The summer seriously went by so fast! I visited family in Kentucky for 3 weeks and my sister had the sweetest baby boy, Carter Eli. He was born on July 6th and I just LOVE his little stinkin' face to death! I can't WAIT until Christmas to see him again! {Enjoy the mini brag fest below...}
Me and my sister...she looks great about to go into labor! :) |
Two days old in the hospital...our sweet little froggy boy! |
I mean, who wouldn't WANT to pinch those sweet cheeks off!?!?! |
I love this little face! It's like he's saying, "OH! Aunt Lindsay! What BIG hair you have!" haha |
And the NEWEST one...precious!!! I LOVE him! |
Isn't he just PRECIOUS?!?!?...ok...moving on...
AND...this was the FIRST summer since I was 16 {and I'm 27 now} that I didn't have a job {well, other than TpT, but which is seriously a part-time job all in itself it seems!}. Can you believe it?! I was SO excited!
So, in honor of my LAST day of summer, I've decided 3 things:
1) To stay in my PJ's all day long {and paint my toenails while I'm at it...}. ALL day long.
AND...I even have polka dot pajamas. |
2 1/2) Watch Grey's Anatomy re-runs on Netflix while drinking my entire pot of coffee.
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3) Give away A TON of freebies and products from my TpT and TN store!!! WOOHOO!!! Are you excited?!?! Oh man, I know I am! :)
First, you must know that we have to use our imaginations a little bit today. Last time I was at school, I took pictures of some parts of my room, but not others. Therefore, some of the freebies, you will have to imagine what they look like finished. Also, because I do have so much I need to finish and laminate and get hung up, I could go up to school and get that done, but over my dead body on my last day of summer break I'll just wait until next week to do that. So, I have pictures of my products, just not laminated and hung up.
So, here goes! {Click on each picture to download the product from Google Docs.}
I made these {CUTE} little numbers using one of my Clip Art files {found here!} for my "Check In" board that will be on the side of filing cabinet. Each child is assigned a number, based on alphabetical order, and each morning, they will place their number under "I'm Here" or "Absent" {see next picture}. One of my classroom jobs is "Secretary". Each morning, the secretary will report to me who is absent based on this board {there will be a list of each number that correlates with each student listed in the classroom, however, the kids always remember whose number is whose faster than I ever do!}. Each afternoon, the secretary moves all numbers back over to the absent side. I am going to laminate each, and hot glue a magnet on the back. WOOHOO!
Ignore the coffee table...Envision this on a filing cabinet....you see it?? haha |
If you would like the "I'm Here" and "Absent" labels, click on the above picture! Also, when you click on this link, you'll get two headers "Reading" and "Writing". {It's a TWO-fer freebie!} I am going to use these to write my daily Standards & Objectives under.
Ok...notice the green & yellow tins? I got them from the $ bin at Target about a month ago. I printed the "Sharp" and "Dull" labels, laminated, and hot glued them onto the tin. Click the "Sharp" & "Dull" picture below to download these labels! :)
And NOW to the good stuff!
I'm going to give away 3...THREE....TRES....of each of my TOP selling 3rd Grade Reading Resources! Here's how you enter to win:
1) PREVIEW each of the items below {by clicking on each product's picture }and decide which ONE you would LOVE to have {Please only CHOOSE one to comment on to win, thanks!}.
2) Follow my TpT Store
3) Follow my blog, if you haven't already {for the latest on ALL freebies and give-aways!}
4) Comment below on which one item you'd like to win{don't FORGET to leave your email address!}
3) Follow my blog, if you haven't already {for the latest on ALL freebies and give-aways!}
4) Comment below on which one item you'd like to win{don't FORGET to leave your email address!}
5) The first 3 people to comment on each individual product, WINS that product!
Make sense?! Ok....GO!
Good luck, and enjoy the last days (or weeks if you have them, just don't tell me...haha) left of your sweet, sweet summer break!
Well, I'm off to finish my pot of coffee and relive all of the drama of Meredith and McDreamy. *Sigh* Oh, how I will enjoy every last second of this brain mush day of nothingness.
Until then,
All of these look super. I follow your blog and store. I would love your Super Secret Nonfiction Files. :) Thanks for the cute freebies as well. Your off to a great start with your blog. Love the cuteness of your nephew. No wonder you didn't want to leave him.
ReplyDeleteHeidi
My (Not So) Elementary Life
mynotsoelementarylife@yahoo.com
Check your email, Heidi! You're the FIRST to get "Super Secret Nonfiction Files"!! Thanks for the follows and comments! CHECK back really soon! :o)
DeleteThank you for the cute Numbers! I love them! :)
ReplyDeleteI am your newest follower! :)
Cheryl
Crayons and Curls
Thanks so much, Cheryl! :) I am YOUR newest follower! ;o) Stop on by anytime you'd like to! :)
DeleteI'm following your blog & store. I love the Super Secret Nonfiction files. Your nephew is adorable, by the way!
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atozscrapbook@gmail.com
Stories by Storie
Thanks, Storie! :) Check your email. You're the SECOND to get "Super Secret Nonfiction Files"!
DeleteI love using 'I have, Who has" activities with my class. It is a great way to get them up and moving! And, your nephew is absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Teri! I would LOVE to send them to you, but I don't have your email address!!! :o) Please let me know, and they are all yours! :)
DeleteI am your newest blog and TpT follower! I love the Super Secret NonFiction Files:)
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Terri
terrilefler@shaw.ca
Thanks, Terri! You are the THIRD and final person to receive "SUPER SECRET NONFICTION FILES"! Check your email! :o)
DeleteI am your newest TpT follower (already a blog follower) and I would love to use Asking Super Questions.
ReplyDeleteJana
Thinking Out Loud
readingandthinkingoutloud@gmail.com
Thanks, Jana!!! Check your email because you are the FIRST to win "Asking Super Questions"!
DeleteLOVE your great stuff! I am now following your blog and am a new TPT follower. I would love to use Asking Super Questions! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGayle
dgcorey@sbcglobal.net
Thanks, Gayle!!! Check your email because you are the SECOND person to win "Asking Super Questions"!! Thanks so much!!! Come back again soon! :)
DeleteI would love the I have who has non fiction text features!
ReplyDeleteI am totally going to steal your idea and do all that stuff on my last day of summer! Sounds fun!
cgeiser@gmail.com
Adventures in Room 5
Cassandra! Congrats! You are the FIRST person to get "I have...Who has???" text features!! Check your email! :)
DeleteI would LOVE to have Asking Super Questions!
ReplyDeleteKristy
kristyteach@gmail.com
Thanks, Kristy! Check your email, because you were the THIRD and final person to win "ASKING SUPER QUESTIONS"! Come back again soon! :)
DeleteI hope you are enjoying your last day of summer!! That baby is C.U.T.E!!! Congratulations on becoming an aunt!! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love the Vocabulary Posters!!
Lisa
mona991@cvzoom.net
Thanks SO much Lisa! I did enjoy my day! :) Check your email, because you were the FIRST person to win the 3rd Grade Reading Common Core Posters! ENJOY!
Delete**I have tried sending it to that email address provided twice, and it shoots it back to me! :( If you can leave me another email address, I can get it to you ASAP!
DeleteWOW!!! I'm SO EXCITED...I entered so many giveaways and NEVER won anything before. TY!!
DeleteLet me write it in caps, the a look like a o:
MONA991@CVZOOM.NET
I hope that works!!
I'm really sad...for whatever reason, it won't send! :( Is there another email address I can send it to??? Everyone else's email works, so it must be on your end! Don't worry! I will make sure I get it to you one way or another! :)
DeleteI'm so sorry it's not working.
DeleteHere is my other address...I hope it works for you. I'll keep checking and let you know if I get it.
Thank you for resending! :)
lmckula@mpasd.net
BTW...I love the name of your blog...Very cute!!
It came through!! Thank you so much!! They are awesome!! :)
DeleteWOOHOO!!! :) I'm so glad it finally worked! :)
DeleteI love how you spent your last day of vaca!! Hopefully, it went as planned :-)
ReplyDeleteToday, I decided to add polka dots to my room. Your number freebie is a blessing; thank you!
ReadWriteSing
My last day was SUPERB! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you could use my freebie! Have a GREAT school year! :)
DeleteI found your blog through TPT! I wanted to say your Chevron Frames are awesome. I am going to use them on my first every attempt at making a math board game. Wish me luck! I too have a blog and would love for you to stop by sometime! :)
ReplyDeleteLindsey
Fantastic First Grade Friends
Hey, Lindsey! Love your name! ;o) I'm so glad you like the Chevron frames! I'm sure your games will be precious! :) AND...I am your NEWEST follower on YOUR cute little blog!!! :)
DeleteHi. I so admire the way you spent your last day of vacation. I am now following your TPT store and blog. I would love the NF unit, but since three have already been given away (A VERY popular product), I would like "3rd Grade Common Core Reading Vocabulary Posters". My email address is karenmcdavid@mindspring.com. I hope you have a wonderful first day of school. Third Grade Rocks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen!!! :) My last day was FABULOUS!!! :) You are now the proud owner of 3rd GRADE COMMON CORE VOCAB POSTERS...because you are the SECOND person to request it! :) Check your email!! WOOHOOO!!! :)
DeleteI am your newest follower ! I love your check in numbers...very cute! I would love your 3rd grade cc vocab posters if they are still available! Thanks for sharing your ideas! Carteam@tulsaschools.org
ReplyDeleteBy the way, your nephew is precious! Our grandbabys name is Eli Carter...I love Carter Eli...cute name :)
DeleteThanks, Amanda! You are the THIRD and FINAL winner of the 3rd Grade Reading Vocabulary Cards! :) Come back again soon! :)
DeleteI love, love, love your products! I have three of them in my shopping cart right now. One of them being the super questions! I see that one is all given away though :( I have been following you on TPT for awhile and was glad to see you have a blog going now. Your journal prompts are AWESOME and I am going to use them for morning work this year.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the chance of trading the Reading Workshop product for the Fiction Journal Prompts since they haven't all been given away yet? Can't blame a girl for trying! Have a fantastic year!!!
autorotation@q.com
Hi, Turtle Girl! Love the name! ;) Check your email, because you are the FIRST person to win READING WORKSHOP NOTEBOOK LABELS!! Have a great school year!!!
DeleteThank you! Thank you! Thank you! Have a great day back on Monday :)
DeleteDon't you LOVE being an aunt, I am several time over! Just wanted to say I love love Reading workshop idea went and put in my cart to remember to show my coworkers....I am your newest follower, come over and visit mine anytime.
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Checked out your blog! PRESH!!! Let me know if you would like the Reader's Workshop...it's yours for now, but they are flying off the shelves like HOT CAKES!!! hahaha Come back again soon! :)
DeleteI am following your blog, TPT store, and would love a copy of your Readers Workshop Notebook Labels.
ReplyDeleteI smiled when I read your last day of freedom plans. Drinking a whole pot of coffee, sitting in jammies, and painting nails sounds fantastic!
Katie
katiebaxsmith@gmail.com
I Want to be a Super Teacher
WOOHOO!!! I am YOUR newest blog follower, Katie! CUTE CUTE blog!!
DeleteCheck your email, because you are the SECOND person to win RW Notebook Labels!!! WOOHOOO!!!
Come back again SOON!!! :)
Lindsay
PS Are you also giving away your nonfiction files as a TNB giveaway? If so, I totally entered to win that. :)
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed,
Katie
I Want to be a Super Teacher
Yes, ma'am I am!! GOOD LUCK! :) Love, love! :)
DeleteI am your newest follower! I LOVE your blog! You have so many ideas! I also really like what you do for attendance using numbers. Super cute!
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Teachers Give a Hoot
I am your newest follower. Your blog is super cute with great ideas. Hop over to my blog and check it out
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