Rocksbox Set #3

I am so excited about my new Rocksbox set! I am IN LOVE with what I received this month!!

Are you wondering what Rocksbox is??

Rocksbox is a subscription type jewelry service where you pay $19 a month and they send you 3 pieces of jewelry. What I LOVE about it is that you get to keep the jewelry and wear it for AS LONG AS YOU WANT!! Yes. you can wear this jewelry for $19 a month for as long as you want. The boxes usually are about $150-$200 in value each.

You can also send it back and get new jewelry as often as you want. So, for $19 a month, you can exchange jewelry as many times as you'd like and wear multiple pieces of jewelry for the month. Each time you send it back, they send you a new set and they send you jewelry from either your wish list or just something that your stylist thinks you'll like.

Now, from your $19 a month fee, $10 of it can be applied to the cost of your items if you want to keep them and purchase something. I have kept pieces in the past because I have received some amazing things!! 

Why do I love Rocksbox?

I love Rocksbox because I get to try tons of jewelry styles and see what does and does not work for my lifestyle. There are so many pieces that I added to my wishlist and thought that I absolutely needed but it turned out that they absolutely did not work for my wardrobe or lifestyle. For example, some bangles were way too big and wouldn't stay on my wrist. Other bracelets caught on everything and weren't easy to wear. Some necklaces were too dainty or the chain was too short. I love being able to find this out and then send it back for something else to see what works better.

What I also love is that I can find jewelry for special occasions but I don't have to keep it in my permanent collection if I don't want it as a permanent piece of my collection! 

It is so fun!

How can you get Rocksbox?

First, click this link and then sign up with the code "MyrandaBFF" and you can get your first month FREE!!!!

Here's the cute packaging that it comes in!  I love it!

When you open the mailer, you get this adorable box, tied shut with a cute little bow!!

Then, when you open the box, you get this cute little note from your stylist! 

  

Next, you find information on your "Shine Spend" and then you get to the GOOD STUFF!!

Here are the fantastic pieces that were in this month's box!!

Kendra Scott Earrings

Wraparound Bracelet

Layered Disk Necklace

I am so happy about everything that's in this box! 

This wraparound bracelet is so cute! I am not sure that it's super practical but I'm going to give it a try. It seems like kind of a pain to put on in the morning when I'm always in a rush and trying to just get in and out of the house as fast as possible. 

However, this will probably be perfect for a night out or a special event because it's super cute and very fun!

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I have to wear the other two pieces still and I will update this post ASAP with the earrings and the necklace as soon as I wear them to work this week!!

The Sunday Scoop - October 4, 2015

Welcome back to my latest Sunday edition of The Sunday Scoop! I love the way that this allows to take a look at what's ahead. I can't get enough of this link up!

Have to Do:

I am not usually the "grade at home on the weekend" kind of teacher. I believe wholeheartedly that teachers should not be working harder than our students are and that we are human beings who deserve to live a life that we enjoy too. We deserve to have fun on the weekends, spend time with family and friends, go on day trips or just have a movie marathon day. I am not sure where this philosophy came from that teachers need to work tirelessly every minute of every day, even on the weekends, to be "good" teachers. That's not me. I believe in balance. HOWEVER, with that said, there are times when the grading has REALLY piled up. For that, I make an exception. I could say that it's pretty piled up today.

I have some HUGE TpT files in the works right now. The kind that take a month or more to finish so it looks like you're not working at all because no new products have gone up. Yes, that kind. That's what I'm working on right now. Slowly but surely...

I got a new Rocksbox shipment yesterday and I can't wait to post about it for you! Look for it later today.

Hope to Do:

Yes, I am still working on that darn Journey's post! It's a big one! 

Another post that I really need to get working on is my Bright Ideas Blog Hop post. I am so excited about this one. It's about a math and technology integration lesson. It's great!

Happy to Do:

Relax! Seriously. I worked at the MACnificent Me event yesterday and it was so much fun. I was busy with back-to-back makeup demos ALL day. I LOVE M•A•C events but they're tiring, especially after a long week of teaching. I am SO ready for some R & R today!!

Here's my look from the MACnificent Me event yesterday:

Come link up with us and share your Sunday Scoop!!

Rounding Decimals Anchor Chart & Game

First of all, I take NO CREDIT for this adorable idea! This was a pinterest find and it's insanely adorable! Second of all, this cute recreation was made by my wonderful student teacher. She's awesome.

However, please enjoy my classroom anchor chart!  :)

Now, this is a very hard concept for my students. So, in true Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade fashion, I made some games for them! In this game, partners try to stump one another in the ultimate round-off! They write a number to challenge their partner and then use the spinner to find out which place value their partner has to round to! My students had a blast with it in small groups!

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5th Grade Math Games - Fraction Race

I'm linking up today for the 2gether We Are Better linkup! I have been trying to get on this linkup for a while but I always miss it. Fortunately, I did a catch Schroeder Shenanigans in 2nd on Periscope this afternoon where she was talking about the link up and she mentioned that the topic this month is math games! As you'll notice by my most recently scheduled posts, math games are on my mind a lot lately so this was a totally perfect fit!  I knew that I had to rush home and get linked up for this topic!

I'm sharing a math game with you today that requires very few things and it covers fractions! Who doesn't love fun ways to practice fractions?

Objective:

Race to simplify fractions in this fast-paced, two-player game! All you need to play is a deck of cards, paper and pencils. Shuffle the cards, and you're ready to get started. You'll work with your partner to create fractions. Find the simplest form first to earn cards and win the game.

Materials:

• Deck of playing cards
  
  
• 1 game board (a piece of paper with a horizontal line drawn across the center, to represent a fraction bar)
  
  
• Scratch paper and pencils (optional)

Game Play:

• Remove all of the face cards from the deck, then shuffle it.
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• Distribute the deck evenly between two players. Players should place their mini-decks face down in front of themselves.
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• Play begins by having the players simultaneously turn over two cards each and place them on the game board. 
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• Each player should place one card above the fraction bar, to represent the numerator, and one card below the fraction bar, to represent the denominator. 
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• There should be two cards above and two cards below - four cards total.
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• The first player to correctly simplify the fraction shown by the cards wins all four cards. If a tie results, split the cards evenly.
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• Play continues until one player has accumulated all of the cards or time is up. The player with the most cards wins. 

5th Grade Exponents Anchor Chart!

Alright, this isn't the prettiest or most fancy anchor chart in all the land but, hey, it does the job!

Typically, exponents (with 10 as the base number) are a pretty easy skill for my students. I create this anchor chart as I teach it and they love it! It works so well for us!

Of course, I made a handy little game to practice the skill. This is a matching game and it can be played where the students find their partners or it can be played like a game of "memory."

Currently - October 2015

Listening:

Right now, I"m listening to The Whimsical Teacher on Periscope. Seriously. I've been all over the scopes this week and The Whimsical Teach is so funny! If you're on her scope right now, I can guarantee that you're cracking up!

Loving:

I am seriously obsessed with my Teach Happy Membership lately. I wasn't 100% on board in the spring/early summer but this past month, THM has been giving me life. There's just so much to talk about and I love that it's an ALL TEACHER site! I can't get enough of chatting with like-minded people and networking with fellow educators! The THM has me so fired up lately. Really...thank Sheila Jane Teaching for the recent influx of blog posts.

Thinking:

All of the things. I can't even sleep lately. There's just so much going on!! School, education, life, all of it!

Wanting:

In light of the school shooting in Oregon today, all I want is health and happiness for my state and my community. Oregon is such a small state to have seen so many shooting tragedies. I cannot say enough prayers for my home state tonight.

Needing:

Little known fact, I decided to get healthier on Monday. I've been a stress eating mess with my grandpa being in the hospital and school starting. I cannot hide the fact that I really need to get my act together. I haven't eaten a piece of candy in four days. That might not seem major to you but that midday slump hits me hard and I need that candy boost right before math. I haven't broken down and I HAVE been to the gym most days after work this week. I still need that candy though...

Boo-tiful:

Something that makes me feel beautiful are the days when I'm ready to go in full M•A•C mode to work as a makeup artist. There are times where I feel like M•A•C is the only place that can complete part of my soul. Makeup artistry is a huge passion of mine and nothing can replace it. I also do independent makeup work but there's just something about being dressed in all black and rocking it out at a M•A•C event that I can't get enough of!

Come link up and share what you're currently up to!

Let's talk daily schedules!

Teachers....let's talk schedules! What a seriously HOT TOPIC!

Well, perhaps this isn't your hottest topic but it is for a lot of teachers that I know and especially in my area! We have tons of district-mandated minutes to accommodate and it gets tricky sometimes.

So...here's a peek at my daily schedule! I actually am very happy this year with my schedule because I have a huge literacy block in the morning and I feel like I'm able to teach so much stuff during that time because it's uninterrupted.

However, those huge uninterrupted blocks also come with a lot of controversy.

What I do struggle with, however, is the huge math block at the end of the day. Two hours of math is brutal. My brain is just so tired by then. If mine is so tired by then, I can only image how the students' brains feel then.

So, what does your daily schedule look like?