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I (heart) Making Fonts! (Freebies!)

O.M.G.! I am addicted to making fonts! I have made 10 fonts in the last day! I find it theraputic actually. Relaxing. I am sharing two free fonts below! The first one was created by me and the second one by my husband! Both are available for free at Teachers Pay Teachers. You may use… [Continue Reading]

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First Grade Brain Graphics and Clipart (and a Freebie!)

First Grade Brain has now entered the world of creating graphics/clipart! It’s something I have been working on for awhile. Actually, my husband has been working on this for awhile. My Johnny Appleseed packet includes graphics that were created by my husband! I tell him what to make, and then he does his best to… [Continue Reading]

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CVC Scoot! (short a edition)

I don’t know about you all, but I am already thinking about next year (A LOT!)! At the beginning of the year in first grade we spend a lot of time going over short vowels and CVC words. I am creating a series of CVC Scoot games for my students. I love Scoot games because… [Continue Reading]

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Wow! Owls! Owl Clipart Graphics for Personal and Commercial Use

Available on Teachers Pay Teachers, Teachers Notbeook, and Etsy! This is a collection of colorful owls for your personal or commercial use. Graphics are 300 dpi, PNG format. Included are 82 different images including line art and grayscale images as well as colored images. Included are owls, leaves, trees, branches, and banners. These graphics were… [Continue Reading]

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Currently – June Edition

I am linking up with Farley at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for the June edition of “Currently.” This is my second time around. I find it easier to link up to something that’s monthly instead of weekly although I really do want to make myself one of those cute blog planners I’ve seen floating around… [Continue Reading]

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May Currently

I am linking up with Farley at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for the May edition of “Currently.” I think this is the first time I’ve ever done a currently linky before. Yay for first times! Seriously… I am just trying to survive these last 7 school days. They will be a busy 7 days and… [Continue Reading]

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Brag Tag Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Pauline of First Grade By the Sea for being selected as the winner of the Brag Tag giveaway! Thanks to Boost Promotions for letting me review and giveaway their awesome Brag Tags! a Rafflecopter giveaway It’s not too early to start thinking about ordering Brag Tags for next year! I’m currently making a big… [Continue Reading]

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Five for Friday – May 10th

What a busy, crazy week! I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching – Five For Friday. This week was Teacher Appreciati0n week and I got all sorts of goodies from the awesome PTA and my students! Thursday was our camping themed day. Because everyone’s MAP score went up on both reading and math, I let… [Continue Reading]

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Happy Teacher Appreciation! (Sale!)

I want to say a big thank you to all of you out there who follow my blog, have ever commented on it, follow me on a social media account, or who have made a purchase from me on TeachersPayTeachers or Teachers Notebook. It is because of all of you encouraging me and supporting me… [Continue Reading]

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CVC Scoot! (short a edition)

I don’t know about you all, but I am already thinking about next year (A LOT!)! At the beginning of the year in first grade we spend a lot of time going over short vowels and CVC words. I am creating a series of CVC Scoot games for my students. I love Scoot games because… [Continue Reading]

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Brag Tag Review and Giveaway!

I’m sure most of you have heard of/seen Brag Tags floating around blog-land for awhile now. I’ve had my eyes on them for quite some time and was super excited when Denise from Boost Promotions contacted me about reviewing their Brag Tags. In case you aren’t familiar with Brag Tags, here is how Boost Promotions… [Continue Reading]

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Let’s Get Acquainted Linky Party

I think technically I am a little late linking up to this, but I still want to play along! This Linky Party is hosted by Latoya over at Flying into First Grade. Here’s the topic this week: TOPIC – Skittles Game Here is the code: Red- Favorite Ice Cream Flavor Orange- Favorite Memory from College… [Continue Reading]

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The Magical Product Swap (featuring WOW vs. Blah Sentences!)

A while back I ran across some blog posts mentioning something called The Magical Product Swap. Swapping products? I was immediately intrigued! I discovered it was hosted by the sweet Mrs. Stanford over at her blog, Mrs. Stanford’s Class. I signed up and was assigned to Kelley Dolling from Teacher Idea Factory (who I am sure you… [Continue Reading]

Quick Spring Sale!

Hi everyone! I have been super busy lately at school (meetings and whatnot) plus I have been doing a lot of reading lately (for my own pleasure!) so my Facebook page and blog have taken a little break. I will be on Spring Break next week (THANK GOODNESS!) and hope to get a few new… [Continue Reading]

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