and then they switch and the other partner gets to share their favorite book. They absolutely LOVE it! They were SO excited to read out loud with their buddy, that even my most reluctant reader was itching for his turn! (Score!!!)

With the idea of switching up our learning activities, I also started letting students use a clipboard and sit anywhere around the room to complete their work. You would think I gave them candy or a new puppy...they were thrilled to get to move around and lounge while they worked. It was the quietest my classroom has been in a long time! Guess this will be a new staple for us!(Please ignore the rest of the messy room...)

Last, my principal was sweet enough to cater in lunch for us today! We had kind of a crazy week with unexpected things last minute, fire alarms, lots of subs in the building, etc etc. So, she bought us lunch! YUM!

Now I’m off to get firewood  so we don’t freeze tonight!