Teaching with Style

 I can't believe I'm actually blogging my outfits. This isn't anything spectacular but here is what I wore to parent teacher conference today. I never had any idea how hard it is to take a picture of yourself in the mirror. I feel like such a DORK!!  But I couldn't miss linking up with Mrs. Prince teaching with style. I have always been a girl who LOVES clothes. In fact I got in trouble in JR. High for watching what everyone was wearing instead of focusing on grades. WHOOOPS!! Now I have a daughter and I love dressing her. I feel like I'm playing barbies all over again.

 Skirt and necklace from DownEast. I love DownEast for teacher clothes. Top from Bella Me. I love Bella ME it is my all time favorite store. They have the cutest clothes. They have a Facebook page you should check it out. Shoes from Dillards. Do you know about their after Christmas sale? I got these shoes for 10.00 regularly 50.00. It is the best sale EVER. I go every year and buy about five pairs of shoes. Mark it on your calendar right now, so you won't forget. It's on mine :). Don't mind the Halloween washcloth in the background. Don't you love when you notice things in the background after you have taken the picture.

what is up with my double chin? NOT A GOOD ANGLE!

You should link up too. She is giving away 2 free products to her store. I thought it was worth just linking up for that!

Currently October (freebie)/ 200 Follower Giveaway?

Wow, I can't believe it is October already. My all time favorite month is October. I love the crisp leaves and the temperatures. Our mountains covered in red, yellow, and  green is just beautiful. Here's a peek at my two little cuties in the fall leaves.  We have been making skeletons in my classroom. Have you heard dem bones on You Tube? Of course you probably have. It's my students favorite. They love to do the actions too. I think they could listen to it all day. Here it is::

 We made these cute crafts from crafts-for-all-seasons. The kids loved making them. Then we filled out this acrostic poem to go with it. I wish I had taken a picture of the finished product but you can get the idea. If you would like to snag a copy. I put it in google docs. I know the name is higher on the second one. I tried everything to fix it and it just wouldn't work for me. It was one of those nights. But once they're cut apart you can't even tell. 

 I'm also linking up with Farley I love how she writes she cracks me up every time I read her blog. I can't believe I'm at 200 followers. I would love to do a giveaway if anyone is interested in donating a product I WOULD LOVE IT. Shoot me an email.

Place Value Movin' (Freebie)

Does anyone use Expressions to teach math? Our district adopted their basal this year and we are required to follow it. We can't deviate from the text. I'm so sad. I used to LOVE teaching Math in fact I felt like that was where my students did the very best. The main reason I became a teacher is because I love to create. Now I feel like I can't do anything but teach Expressions. I don't mean to dis on it. It is a good program. But I miss teaching math the way I used to. So I guess now I'll have to put my creative juices into creating instead of using them in my own class. :( Can I just say how much I love to teach place value. I have a five year old boy and I really feel like he learns best when he is up and moving. This place value freebie will once again have your kiddos moving around the room. The last place value activity I made did the same thing. If you haven't downloaded it you can download it too. It's also free. I have a couple more ideas up my sleeve for place value too. I'll be making a few more in the next couple of weeks.  

                http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Movin

This is the other place value activity if you would like to download it as well. They're both FREE. Just click on the pictures and it will take you to TPT.

Books of the Month

I'm linking up with 1,2,3, Teach With Me. There are so many great books I can't wait to read in October with my students. Here are a couple of my FAVORITES:                  

My mom used to read this book to me when I was kid. We read it so many times I memorized it.  Now I'm reading it to my own children and they love it.

Okay I better stop, I could go on FOREVER!! I love this time of year and there are so many darling Halloween books. These are just a few of my favorites. You can also check out this post for some more Halloween teacher read alouds.    

Sight Word Turkey Time

I'm linking up with teacher to the core she is doing a linky party on sight word games. She has so many amazing ideas and isn't this graphic to die for?        

 I too have made some Thanksgiving sight word games. Just in time for the month of November. Check them out. I do it everyday during guided reading and my students LOVE them. It's the first thing they ask me when they come to the table. They want to know if we are going to play turkey time. There is a Kindergarten, First Grade, and a Second grade one if you want to check them out!

When Money Grows On Trees

This week we have been working on probability my students absolutely love this lesson. I had my son pose for a couple of the pictures and he wanted to do the games too.  It has tons of hands on activities and I feel like they really understand probability after I teach it. If you would like to purchase it. It's in my TPT store for $3.00 also I'm going to give it away to the first person who comments.Please leave your email too.

Classroom Management

                                                 I'm linking up with What a Teacher Wants. 
I found this great idea 
off of spend a day in second grade. I made her darling blurt chart. I hope this helps with those students who are always shouting out. It's a great chart to go with the book My Mouth is a Volcano. I have this book and I love it for students who shout out.

This is my tried and true behavior management system. Every year I start my behavior management with this clip chart. Of course I change it out every month for different things but I always start my year with this thing. The kids love it because they love watching their name move up. If I move one name it seems like all of them quiet down and try to get me to move their name as well. At the end of the day they each have a punch card. I give them one punch if they stay on ready to learn. If they move up they get more punches. Once their whole punch card is filled they get to choose a prize out of the prize box. I will be posting more behavior management ideas as the year goes on.  

Of course mine is all bees because my classroom is centered around  bees. Each saying is a bee theme. So they start on gathering honey. Then they can move up to be good, be better, be best, the hive is the top. As they go down the sayings say ouch, buzzz, the stinger, and stung.  I didn't  put  my system on a wall. I like to be able to move it, because we move around the room so it's portable. I can carry it to my back table. Or over to the rug. That way my kids can see it at all times. I put it on foam board so it's more sturdy too.