Splish Splash Summertime Blog Hop

Thanks for hopping by! 

Summer may officially start on June 21^st, but to me, it starts at 3:30 the day that school ends and the buses are nothing but a faint yellow dot in the distance. 
We only have a few more weeks to go!

I hope all of you have some amazing vacation plans or just plan to relax and enjoy your well-deserved break!

I love the lazy days of summer and always use the time to leisurely catch up on all the things I never get to do during the year.  I love to try to get a vacation in as well, but it's sometimes just enjoying the small things in life that make me the happiest.

I plan to create a summer bucket list with all the things I hope/wish/want to accomplish.  What would be on your list?

Here are a few of mine:

1. Get a chance to stop at a bookstore and read a book or two that people raved about all through the year while I was reading Mo Williems and staying a few chapters ahead in Cam Jansen!

Jennifer Weiner, Emily Giffin, and Joy Fielding are some of my favorite authors.  I love my chick-lit! Check out some of their books:

2. Plans to sit poolside with my dog (wishing this was me!).  There are ocean and pool people and I'm definitely a pool person.  Which one are you?

If my dog had a wish list, this would be on his.  I'm hoping the water in my pool is a bit warmer!  

3. Celebrate my little guy’s 4^th birthday! Fellow dog owners will certainly understand. Whether it's a kid's or fur-baby's b-day, everyone loves to celebrate a b-day for someone who's little.

4. Sit by a fire and make some amazing s’mores with these great recipe ideas. The cookie dough S'more had me at hello!

My Must Have (or must get) Summer Items:

I have to get these pillowcases -- now that the alarm clock won’t be going off at the crack of dawn, I should get some much needed sleep!

I love to hit the pool, so this would be perfect to listen to some tunes while I swim!

My all-time favorite suntan lotion -- I think it’s the scent!

Please enjoy Everything  Birthday! (Editable). It's perfect for the beginning of the year and to keep up all year long.  It also contains a writing activity for children to complete for every child on their birthday!  My kids love this special keepsake!

The file is editable so that you can enter your students birthdays year after year for a birthday display. Students can also graph their friends birthday too!  Hope you and your class have fun with these activities. Feel free to check out more editable items at my store, Josie's Place.

This is a limited time freebie as is all freebies on this blog hop and it will be full price at the end of the hop.  
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As an added bonus, grab this Memorial Day emergent reader for FREE!  
Have a wonderful Memorial Day! 
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Enter to win the  *ULTIMATE EDITION* Editable Labels pack.  It was just updated to include 7 MORE styles of labels (in addition to the labels above). 
There are more than 20 styles and 120 labels in all! 

I am definitely a labeler and label EVERYTHING in my class from book bins, guided reading books, journal bins, math manipulatives (click for those already done for you) , tubs, and more.  I laminate the labels and use velcro to attach it to a bin, so I can easily swap out what's in the bin.

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CONGRATS TO MARY FOR THE WINNING ENTRY! 

I appreciate everyone entering the contest and as a thank you, these labels will be on sale till Monday.

Feel free to grab them in my store!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous summer!

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