Hey guys! It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks here! We have been to Birmingham, to Nashville, to North Carolina, back to Birmingham, and back home. My sweet, sweet Aunt Eula {who was actually my great, great aunt} passed away, which led us to North Carolina. It was Ellie Grace's first long car trip, first flight, and first time to meet our family there. She did very well and it was nice to catch up and reminisce about all the things we remembered, loved about, and learned from my aunt {she taught first grade for over 30 years!}. During that trip and since, I've been working on some new posters for my classroom. I've seen tons of really cute decor packs, but none exactly like what I wanted, so I created one. It includes primary colored alphabet, numbers 0-20, 2D and 3D shape, and color posters in a polka dots, chevron, and stripes. I really do like the way they came out! If it's something you're interested in, click the picture below {it's on sale for $5 today and tomorrow!}.

Something else new that happened when I was gone was that Google Reader went away. I've personally always read blogs from my dashboard and went to the actual blog, but I've also started using Bloglovin' and am liking it so far. I would love if you would continue to follow me with Bloglovin' {that way you don't miss any of the fun!}.
Now for something old. I'm linking up with Cara for Throwback Thursday...here's a post from last summer {these are now updated to include 4th and 5th grade!}

I love sending my new kiddos postcards before school starts! I think it sets the tone for our year and really show the kids and their families that their teacher cares :). I usually buy some, but decided to make my own this year and thought I would share with you. There are 3 different front sides (for K, 1st, and 2nd) and 3 different backs (we have Open House, so mine says that and I also teach in a small town and already know a lot of the kids so I put "see you" on mine, but added a version that says "meet you"). You should be able to print the front side, then (depending on how your printer loads paper), put the paper back in and print the back. I would love for you to let me know if you're able to use these (or if they don't print correctly!!).

Can you believe we go back to school in a month??

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With only 7 days of school under our belts (we were out yesterday for Isaac and of course it was sunny all day and rained when we went back today), I am very impressed at how well my kiddos are adapting to our routines and procedures. They are really doing a great job and we are getting a lot accomplished!

 

The literacy centers above can all be found in my TpT store: 

Alphabet Matching

Beginning Sound Matching

Let's Go To School Pack

I hope your back to school is going well....my only complaint is how swollen my feet are! Any moms out there who teach have any good remedies for keeping the swelling down while being very pregnant and on your toes all day with kindergarten kids??

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Don't judge, but I don't actually have a classroom theme. I have seen so many cute ones out there, but I just can't bring myself to commit to one theme for the whole year and I also can't afford a total classroom make-over. Instead, I have a bright color explosion everywhere! To welcome my sweeties, I'm making a welcome banner. Now, I haven't actually made it yet, because I'm waiting on laminating film. However, I thought I would go ahead and share. There are 2 versions...you can make it say "Welcome to ___" or "We Love {but with a heart} ____." The first letters are for welcome to, then we love, then kindergarten, 1st, etc. Make sense? I plan on cutting the pennants out, laminating them, and hot gluing them to ribbon. I've included pre-k, kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd. I would love to hear if you're able to use these.

For some reason, google docs isn't giving a preview, but the pennants look like the ones above, but in different colors with letters on the circles that spell out each saying. 
Also, I have gotten numerous requests lately to share freebies from google docs. In case you have not been able to get them, they are already public and shared! Make sure you are going to the left hand corner of the document and clicking "file" then "download." You do not need to click share. This should work for you :)

Check back tomorrow for another great Learning Resources giveaway!

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Vickie