All About Me - GIVEAWAY!

I am excited to share that Miss Kindergarten and I have come together to bring you all a quick giveaway!!

We have both recently come out with some "All About Me" units that are just perfect for those first few weeks in school.

If you don't know Miss Kindergarten, than you must be living under a rock. Her crafts are too die for and I am pretty sure I am the proud owner of every single one!

This last creation is no different:

She has created an adorable backpack craft for students to make which includes different facts about them!!

This craft goes perfectly with my new All About Me! unit I came out with a month ago:

 

I outlined my unit {here} but it includes 6 different activities for students to complete at the beginning of the year. It is a great way for your kids to get themselves and each other better!

How can you win both of these prizes?! Easy! And... you get TWO chances to win!

First, enter the rafflecopter at the bottom of this post and then make sure you head over to Miss Kindergarten's blog and enter that rafflecopter as well! We will each pick a winner at the end of the day on Wednesday and announce it on Thursday!

Good luck!!!

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1K GIVEAWAY!

Last weekend I was feelin' quite blessed! This little ole blog was started just over a year ago and I cannot believe that I have reached 1,000+ followers! I am so thankful for all of the friendships I have made through this blog! :)

To thank all of you I have asked some of my amazing friends to help me out with a giveaway!

I have lots of changes coming up next year and I am in a "mode" of trying to finish up this year with a bang...while simultaneously preparing for next year! Since that is what's going on in my life I thought I would throw a dual giveaway!

Every new beginning comes from another beginning's end

Thanks to KG Fonts and her husband, Mr. Magician, for the fonts and graphics!

To celebrate I have created an end of the year "survival kit" giveaway and a new year "starter kit." Both should help you either finish out the year or begin your new year. I will pick a winner for each so make sure you enter both giveaways - who knows... you could be lucky enough and win both!!

First up - the SURVIVAL KIT!

I have 11 school days left and I need all of these to help me and my kids get through these last few days! Summer fever has hit us here in Vegas and it is h-o-t and my kids are antsy! My friends donated some of my favorite units and I threw in a $25 Target gift card for fun! Maybe a new pair of summer sandals? A good book to read by the pool? Whatever you want!

What you can win:
Michelle's Dollar Store Superlatives - End of the year awards!
Kelley's Summer Countdown Survival Kit!
Rachelle's Out of this World - End of the Year activities
Reagan's Last Week of School activities
My Writing Through the Seasons {Summer}
$25 gift card to Target!

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Next, the STARTER KIT!

I don't know about you.. but about 2 weeks into summer, my brain starts reeling. How will I set up my classroom?! What will I do those first few days?! Again, I got you covered! I asked some of the best to donate their packs and if you win, I promise you will be SET for those first couple weeks in school! As you can see, my amazing practicum student included a $50 credit to her store, Simply Cute as a Button so you can get some custom signs to decorate your room as well!!

What you can win:
Hadar's First Day of School Craftivity!
Amy's Beginning of the Year math lessons and activities!
Katie's Classroom Decor set!
Lyndsey's Friends in First Back to School pack!
My First Week Fun! activity pack
$50 credit to Simply Cute as a Button

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I am home in Massachusetts for the weekend to celebrate a friend's wedding and visit the family, so I will pick a winner Tuesday when I am home! Good luck to all and I hope you have a faaaaaantastic weekend! I know I will :)

Thank you all for following along my silly journey through life! I am very appreciative!

xoxo

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In Awe! 500 Follower Giveaway!!!

I am in awe...

 Last Saturday around 2:00pm I reached 500 followers!!!

I am so thrilled and I love all of you ladies n gents so much that I went all out for this giveaway! Seeing as we are getting into the Fall season, and being that I am from Salem, MA, I thought it would be fitting to have a Fall/Halloween themed giveaway!

I called on the big dawgs.... the real big dawgs.... and they answered! These ladies are some of my ALL TIME favorite bloggers in all the land. I would've never started creating products or blogging if it weren't for them. Many thanks to these inspiring women!!

First up,

{Abby}

 (source: The Inspired Apple)

Abby has donated The Candy Corn Bandit. This is such a fun idea! Your students will be making predictions while trying to find out where this bandit went and what he looks like. All the while you are traveling all over the school! Anything to get my kids up and movin'!

Next,

{Rachelle}

Rachelle has donated "A Halloween Unit" to the giveaway! This huge unit is jam-packed with Halloween activities!! Some of my favorites are the "guess what we're being for Halloween" class book and the paper plate scarecrow craft!

On to, 

{Teri}

Teri's craftivities?!? Yah... I'm obsessed. This little pumpkin pack is no different. It is so stinkin' adorable I can't even contain myself! She always has the best activities to go along with her picture perfect crafts!

Then came,

{Kelley}

Have you checked out this woman's morning work?!? If not, you need to! She has the perfect September morning work packet to keep your little ones busy n learnin' in the morning! All the activities are aligned to to common core and I swear my kiddos are smarter because of these activities! She just, just, just came out with her October pack - and you can be one of the first to have it!

and next,
{Stephanie}

Are those witches adorable or what?!? Steph's creative craftivity also comes with an original poem and some how-to writing prompts! I am super excited about this pack!

Last, but not least,

{Me}

You can read more about this mini-unit here, but I kinda love it! There are loads of activities I can't wait to do with my kids!

Enter away & good luck to everyone!

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Just Droppin' In!

Ahhhh! 

I have been gone for SO long... 

Doing things like this:

 {Friend's Bachelorette Party}

I'll stop the pictures there.... you get the idea.... 

You can tell by the picture quality what kinda *classy* joint we were in ;)

and doing this:

 

 

 Apparently these are the faces I make when trying on a gazillion wedding dresses.... 

I did find my dress though!!!! Tears were shed by all :)

 (and none of those crazy faces were made when I found THE dress)

Little sister joining in on the fun :)

and then I decided on these:

{Photography - Lightshed}

{Bridesmaid Dresses -J.Crew Bridal}

my best ladies could not BE any more different so they will all be picking the style that looks best on them :) - it just has to be short, navy, and silk chiffon.

and going to a friends wedding, like this:

{The future hubs & I - Congrats Laura & John!}

I just wanted to drop in and show you what I've been up to!

I start school the DAY after I get back from my vacation - yikes - but I am excited to get back to business! Before I go I have 2 things to share:

(1)

This is the LAST day to enter our *SWEET* giveaway:

(2)

The Fab-u-lous Kelley Dolling is having a FLASH $1 sale on her back to school items so go check 'em out!

Be back soon!!

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Facebook launch & GIVEAWAY!

Quick! Look right! I added a facebook button!

Check it out and help me make my page look... less lonely.

Background: JW Illustrations, Frame: Goodness & Fun

Ohmigoodness...

I am almost, almost, alllmmoosstttt at 100 followers - WAHOO!

Thank you so much my bloggy friends :) 

This has been such a fun adventure filled with many successes... and many mistakes!

To thank all y'all I asked some of my fave bloggers to help me with a giveaway and this is what I have for you:

From moi:

Any item from my TpT store!

From Lindsey over at The Teacher Wife:

Image from: http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/

 Her Summer Reading Survival Guide!!

From Jennifer over at First Grade Blue Skies:

Any item of choice from her TpT store!

andddd from Kelley over at Teacher Idea Factory:

Any item of choice from her TpT store!

Could this be real?!!?!??

Thanks everyone again and gooooooodluck!!!

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Susan

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Happy Mother's Day and Giveaway Winner!

First things first....

Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful mamas and grandmas out there!!!!

Here is what we did in our class for our moms:

Sorry for the last minute, horrible, iphone pic, but it was a bit hectic this week! 

This was my free download, Mother's Day Recipe. On the back of the little recipe card is the recipe for the yummy sugar cookies we had. I made one for each student and one for them to bring home to their momma! The kids came up with some pretty adorable recipes!

We also made this little craftivity:

On the back, I we did a Mother's Day Survey which are always a bit hit with the moms. I favorite is... "My mom weighs about _____ pounds" 

Man, oh man, we had quite the variety of answers!! The mom's took them home at the end of the day and they were loving the answers their kids came up with :) 

It was so sweet!

And now the winner.... 

my first ever giveaway for my addition with 3 addends packet...

Drum roll please....

The random number generator picked...

Lucky Comment #4 --->>  Kelly Dolling at Teacher Idea Factory!!

Congrats!! Check your e-mail because I am sending it over now!

Thanks to everyone that entered :)

If you still would like to get my 3 addends packet, it is only $2 in my TpT store! 

You can get it, here!

Happy Sunday and have a great week!

Susan

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Summer Bucket List Linky & Giveaway!

I linked up with A Cupcake for the Teacher to let you know what I plan on doing this summer - and its lots! I have been so inspired this year from the blogging world that I can't wait to get organized and start a fresh new year of fun in first!

(1)

I love these numbered bags I found on Mrs. Terhune's First Grade Site. I plan on using them as weekly reading book bags for the kids to bring home on Monday and return on Friday with their books and phonics/reading comprehension activities.

(2)

 

I plan to buy some beads and chains to make these reading incentive necklaces from The Teacher Wife! I loved this when I first saw it and it such a good visual for the students all year long!

(3)

Fast finisher cards from Rachelle's What the Teacher Wants. As of recent I had been out of ideas for early finishers and fell into a bit of a "just read a book on the rug" slump... whoops :( This is such an easy way to let the kids know what to do when they finish early! All I have to do is print, laminate, add magnet and pick the one I want for each lesson!

There are so many other things I need/want to do this summer... including making many trips to The Container Store which is opening this weekend here in Vegas - SO excited!!

Also, if you haven't seen my giveaway for my addition with 3 addends packet, go ahead and enter it!! Not many people have.... so you have a good chance of winning ;)

 

Happy Friday!!

Susan

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My first ever giveaway!!!

After this weekend's sale I noticed that my addition with 3 addends packet was selling more than in the past.... and it needed a major update!! I spent the past few days giving it a face lift and adding a few more things to the packet.

Ta da!

So now, I am going to try my first giveaway to see what y'all think of my addition with three addends packet. In order to enter all you have to do is:

1. Follow my blog

2. Follow my TpT store!

and leave a comment for each one!

I will pick a winner on Sunday :)

Good luck!!

Here is a preview of my unit:

 

Time for me to get to bed - hump day is over!!

Night!

Susan

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