My Birthday FREEBIE to you!

Okay i know I drive my dearest friends who blog all the time...crazy! I just don't fit blogging in very well...so here's my attempt...it's been a long time.
My birthday is at the end of this week...so I am giving away a freebie every night!
My freebie tonight...
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Patterns-with-Halloween-Costumes-382318

Enjoy! I love Halloween! It might have something to do with my sister giving me the best Halloween birthday patties EVER when I was growing up!

Don't wait too long...I'll take it down in a few hours!
Enjoy!
Happy Halloween!
Mona

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Amazing giveaway!!!!
TWO tickets to the "I Teach K" conference!!!! What an amazing win this would be! I hope I win! I hope I win! I hope I win!
If you win, who would you take with YOU?!

http://rockinteachermaterials.blogspot.com/2013/04/calling-all-kinder-friends-youre-gonna.html#comment-form

Here is another great giveaway!!
Check out TWO giveaways for $50 gift card for each one!
Go to "Granny Goes to School" blog and like/follow all the opportunities to win these giveaways!
I could definitely use a $50 gift card! Wow- wee!!!!

http://grannygoestoschool.blogspot.com/2013/04/500-follower-celebration-and-give-away.html

Lots of great give aways to kick off Spring!
Check out...
EduK8 and Inspire's 400 Follower Giveaway!!!
Love the fresh new ideas coming out!
Join me in trying to get some freebies too!

I am in a creative streak! I know...but it's STILL summer! =) Well, when there is a giveaway for clipart, the creative streaks kick up a notch! So here's the link to the giveaway...check it out!

http://learninginspain.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/the-clip-art-giveaway.html

I will probably be posting more later...I know that's a "no no" but I'm not ready for a bloggy post quite yet today! Got lots to do on my lists! =)

Two Weeks.....

Hello all!
Today is Monday...most of you are thinking "Ummm...I know that!" But it's important to me because I realized this weekend that I have 2 weeks left before I will be back in my classroom AGAIN. So, I am making sure every day counts for the next two weeks!
Today, I took my son to the doctor..no biggie. Then went out shopping & had a nice lunch with my kids! Then we came home and did lots of art projects including making puppets for a puppet show! FUN! While they had a few minutes of quiet time, I devoted a tiny bit of time to school...I got 3 field trips scheduled and left messages for 5 more! That was VERY productive! WOW-WEE! Then I worked on a literacy center - almost done!
In my mind, I have been trying to reorganize my classroom - I want more student-focused centers. In our reading program, we have a VERY scripted teacher's manual. Very hum-drum to me. We have a tiny bit of flexibility...so I am trying to decide how to include more age appropriate & more developmentally appropriate activities into their day. I am also making a list of ideas on the side so I will have them to pull from as I plan...
My other thought in my mind...school life will not take over like it does every year. Usually I feel like I am drowning in "school" until January. Kicking off a Kindergarten year is very difficult as I am trying to get kids into routines & get them where they can work independently. Wow...so hard sometimes. So, I am trying to keep things streamlined & prepped ahead, so I know what to pull for each week's centers/stations. We shall see...=)
Again, summer is dwindling down to the last few weeks...it makes me so sad. I really think I miss the daily routine of going to school, but I don't miss the overwhelming time sucker it becomes! I must find that infamous balance! =)