The amazing and talented Mrs. Deanna Jump is having a SuMmEr Link up Post! Summer comes and goes while teaching at a Year Around school. I get approximately 2.5 weeks of summer. Yep. So my list will be doing things while I am off track in June! and a few things I DID in December!

1. I am planning on flying to Boston and Maine!

2.  I am excited to also go to I Teach K!

 and Meet this lady right here.....

3. Reminisce about the Beaches of Maui, that I visited in December!

Already tagged

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4. Doing some of the projects on PINTEREST!  Desserts, dinners, DIY.....

5. Go see movies that I haven't had time to see! 

6. Continue to work out at the Bar Method-

Best toning workout EVER! Look into it!

7. READ READ READ!

I currently don't know what I want to read, but definitely am taking a trip here....

8. Visit with my Bestie and jump into the Aunt Kaija role

9.  Stay in comfy pants all day long!

and 

10.  Go Shopping at my favorite stores...

What a fun Summer Post!!!

Looking for St. Patrick's Day Center Activities?
Check these out!

"Feelin' Lucky"
This is a fun St. Patty's day center. Students use a "Magic Mirror" to find the hidden sight word. (Mirrors not provided!

Activity found in the "Seasons Full of Centers" Packet found here

For extra support in word families, check out my "Pot O Gold" Activity.
Students match the "piece of gold" with corresponding pot. (Use Velcro to attach to pot.)

WORD FAMILIES INCLUDE: -at, -an, -et, -en, -it, -ig, -ot, -og, -ut, -un

Here is a St. Patty's Day/Spring/Weather Write the Room Activity too!

Hope these activities can be useful to you!

Visit my TPT Store here!

Remember when Valentine's Day was about picking the perfect  Barbie or GI Joe Valentine card? Searching for the best candy, and having fun assembling it for your classmates and friends? Well, I just got approximately 40 of those sweet cards.  
Remember when you would throw away the ones that came without candy? Well l loved every single card I got, including that one without candy, because it demonstrates giving from the heart!   Kids pick out what they think is the BEST, for their friends.

It wasn't until just now that I realize. I. love. Valentine's. Day.  I used to think this holiday was just for those who were happily in love. Well guess what, as Dwight Shrute says... FALSE.

We have one day where we are reminded to do something  we should already be doing. Loving others. Showing people that you care about them. Treating one another a bit more kindly. It's a day for turning your heart outward. 

Winter Activities

Happy Holidays! I cannot believe 2013 is about over. Well its time for the hot chocolate, snowmen and all things WARM!  I just got back from a vacation to Hawaii.....It's sure not 80 degrees in Utah! Sadly the flipflops were replaced with boots! 

Here are some of my January Activities from my TeachersPayTeachers Store! 
Take a look! 

 Roll a Snowman                            Marshmallow Math

If you happened to miss my Holiday activities, check out these for next year!

Holiday Memory and Write the Room 

It's BEGINNING to Look a lot like the Holidays 

Counting the Lights

PUMPKIN RHYME

                                            Hey TEACHERS!
 Check out this EASY HALLOWEEN CENTER!    Students pick a pumpkin and find its match.   Students review chunk words with endings like: 
                             –at, -an, -ar, -ed, -et, -est, -ig, -ot, -ug

Get in now for $1 ONLY!!

Preview the activity below: 
Pumpkin Patch Rhyme

       Buy it HERE

I am NEW!

Hey Teacher Friends!

My name is Kaija Purvis and I am new to the Teacher Blogging World! I just recently got WITH it and put some products on Teachers Pay Teachers. I am totally inspired and in AWE at the creativity I see in teacher blogs that I follow, and see on TpT. 

No wonder you all are educators! You are smart and creative and all of your activities look SO FUN! 

If you are interested, check out my FREEBIE at Teachers Pay Teachers HERE. CaNdy CoRn EstImatIoN! What  child doesn't love to work with cAnDy around this time of year! 

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you don't mind if I add you to my blog list :) Feel free to add me as well!

Kaija 
teach2blossom.blogspot.com 
 

Celebrating 100s Day

Today we celebrated 100's Day. This means we have been in school for 100 days! Wahoo! I think its more of a celebration for the teacher! Our REAL Hundred's Day was like two days after Valentine's Day and I WAS NOT letting that happen! Chaos!
Anyways, I allowed the children to dress up like old people. Only a few did, but OH.MY.HILARIOUS! We had glasses, hats, argyle sweaters, rolled up pants, suspenders and for the girls, curly hair. Oh and one girl had on a "grandma-ish" dress... come to find out her GRANDMA GAVE it to her....you know, anythings goes! We counted to 100, wrote to 100, had 100 treats....marshmallows, chocolate chips, cheetos, pretzels, M&Ms, goldfish crackers, and other stuff I can't remember. I had them pick 10 of each food, making 100. They were in LOVE. Since I am not allowed to post pictures of them, here is their artwork of what they will look like in 100 years! They are dArLing! If you look carefully, some kids change ETHNICITIES when THEY grow old! I have only a few that are not caucasian...in real life, not according to their drawings :)