Update...

Thank you all so much for entering my very first giveaway! Unfortunately, Blogger is giving me lots of issues today and I am unable to upload pictures. I don't want to announce the winners without showing the results that the 'Random Number Generator' produced so hopefully it will be up and running tomorrow!!

Snow Day & My First Giveaway!

Well we finally had our first snow day today! I'm battling this sore throat bit so it's kinda nice to have a day at home without having to worry about a sub plan. It also gave me some time to finalize the activities that I am going to do with my class for Dr. Suess's Birthday on March 2nd. 


Now, onto my very first giveaway! I am going to give a copy of 'What A Suess-tastic Day' to 5 lucky people. You will have until Thursday, February 23rd to enter, winners will be posted Friday, February 24th. There are 3 different ways you can enter, or you can have up to 3 chances to win! Either:
* Follow my blog
* Follow my TPT store
* Blog about my giveaway
Make sure to leave a comment and your email address for each entry!

Can't Wait? I have posted 'What A Suess-tastic Day' on my TPT store, click the picture to purchase! 


All my clipart is from the fabulous Michelle @ The 3AM Teacher. If you don't already follow her, you must go check out her blog!

Check it out!

I have just posted my newest item at my TPT store. It's simple, but these letters and numbers can be used for many things in your classroom (wordwall headers, flash cards, letter and number game cards, learning carpet and more) plus they are not themed so they can be used all year long! 

I'm working on an official write-up to add to my TPT items, but until then I want to let my blog friends and TPT buyers know that I appreciate each and every purchase I get. All of the money that I raise on TPT is going directly towards my trip to Africa this summer. I am going with a small volunteer group to help build a school in a high poverty area. I am sooo excited to have this amazing opportunity!!!

Have a SLURP-TASTIC Valentine's Day FREEBIE!

I've been busy tonight putting together Valentine activities for our class party next week as well as getting the kiddos little gifts ready! I thought i'd share this super fun gift idea with you all. It's super easy, all that you need is packs of silly straws (available at most dollar stores) and the freebie below! Click the picture  if you wanna grab a FREE copy of the gift tags for yourself over at my TPT store - if you do, i'd love to hear about it!

Also, I would like to thank everyone for your all your sweet comments and emails on my new blog lately! 

My First Award & A Freebie To Celebrate!

I have recieved my very first blog award. This blog community is so welcoming and generous! It is the Liebster Award and is given to bloggers with 200 followers or less. It was given to me by Angela from The Daily Alphabet, make sure you stop by her fantastic blog! Thanks Angela :)

Here are the rules for accepting this award:

• Thank the presenter and post a link back to their blog
• Put the award on my blog
• Pick 5 blogs with less than 200 followers and notify them of the award, and encourage them to pass it on!

I am nominating the following blogs:

Christine @ The Crazy Pre-K Classroom

Kayla @ Primary Junction

Andrea @ Cheers to School

Michelle @ The 3am Teacher

Lori @ Conversations in Literacy

All these ladies have fabulous blogs so head on over and check them out!

This is a need to CELEBRATE so I am giving away my Valentine Hearts Unit at my TPT store, click below to download it! If you grab it I would love to hear your feedback :)

GROUPON anyone?

Hey all you fabulous Canadian bloggers - do any of you follow Groupon? You MUST check out this awesome deal they have on for the next 6 days:

If you are planning on snagging this uh-MAZING deal please go through my refer a friend link HERE and on the right side you can view this deal.

TAG - I'm It!

Angela over at The Daily Alphabet has tagged me in my first ever bloggy game! I have to tell 12 things about myself, then answer 12 questions from the person who tagged me, and then create 12 brand NEW questions!!!! Whew!!!! That sounds like a lot, but here goes!

1. I have just recently started my own blog after many months of blog stalking! I`ll admit, it`s been tougher than I thought!

2. Aside from teacher blogs, I LOVE pinterest! I`ve found sooo many awesome ideas that I’ve used in my classroom already!

3. This summer I am going to Africa to help build a school – I am ALL kinds of excited about it and I can`t wait!

4. I absolutely love musicals. This coming weekend I am going to Beauty and The Beast!

5. I teach Kindergarten to Grade 4 in one classroom! Some say it sounds crazy but I actually love teaching a multi-age class!

6. I got a Cricut machine for Christmas but I really need someone to help me out with it! I think I have the basics but I know it is capable of so much more!

7. Recently I`ve been having thoughts about going back to school to work on my Post-Bachelors degree – any insight?

8. I think I may even love it more than a SmartBoard because there is not an actual board taking up space when it is not in use!

9. Last week I went to an incredible PD session on Children`s Art in Literature – I must remember to share more in a later blog post.

10. I am a sucker for reality T.V. Is that a good thing or a bad thing …. well I’m still not sure!

11. My favourite colour is purple.

12. I love spending my summers relaxing at the cabin!

Ok – Onto Angela`s Questions:

1.  If you were not a teacher, what would you be?

If I were not a teacher, I would probably run my own daycare, I love children!

2.  Paper or plastic.

Paper? I am obsessed with buying coloured paper to create materials.

3.  What is one thing that you wish you had learned when you were younger?

I wish someone would have told me to take advantages of any travel opportunities possible. My schools often had trips planned and I never took advantage of the great opportunities L

4.  What advice would you give to novice teachers that you wished you had received?

I`m only in my third year of teaching so I am still a novice teacher learning from others too!

5.  Do you like technology? Why or why not?

I love it when it`s working! Nothing is better than being able to interactively learn in the classroom with technology.

6.  How and why did you begin blogging?

I began blogging to share my ideas and TPT items with the many other teachers I blog stalk on daily basis!

7.  Do you have a class pet? Why or why not?

Nope. It`s not allowed at my school.

8.  If there was one thing that you wished you were allowed to do in your classroom, what would it be?

This is a tough one but I would LOVE to paint my classroom! I`ve seen many classrooms with murals or `clipart` that has looked so cool!

9.  What is your classroom decor style?

Bright colours and lots of student work displayed.

10.  Where do you want to be in 3 years?

I hope to have a full-time permanent job in the city that my boyfriend and I decide to reside in after he completes university.

11.  What is something that you wished you would have done differently in the beginning of your teaching career?

I think it is really still too early for me to tell only having 2 years under my belt!

12.  What will you do this weekend?

I`m going to the Beauty and The Beast musical – seriously cannot wait!

My 12 Questions:

1.   What is your favourite children`s book?

2.   Where is your favourite place to shop for teaching stuff?

3.   Where would you go on a dream vacation?

4.   What advice do you have to new bloggers like myself?

5.   What is your favourite T.V. show?

6.   What do you do to relax after a long day at school?

7.   If you HAD to pick the blog that most inspires you, who`s would it be?

8.   What is your favourite snack food?

9.   How many years have you been teaching?

  10. Can you describe your classroom in one word? What is it?

  11. What is your favourite educational website?

  12. Will you purdy please follow my blog? J

Now to tag new blog friends...how many? You guessed it, 12!

(Well, seeing as I just started my blog and only have 3 followers this is tricky, but hopefully these blogs that I have newly found will follow me!)

Angela and Kelly @ Glyph Girls

Amy @ Krazy About Kiddos

Amanda @ First Grade Garden

Marlana @ Lil' Country Kindergarten

Lori @ Converstations in Literacy

Mrs. Crowder @ Sprinkles to Kindergarten

Vickie @ Mrs. Plant's Press

Amber @ Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher

Tammy @ Forever in First

Graylyn @ Graylyn's Blog

Kristen @ Gingersnaps

Barbara @ Grade ONEderful

Thanks for playing along!