Apple Crafts

Apples are a huge hit this time of year. 

Thought I'd scour the little land of pinterest and see what I came up with.

Who doesn't love ripping paper and gluing?!?

Source: momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com via Kerri on Pinterest

How cute is the candy necklace worm??

Source: notimeforflashcards.com via Motherhood on Pinterest

These are hysterical!  

Source: familyfun.go.com via Terri on Pinterest

I love all things paper plate craft related!

Source: google.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Have a taste test of apples!

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Hand print crafts make me swoon. How sweet are kiddos little hands!

Source: kiboomu.com via Sunghee on Pinterest

I love a good wreath! I love apples! So why not put them together!

Source: craftberrybush.blogspot.com via Alison on Pinterest

Source: familyfun.go.com via Liesel on Pinterest

And who doesn't love cupcakes?!?!

Source: familyfun.go.com via Liesel on Pinterest

Linking up {here}

Last Day to Enter & An Extra Entry

Hurry friends! Today is your last chance to enter to win one of these ---

and one or the other of these----
          

These two ladies are some of the most creative crafters around right now. So you seriously won't want to miss out!



And to sweeten the deal for you, if you enter come back here and leave me a comment for an extra entry. (I'll just combine these comments with those left over at Behind the Scenes)

It's time for week 2 giveaways from {Pink Lemonade & Moreygirl} & A FREEBIE

Week 2 of my Grand Opening Giveaways is going on right now!

You could win a rosette clip from Miss Paige over at...

And a zipper pouch OR some cutie earrings from Miss Heather over at...

There are lots of ways to enter, so click on over and find out how you can win!

And because I love my bloggy friends & I haven't given a freebie in a few days, here is something I call Sailboat Spelling. The sample shows you what you should do. I print mine on colored card stock, laminate, then use with dry erase markers in one of my literacy centers.

Sailboat SpellingSailboat Spelling Sample

First Grade Fresh-Love

Last week I won a giveaway from Ms. Simoneaux over at First Grade Fresh.

I won some awesome Dot Math Cards. Can't wait to use them in my *future* classroom!

Visit Morgan's Teachers Pay Teachers Store and check them out!

She also gave a little preview of them on her blog.

Thanks Morgan for being so generous & hosting a giveaway :)

LAST DAY TO ENTER!!!

Today is the last day to enter the giveaway!

You could win one of these....



or





&

One of these...


or




I plan on picking the winner tonight, so hurry over and enter!

Time's Almost Out..

To enter my giveaway!


I know you have all heard about Natalie from Johnny In A Dress.
And I would love to introduce you to Trisha from Trisha B Designs & 3 Four And Under.




So click over and enter to win some of their amazing things.


A Bloomin Broach or Barrette from Natalie.


A Chrysanthemum necklace from Trisha.


You know you want to! I'm wishing I could enter this! So let me live vicariously through all of you while you enter & then wait on pins and needles to see if you win!!

Oh-Me-Oh-My, I'm In The Top 10

Imagine my surprise when I got a super sweet email from Melissa over at Plug-n-Plan telling me, yes ME, that she was giving me the Top Ten Blog Award (from TBA)!!! 

She also provided some encouraging words that touched my heart! 

Thanks Melissa, you're too kind :)

And now I get to pick my top ten blogs.

Some are new gals I have found recently & others are ones I've been reading for awhile.

But all are A-MAZING and inspiring!

Here are my favorites:

This gal has created a homeschool program for her super cute kiddos called Raising Rock Stars! Although it is primarily for homeschooling, a lot of the activities can be done in the classroom! If you are a Christian parent or teacher, you should head there pronto and check her out!

Such a sweet blog. Especially since she throws in some baking recipes! She just posted pics of her to-die for classroom, so if you are still looking for some classroom inspiration for your room go there now!

Are you looking for a ton of bright colored decorating ideas? This is your chicky! She also just posted about her new behavior plan for this year & I'm excited to see how it works!

Talk about a perfect name! This lady shares lessons & ideas like it is a factory! I'm not complaining though, I've gotten a TON of from this friend.

Sydney has to be the sweetest gal around. She has been so open about her struggle with landing a teaching job. Obviously I can relate. I'm not sure why she isn't running a school by now with all of her fabulous ideas!

Oh. My. Goodness. This gal will have you laughing while your learning. Such a great resource for upper grades!

Are you ready to get lost in reading? If so, this is the place you will. Hours & hours of ideas to "borrow" from Miss Gladys.

One of the first friends I made in blog land because she hosted an Accessory Swap & she was my awesome partner. Of course she showered me with goods, on top of sharing loads of fun on her blog!

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Brooke is awesome. She just moved to 3rd grade & thus has 2 blogs. I'm counting her as one! She wrote about these things called "Brain Feelers" that I'm dying to try out in my future classroom!

This blog friend has been a bit MIA lately, but I'm blaming that on the fact that she was getting married in July!   She did this post on fractions that seriously had me wishing I could hire her to come teach fractions to my firsties. Go give her some blog love & hopefully she will come back soon.

There ya have it friends! 

I tried to seek blogs that had not been awarded yet!

Of course there are hundreds of teaching blogs that I attempt to read daily!

Now it's your turn bloggy friends.

Click above & go claim your award! 

You all deserve it.

You will have to read the directions and pass the award on to your top 10!

Thanks for being so inspiring and creative and encouraging and kind and awesome and motivating. 

Should I continue? :)

Labor Day & a New Challenge

How are you spending your Labor Day?

For some of you it's probably a nice little break in your already started school year. 

Or for others it is soaking up the time with your families & friends before your school year starts.

For me it is about looking back over a busy & exciting summer and admiring God's hand through everything we did. 

As summer is quickly fading, I have been challenged to start something new. 

My life is in a state of crazy right now & the only way I know how to get through is by seeking Him.

In an attempt to do just that every day & be accountable to others for doing that, I have joined a challenge.

You can go here to learn more about what that is.

I encourage you to join.

 It has been such an encouragement through a tough time.

I know I'm not alone in the world of education when it comes to job cuts.

This is just the way I am searching for my next step. 

Enjoy your Labor Day sweet friends. 

Thank you for being part of my life in a positive way.

Grand Opening Giveaway #1 @ Behind the Scenes

I told you all that over at my personal blog, Behind the Scenes I had some pretty major giveaways about to happen. 

And today is the day to enter the first one!!!!

Up for grabs is something from 2 very talented ladies..

and

(Who has an etsy shop called Trisha B Designs)

They are offering some pretty amazing products from their shops.

So head over there to enter!

Who wouldn't love some snazzy new jewelry or accessories for the start of the school year?

Teaching Blog Expo-You Won't Want to Miss This!

Something so amazing has happened over at Teaching Blog Addict, where I am an author.

We, in partnership with Teachers Notebook, have created an event so big you will go ca-razy for it!

Join me on September 17th for the first ever Teaching Blog Expo!

You can totally come in your jammies. 

You all know that's what I'll be rockin.

Along with my giant cup of Bailey's White Chocolate coffee creamer.

It's going to be amazing, I promise.

The line-up is as follows:

Blogging Basics from Miss Kindergarten

Cindy from In the Teacher’s Lounge

Charity Preston from The Organized Classroom Blog

Annie Moffatt from The Moffatt Girls

Jenaya from The Lesson Plan Diva

Erin Klein from Kleinspiration

Ashley from Teaching Happily Ever After

Go here to see the ultra-swanky press release!

If I have now convinced you attend....AWESOME!!!

Please visit Teaching Blog Expo to register.

If you have questions:

phone: 732.305.0023

email: events@teachingblogexpo.com

You will not regret attending this. 

I promise!

There will be freebies too, like a super awesome gift bag just for attending!

And anytime you are looking for some new teacher ideas or some inspiration, please visit:

Everyone Loves Olivia

It's Freebie Thursday!

Wait, that has no ring to it does it? 

Whatevs, I know you all love freebies, no matter what day I dish them out for you :)

You all know Olivia right?

(maybe my favorite book in the collection)

My class always went ga-ga outrageous for Olivia.

It just so happened that we were learning about the long O during the week of Olivia in our Basal.

So I had to make a fun game using Miss O.

During our literacy centers, there was always a building words center, focusing on the letter or sound of the week.

The whole letters on index cards gets kind of extremely boring if you ask me.
 Oh, you didn't ask?
Eh..I'm telling you it DOES!

In an effort to jazz things up in the Edwards Education plan, I put those letters on cute little Olivia bodies.
Printed them.
Cut them out.
Laminated them.
Cut them out again.
Put them at the building words center.
And the kiddos went ba-nanas!
No, seriously it was like I had just given them Justin Beiber, in the flesh!
They went that crazy.
Who knew a letter on Olivia's body would do that to them?

Click here to get your copy because I have no idea how to make it fancy so you can just click on the picture to get the file :)

I have just made your week of teaching long O with Olivia much more exciting.
You're welcome friends.

And now if you would kindly click over to my new personal blog & share some blog lovin.
Oh and the fact that I have about a million awesome giveaways coming up over there too should really get ya interested!