Half Off at Half Time Sale! Don't Miss It!!

I wouldn't blame you if you said you love shopping more than you love the Super Bowl. In fact, you might be speaking my language if that's the case. Especially if you're shopping on TeachersPayTeachers!

I am linking up with tons of great sellers on TpT today to offer you half off deals at half time! Today only, all FOUR of my featured resources are on sale for HALF OFF! I made sure to pick the best of the best for you when I put this offer together!

Here's what you can find for half off today in my store!

This Google Drive unit is packed with awesome resources for teaching the Revolutionary War. Don't have Google Classroom? No problem. You can print the pages. I do have a black and white version in my store as well that is not on sale today. This resource has read alouds for every text, interactive activities, and tons of great information. Plus, everything is more fun on the computer, right?

My Mini Flip Fraction Bundle contains all FIVE of my fraction flip books. These flip books will make teaching fractions a BREEZE! You'll find flip books for adding fractions, subtracting fractions without regrouping, subtracting fractions with regrouping, multiplying fractions and dividing fractions. The flip books print to a half page and are double sided, making this an awesome paper saver!

Okay, maybe I have a thing with math. This flip book is great for introducing quadrilaterals and gives students a place to take notes as they learn about each shape: trapezoid, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus and square. There are shapes to measure the sides and angles and the book makes the lessons so much fun!

Keeping up with my flip book theme, the last resource is my newest resource! I just finished it yesterday. This resource is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and covers the important pieces of information that students should understand in Earth Science. There are visual models, grade-level text and written response activities for students to practice using text-based responses. This is jam packed with information and perfect for 5th graders!

So...what thing are you most looking forward to during the #halfoffathalftime or #halfoffhalftime sale?

To find all of the other great resources, just type in #halfoffhalftime and #halfoffathalftime in the TpT search bar!

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8 Reasons Why I Love Selling LuLaRoe

I've been a LuLaRoe retailer for 7 months now. It's hard to believe that it has already been that long! You know what people always say...time flies when you're having fun! That couldn't be any more true when applied to my LuLaRoe journey. I am #teamlularoe all day, every day. 

Wondering what's so great about it? Let me count the ways....

1) You always have the best wardrobe. Consider this for a minute, those unicorns you're hunting...we get to keep them. That's not to say that every retailer keeps all of the unicorns. We're very generous and totally not selfish. However, when we pull out that "perfect for me" piece, it does go into our closet. All those hours spent hunting...not any more! For example, I've been needing a solid black Classic Tee for months. I didn't hunt for it. I just waited and the LuLaRoe warehouse delivered. One showed up in my box. No wild search, no time-stamp battles, it was just right there for me!

                        

2) You never have to worry about being too busy to wash laundry. Those days are long gone for me. Of course, I do try to keep up with it. However, when I fail, my LuLaRoe inventory is always there to lend me a new outfit in times of need. The saying "I have nothing to wear" will never be spoken in your house again. Trust me.

3) Surprise date night? No problem. If you don't already own the perfect outfit, there's one waiting for you. I can guarantee it! 

4) Versatility. Each piece is incredibly versatile. This makes packing a breeze. You can throw a Mimi into your suitcase and you have a shawl, a scarf, a sweater, a blanket for the airplane...etc. You can wear that Julia alone, then you can put it under a Cassie for a brand new spin. The styling possibilities are endless and make travel wear so much easier.

                         

5) The clothes are comfortable. Like...really, REALLY comfortable. I am a full-time teacher on top of selling LuLaRoe and I have never been so comfortable in my work clothes. I'll spend the day in the classroom and then come home and work on LuLaRoe shipping and photography without ever having to change. 

6) The business fits MY life. Thursdays are long days for me. I don't have to do a single second of work on a Thursday if I don't want to. Taking a long trip out of the state/country/etc? You don't have to work at all. Your inventory will be here when you get back and there's nothing and nobody telling you that you have to sell. It's done on your time and according to your needs. Nobody decides when you have to order, what to order, etc. I needed that and I can promise you that around report card time, I'm not selling much but it's there when I'm ready to push again.

7) Make as much as you need to when you need to! Have a large expense all of a sudden or want to save for a trip? LuLaRoe is a life-saver. I've been able to do so many things that were never possible before LuLaRoe because I can book more pop-ups, hold more online sales, and really put as much effort into my business as I need to in order to make my goals happen. LuLaRoe is there for you...you're not working for LuLaRoe. If you need it, it delivers.

8) Holiday and birthday gifts are a breeze...for females at least. I always have the perfect thing to gift my friends and family members. I love picking outfits for them and saving them for gifts. Plus, who isn't going to love getting free LuLaRoe. We're both happier people for it!

                           

February Fun & A Free Word Search

Hey there friends!

I'm so excited about the fact that it's almost February. February is one of my favorite times during the school year for a few reasons.

1) Valentine's Day is such a fun school holiday. I love doing themed ELA & Math projects throughout the day. We have investigations, learn about candy and create fraction monsters. It's a blast.
2) February leads us into the fun things that come later on like our Right Brain art initiative (I can't wait to make our mural this year) and our architect residency (where we'll learn all about sustainability and design buildings for the future.
3) My LuLaRoe business starts to transition into spring sales and I get to order tons more skirts and dresses. Goodbye leggings and warm fuzzy clothing....eventually. ;)
4) State testing hasn't started and the atmosphere is still light and fun. I wish it could stay that way forever.

As soon as my mind starting focusing on February, I remembered some fun freebies that I have in my store. I wanted to share them with you because I thought that you might love all the holiday fun just as much as I do.

Here's what you can find in my store for free:

Factor practice! For me, Valentine's Day means we're in the thick of our fraction units. I still want my students to practice their fraction skills while they're having fun. I put together some heart-themed pages that get students thinking about factors and multiples in relationship to fractions. No prep, ready to go, easy to use!

                                    


Valentine's Day notes for students and staff. These notes have free homework passes for students and a thank you note for staff members. I like to spread the love on Valentine's Day and let members of my staff know how much I appreciate them. Plus, a free homework pass goes a lot further than candy. It's free and the students totally appreciate it.

Lastly, a blog-reader's freebie! This one isn't available in my store. It's only here for people who read my blog. I put together a quick (but cute) Valentine's Day word search. I love word searches and so do my students. This can be done during the madness called "passing out Valentine's", during morning work, etc. Ready to go, no prep. Print in color or black and white.

I hope these free resources help bring a little fun into your hectic schedule. Now, let me know in the comments what your favorite thing to do is during the month of February!

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Christmas Themed Products to Save Your Sanity

Getting your class on task....and learning...is quite the obstacle when the holiday are near! No matter when your winter break begins, I think we can all agree that everyone gets a little bit of the  "short-timer" syndrome right beforehand. Don't worry...I have your back!

I wanted some new, fun activities for my class right before break so I created some new holiday packs. I have a new math and ELA set in my store to accompany my previously created freebies. 

My students have loved these products during the crazy winter holiday season! The ELA pack includes a word search, a color-by-syllable, grammar and quotations practice, etc. The math set has practice with ordering decimals, decimal long-division, color by product, equivalent fraction practice, etc.

I've been so happy with this too because all I have to do is run some copies and go! The answer key is there and everything. 

The screen shots below show some of the fun pages included in these sets!

I hope these help you take some of the stress off and enjoy hanging out with your kids a little bit more.

Find them in my store by clicking the cover images below. 

                       

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Teach & Reinforce Fraction Concepts

If there's one thing that I'm confident other 5th grade teachers would agree with, it's that teaching kids to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators is HARD! Then, by the time you get to multiplying and dividing fractions, things are really all mixed up and who knows what's happening...

That's why I created these mini flip books for adding and subtracting fractions. I'm going to add to the set and create them for subtracting mixed numbers (with regrouping) and multiplying and dividing fractions. I wanted something concrete that the students could use to reference the procedure over and over again as well as something that they could take home to practice with the same process we're using at school.

The mini flip books are double sided and print on just a half sheet of paper, making this an awesome paper-saving resource. I have my students glue these into their math workbooks as we learn each part so that it's always there for reference. 

Each flip book contains the major steps for completing the math accurately along with an example. There are practice problems on the back to complete with the teacher once you've finished teaching the process. 

You can find the addition flip book here.

You can find the subtraction flip book here.

New Adventures into Clip Art Creation

This summer, I took up a new hobby. I've always been really interested in learning all things Adobe but I didn't have the slightest clue about how to use the programs. I have a subscription to the Adobe suite and it was drastically underutilized. 

After searching high and low for Adobe classes in the area, I stumbled upon a tutoring website called Wyzant. I'm so glad that i found this site because all of the Adobe classes were either online (I am not a digital learner), 100's and 100's of dollars (sorry...teacher budget), or in conflict with my work schedule (who can attend a class at noon on a weekday anyway?). I was so excited to see that there were Adobe tutors in my neighborhood and that I could choose who to work with and the price range that I was willing to pay.

(Want $40 in free tutoring from Wyzant? Click here!)

I've learned so many things since June....where did the last 6 months go?! I create business cards, custom stationery, cards, etc. I'm finally beginning to really learn how to effectively design clip art. This has not been an easy task but I am so in love with graphics and art.

I wanted to share my first mini set with you. I created three images. There are 3 color images and 3 black and white images included in this mini sampler set. All of the images are high-quality, 300 dpi vector images in PNG format and they're super festive and perfect for the season.

I hope to make some new clip art for you soon and I'd love your feedback if you download and use my first set! You can download it for FREE by clicking on the cover image below!!

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Candy Club Review - August 2016

Happy Labor Day Weekend! For a lot of us teachers, it's like the final hurrah before the hard work really begins! For some of you, you've already been back to work and you're just thankful for the three day weekend to recharge. I hope you all get some quality relaxation time in this weekend!

I'm going to do another subscription box review here. I've reviewed this before on YouTube but I think this is the first review I've done here in the blog. 

Today, I'm reviewing the Candy Club subscription box. Have you heard of it? It's a monthly box that you can either have curated for you or you can self-select based on your preferences. I choose to have mine curated for me because I love surprises and I love trying out new stuff that I may not have chosen myself.

I signed up for a year of Candy Club in December of 2015 so my time is almost up. I've never been disappointed in a box. I signed up for this box because the little containers of Candy are so adorable and they are the perfect gift to keep on hand for last minute birthdays, classroom treats, etc.

 

They're great at wrapping their boxes in this heat-protectant layer to keep it safe from the heat and crazy temperatures! This helps make sure that my candy is always fresh and ready to eat when it's opened!

Seriously...how cute is this??? 

Each candy comes with its own card that describes what the candy is. The backside of the card lists the nutritional information and ingredients. Look at your own risk....

These cinnamon bears were so good. They were super soft, jam-packed with cinnamon flavor and the perfect treat!

I'm really not into licorice candies so these weren't a favorite for me. They were really fun with the bright colors and pinwheel shape.

I totally love cola bottle candies. These were soft, coated with sugar, and packed with flavor. I could've been just fine with three containers of these and nothing else!!

There's always some type of candy on top that's sprinkled throughout the box. This month, it was root beer float hard candies. One time I had Zots and that was amazing. I think that I love the candies sprinkled in more than any of the others on a pretty regular basis. These were super delicious and tasted just like a root beer float. 

So, would you try Candy Club? I'm definitely a fan!  What's your favorite type of candy? Let me know in the comments!