Friday, August 3, 2012

My LAST Day of VA-CAY {FREEBIE} Giveaway

Yes, it's that time of the year again for me. Today is officially my last day of summer vacation. Poot.


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) I'm going to drink a whole pot of coffee {because I do good on a school day if I actually get a cup in} as s-l-o-w-l-y as I want to and freely go to the bathroom as many times as I want without having to wait for a planning period or a random passer-by to cover my classroom.

2 1/2) Watch Grey's Anatomy re-runs on Netflix while drinking my entire pot of coffee.

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
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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!}
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,



47 comments:

  1. 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.

    Heidi
    My (Not So) Elementary Life
    mynotsoelementarylife@yahoo.com

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    1. 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)

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  2. Thank you for the cute Numbers! I love them! :)
    I am your newest follower! :)
    Cheryl
    Crayons and Curls

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    1. Thanks so much, Cheryl! :) I am YOUR newest follower! ;o) Stop on by anytime you'd like to! :)

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  3. I'm following your blog & store. I love the Super Secret Nonfiction files. Your nephew is adorable, by the way!
    Storie
    atozscrapbook@gmail.com
    Stories by Storie

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    1. Thanks, Storie! :) Check your email. You're the SECOND to get "Super Secret Nonfiction Files"!

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  4. I 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!

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    1. Thanks, 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! :)

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  5. I am your newest blog and TpT follower! I love the Super Secret NonFiction Files:)
    Cheers,
    Terri
    terrilefler@shaw.ca

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    1. Thanks, Terri! You are the THIRD and final person to receive "SUPER SECRET NONFICTION FILES"! Check your email! :o)

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  6. I am your newest TpT follower (already a blog follower) and I would love to use Asking Super Questions.

    Jana
    Thinking Out Loud
    readingandthinkingoutloud@gmail.com

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    1. Thanks, Jana!!! Check your email because you are the FIRST to win "Asking Super Questions"!

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  7. LOVE your great stuff! I am now following your blog and am a new TPT follower. I would love to use Asking Super Questions! Thanks!

    Gayle
    dgcorey@sbcglobal.net

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    1. Thanks, Gayle!!! Check your email because you are the SECOND person to win "Asking Super Questions"!! Thanks so much!!! Come back again soon! :)

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  8. I would love the I have who has non fiction text features!

    I 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

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    1. Cassandra! Congrats! You are the FIRST person to get "I have...Who has???" text features!! Check your email! :)

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  9. I would LOVE to have Asking Super Questions!

    Kristy

    kristyteach@gmail.com

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    1. Thanks, Kristy! Check your email, because you were the THIRD and final person to win "ASKING SUPER QUESTIONS"! Come back again soon! :)

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  10. I hope you are enjoying your last day of summer!! That baby is C.U.T.E!!! Congratulations on becoming an aunt!! :)

    I would love the Vocabulary Posters!!

    Lisa
    mona991@cvzoom.net

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    1. 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!

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    2. **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!

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    3. WOW!!! I'm SO EXCITED...I entered so many giveaways and NEVER won anything before. TY!!
      Let me write it in caps, the a look like a o:

      MONA991@CVZOOM.NET

      I hope that works!!

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    4. 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! :)

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    5. I'm so sorry it's not working.

      Here 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!!

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    6. It came through!! Thank you so much!! They are awesome!! :)

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    7. WOOHOO!!! :) I'm so glad it finally worked! :)

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  11. I love how you spent your last day of vaca!! Hopefully, it went as planned :-)

    Today, I decided to add polka dots to my room. Your number freebie is a blessing; thank you!
    ReadWriteSing

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    1. My last day was SUPERB! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you could use my freebie! Have a GREAT school year! :)

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  12. I 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! :)

    Lindsey
    Fantastic First Grade Friends

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    1. 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!!! :)

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  13. Hi. 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!

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    1. Thanks, 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!!! :)

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  14. I 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

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    1. By the way, your nephew is precious! Our grandbabys name is Eli Carter...I love Carter Eli...cute name :)

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    2. Thanks, Amanda! You are the THIRD and FINAL winner of the 3rd Grade Reading Vocabulary Cards! :) Come back again soon! :)

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  15. I 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.

    What'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

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    1. 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!!!

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    2. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Have a great day back on Monday :)

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  16. Don'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.


    My Blog

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    1. 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! :)

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  17. I absolutely love your stuff! I would've loved the non-fiction stuff, but it looks like I was far from the first to respond. I have followed you and look forward to buying more of your stuff in TPT. Thanks!!! jordanokies@att.net

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  18. I am following your blog, TPT store, and would love a copy of your Readers Workshop Notebook Labels.

    I 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

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    1. WOOHOO!!! I am YOUR newest blog follower, Katie! CUTE CUTE blog!!

      Check your email, because you are the SECOND person to win RW Notebook Labels!!! WOOHOOO!!!

      Come back again SOON!!! :)

      Lindsay

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  19. PS Are you also giving away your nonfiction files as a TNB giveaway? If so, I totally entered to win that. :)
    Fingers crossed,
    Katie
    I Want to be a Super Teacher

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    1. Yes, ma'am I am!! GOOD LUCK! :) Love, love! :)

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  20. I 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!
    when you get a chance maybe you can stop by my blog!

    Teachers Give a Hoot

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  21. I am your newest follower. Your blog is super cute with great ideas. Hop over to my blog and check it out
    Lesa's.blogspot.com

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