Father's Day Activities

Father’s Day is around the corner and every year, I wait till it’s closer to the date and always end up feeling rushed.  This year, I got an early start on our Father’s Day activities!

 If you’re interested in making these, you can grab them here.  There are 5 No Prep Activities (although the trophy does need a toilet paper roll!) to choose from and it allows the kids to write as little or as much as they want depending on their level.  There are also activities for uncles and grandpas for students who are making it for other male role models in their lives. Here are some of the activities we did:

We made trophies for our dads:

We created different acrostic poems:

Then, we created our dads:

 We wrote books about our dads and grandpas too!

I loved their responses:

Tomorrow we are off to make the coupon book!  

Get it here!

Enjoy your Father's Day!

June Pinterest Ideas & A Fabulous FREE Cookbook!

 I'm hooking Up with Inspired Owl's Corner & Pawsitively Teaching for June's Pick 3 Pinterest Picks.  

Hope you find some great recipes, home ideas and more for the summer!

Click on the pictures for the link!

 

S'MORES!!!

Summertime means campfires and BBQ’s.  There are just sometimes you feel like a s’more, but a fire is just not going to happen. This is a fantastic recipe for indoor S’mores.  It was definitely a hit the last time I made it.  With ingredients like chocolate, marshmallow fluff, and graham crackers, how can you go wrong?

I love these jars and the flower pot idea and they are so simple to make. I’m always looking for a place to put the utensils- so smart!

 Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best- and you can keep track of your drink! 

Here's another ingenious idea from the same site.

Happy Summer!

Before you start your summer, don't forget to get your very own copy of
The Best Summertime Picnic Recipes!  
It includes over 75 recipes for: 
Appetizers
Main Dishes
Sides
Salads
Desserts
Drinks

BEST OF ALL.. IT'S FREE!

Here's my recipe for Chinese Cabbage Salad 

which is a hit at our house. 

When my husband requests a salad...it has to be good!

Let me know what you think!

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Birthday Blowout!

I'm joining up to celebrate Ashley Lafleur's birthday and there are celebrations planned for the entire month of June. 

So, join in the upcoming festivities!

Here’s what’s in store for the month:

·      Weekly freebies!

·      Five giveaways!

·      An extra giveaway!
·      Sales at my store as well!

This week's theme is End of the Year Products. You can have a chance at winning, Get Ready for Summer!  Included are two Emergent Readers, At the Beach and Under the Sea, for K-1 and lots of language arts and math activities aligned to the common core to finish up the year or to create a summer packet for the kids.  

Enjoy and have a great start to summer!

This week’s theme is favorite teacher items I’d like to get for my birthday.

My ALL-TIME favorite item was a gift from a teacher mom.  She obviously knew it would come in very handy.  It’s a personalized stamper with Please Return to (insert your teacher’s name)’s Classroom.  I stamp all my books with it so when I lend out my books, they always make it back!  SUCH A TIME SAVER!

Another favorite item is personalized stationary.  I love Stationary Studio and the stick figure notepads.  The one below is my favorite because I can jot a quick note to parents and they obviously know who it’s from -- mine is a lot cuter than the sample!  I can never have enough paper to write on!

Other fun gifts are personalized jars, it’s fun to fill them with any of your supplies or stash of candy. 

Hot/cold travel mugs and cups are great for both the warm and cold months in school!






Don't forget to enter all of the giveaways...

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and birthday blowout!
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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.  
If you get a chance to leave feedback on TPT, it's greatly appreciated! MANY THANKS!

As an added bonus, grab this Memorial Day emergent reader for FREE!  
Have a wonderful Memorial Day! 
Feedback on TPT is always appreciated!

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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