Terrible Blogger!

So yeah, I am a terrible blogger, it seems! I fill my life with a ton of stuff to stay busy, but maybe a little too busy!

Let's catch up.

I love my class this year, but have a few little, I mean huge, challenges. We are making it through though. I love them all and want them all to succeed and do well, even though they are hard. I do want to take a nap everyday though, if that tells you anything. :)

Right now I have 2 full time assistants. Thankfully, I don't mind people in my room. I just do what I do . They can laugh at all my dumbness. Haha. I do!

I am starting my last semester of Grad School! Did you hear that?! I am starting my last semester of Grad School! I graduate in May! It really hasn't been bad at all, but it will be good to get done. It'll be one less thing on my plate. Yeah, right! Who am I kidding, I live to be busy and full. I'll just add something else to replace it. My whole family thinks I'll go back and get my Doctorate before too long. I say no. We'll see. I do like learning.

My oldest kiddo just got a car. What!? Yes. How did that happen?! He still has his Learner's Permit, but this car fell into our lap and is perfect for him, so why not give him lots of practice now. He loves it and is driving us everywhere. It is newer than mine though and much nicer, so I am jealous.

My youngest started Middle School. He hates dislikes it. Probably cuz he doesn't get to be with his mommy anymore. I know that is devastating. ;) Really though, he would rather be in the gym. He already spends more time there than he does at home. Gymnasts rock.

I get to teach summer school this summer. Yes, I am excited for it. I am weird. I just can't wait to give those kiddos a head start. Plus, again, I like to be busy. Might as well be helping children while I am it, right?

Ok, I think we've caught up enough. Maybe next time I'll do a real teaching type blog post. I love, love, love this time of year because they are just exploding with their knowledge and learning. Plus, there are so many fun themes to teach.

In fact, I am excited because I have my February Printables pack done and I got to look at all the things we will be learning. Cuteness and fun are coming up! Anyway, since I am done with the packet so early, I am giving it to you for $1 off through the month of January. It'll go back to full price in February. If you have my other packs, you will love this one, too. I added a few more pages and already have some new things in mind for March. Check it out and get it while it's cheaper!

Be fun and Fabulous!

~Mrs.Sweeney

Fun and Fabulous!

Write the Room August to June is done!! Over 200 pages of awesome ELA and Math Write the Room Sets. I love, love, love it!

Kiddos love to “write the room”! This product is perfect at center time for both Literacy and Math. Just print, cut, and “hide” words around the room for a fun way to get kids writing, learning vocabulary, and practicing skills.

This product includes:
August: Back to School, Friends, Short Vowels, Colors, and Shapes
September: Apples, Rhyming, Punctuation, Number Words, Addition Dice, Ten Frames
October: Fall, Pumpkins, Halloween, Nouns, Ten Frame Addition, Odd & Even
November: Thanksgiving, Nouns & Verbs, Syllables, Sentences, Tally Marks, Counting On
December: Christmas, Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives, Long & Short Vowels, Sentences & Punctuation, Numbers Before & After, Making Ten
January: Winter, Contractions, Black History, Polar Habitat, 3-D Shapes
Fractions
February: Groundhog Day, Dental, Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, Commas,
Fact Families, Word Problems
March: St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Dr. Seuss, Compound Words, Tens & Ones,
Adding 3 Numbers
April: Spring, Insects, Earth Day, Weather, Subtraction, Measurement
May: Families, Space, Field Day, ABC Order, 2 Digit Addition, Unknown Numbers
June: Summer, Beach, Farm, Mixed Up Sentences, Time, Ten More, Ten Less,
One More, One Less

Here are some of the cute newest pages for you to see.

Kiddos love to “write the room”! This product is perfect at center time for both Literacy and Math. Just print, cut, and “hide” words around the room for a fun way to get kids writing, learning vocabulary, and practicing skills.

This product includes:
August: Back to School, Friends, Short Vowels, Colors, and Shapes
September: Apples, Rhyming, Punctuation, Number Words, Addition Dice, Ten Frames
October: Fall, Pumpkins, Halloween, Nouns, Ten Frame Addition, Odd & Even
November: Thanksgiving, Nouns & Verbs, Syllables, Sentences, Tally Marks, Counting On
December: Christmas, Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives, Long & Short Vowels, Sentences & Punctuation, Numbers Before & After, Making Ten
January: Winter, Contractions, Black History, Polar Habitat, 3-D Shapes
Fractions
February: Groundhog Day, Dental, Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, Commas,
Fact Families, Word Problems
March: St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Dr. Seuss, Compound Words, Tens & Ones,
Adding 3 Numbers
April: Spring, Insects, Earth Day, Weather, Subtraction, Measurement
May: Families, Space, Field Day, ABC Order, 2 Digit Addition, Unknown Numbers
June: Summer, Beach, Farm, Mixed Up Sentences, Time, Ten More, Ten Less,
One More, One Less

Set 1: August to December is available for purchase.
Set 2: January to June is also available for purchase.

Back to School TpT Sale!

Woohoo! I love sales and I know you do, too! Teachers Pay Teachers is having a back to school sale Aug 3-5, 2015 and most sellers will have their stuff on sale for 20% off, too.  It's a great time to get new products for the new year. Go have fun shopping and let me know your favorite purchases. Use code BTS15.

Don't forget to check out my newest packet. It's already half price and then the sale on top of it will make it an excellent deal. A whole year of literacy and math write the room centers for a low, low price! Get it now!

Be fun and Fabulous!

~Mrs. Sweeney

Where, oh, where did summer go?

Summer gets faster every year. My to do list was a mile long, but I think I only marked off 3 things. How does that happen? I spent most of the summer just trying to rest my shoulder from my injury. Plus, I doubled up on Grad school so I had twice the workload thrown into 2 months. I will be done early though, so I am happy about that.

My classroom is ready to go, I've got my new class list, and I'm ready to start a new year with new, fabulous kiddos. At the moment, I only have 16 on my roster. Let's see how long that lasts.

One thing I've done this summer is my favorite packet yet! I am so excited for it. My kiddos love to "write the room" and I try to put that as a center each week. I am really into themed learning and want to coordinate everything about what we are learning, the time of year, and the skills. I also wanted to let them "write the room" for math, and there just wasn't much out there. So I decided to make a packet that works for me and fits all of that criteria. I am happy to say that I have the first whole half of the year done and ready to go. I will be adding the second half later as a growing bundle, so you can get it now for half price! This means that you can re-download when I get the 2nd half of the year finished for free.

I can't wait to use it, and I hope it helps you as well.

Right now this product includes:

August: Back to School, Friends, Short Vowels, Colors, and Shapes
September: Apples, Rhyming, Punctuation, Number Words, Addition Dice, Ten Frames
October: Fall, Pumpkins, Halloween, Nouns, Ten Frame Addition, Odd & Even
November: Thanksgiving, Nouns & Verbs, Syllables, Sentences, Tally Marks, Counting On
December: Christmas, Nouns, Verbs, & Adjectives, Long & Short Vowels, Sentences & Punctuation, Numbers Before & After, Making Ten

Here are some of the cute pages for you to catch a glimpse.

Vocabulary work

phonics work

                                                                             Math

                                                                  Sentences and Punctuation

                                                            More math

                                                                     and so much more!

Each one has 12 word cards and a recording sheet that actually makes them think. :)

Hooray for the start of school. I hope your year is fabulous!

~Mrs. Sweeney

January Is Upon Us!

Man! The years just fly by! How is it 2015 already? That's like the future! I remember the 90s, for heaven's sake, and that was just like 10 years ago, I'm pretty sure!

This year will be full of new for me. It starts out with my first semester of Grad school. It's a little scary, but  exciting , too. I am excited to learn more, work on some of my weaknesses, and delve in to what I love. I'm also excited because I get to help future teachers learn about the classroom. I am working with Lipscomb to allow students changing careers to come into my classroom to see education in action.  Should be fun!

Some other newness will happen in my family. My oldest will get his Learner's Permit this year. My youngest will start Middle School. I will have no more children with me at school. That's a little sad. How do they get so big?

I'm excited for this part of the school year. The kids just explode with learning. Plus, all of my favorite units and activities happen in this half of the year.

I actually was a little lazy on this break. I relaxed, watched tv, read a book, and some days did not think one bit about school. I know I'm going to be insane after this break, so I wanted to decompress. I did, however, make some new products. Fun, fun!

First, I finished up my Homework Packet for Unit 4 Reading Wonders. Only 2 more units left! If you haven't checked it out yet, and use Reading Wonders, you should. This homework goes right along with each story. It includes reading comprehension, fluency, spelling, and math. It's everything you need in homework so each week is easy and ready to go. Here are some pages for you to take a look.

Make your life easier for the rest of the school year. Easy peasy.

I am super excited about my next product. My January Print and Go packet is up and ready. More pages, more cuteness. Can't wait to use it!

Back to work on Monday. This will make my life easier and yours, too. 

Be fun and fabulous in the new year!

~Mrs. Sweeney

Another Link Up & Freebie!

It seems I am on a role lately! Woohoo! I am linking up with Primary Powers for another Christmas Freebie. Go check them out for even more freebies!

It also seems like I am on a writing kick, since my freebies have all been writing oriented so far!

First things first, I got this in the mail today!

I'm pretty much crazy for doing this, but I couldn't make myself stop. I'll be able to add this in right? On top of school, mom stuff, gymnastics, swim team, church stuff, singing stuff, etc? Yeah, sure.

Ok, now on to the freebie! We are writing letters to Santa this week. I was having trouble finding an already made letter that had all 5 parts of a letter in the right places, so I just made one myself. It also includes a generic letter template, just in case you need one. It's nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. Hope it helps you during the holiday season!

Be fun and fabulous!

~Mrs. Sweeney