Fire Safety Reader {on sale}

Happy Monday!  I'm just popping in quick this morning to let you know about my new Fire Safety Emergent Reader set!  It has two different versions of an emergent reader, picture and word cards, and sentence cards.  So if you need something to help you teach your kiddos about fire safety, check out my set in my tpt store.  It's on sale today only!

Have a GREAT week!

I'm Back - Reading Rubric Freebie!

You may have been wondering what happened to me and why I've haven't blogged in two months!  Kindergarten.  Kindergarten happened to me.  I moved from second grade to Kindergarten this school year, and I have been CRAZY BUSY.  I always heard Kindergarten was in a world of it's own, and now I am in that world.  Less grading, more creating.  Less independent reading and writing, more directions. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.  And the list continues.  The good news?  I really am loving it so far.

So in hopes that my readers will forgive me out there... here is a freebie!  I created this Independent Reading Rubric last summer and put it on my blog for free through email.  With this new school year, I have been getting a lot of requests for it, so I decided to spruce it up and offer it for free in my TPT store.

Click on the picture to get your free copy!  Then check out some of my other new products.

Monday Made It

I'm linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for this week's Monday Made It.

#1 - TpT Products

I have been busy creating and adding products to my TpT store.  Click on the pictures to check them out at my store.

#2 - Laundry Room Signs

I created these signs to put up in my laundry room.  I put them in dollar frames and hung them - LOVE how they turned out! 

#3 - Gift Pails

I made these as Back to School gifts.  I bought the items from the Dollar Store and WalMart - highlighters, flair pens, post-its, paper clips, hand sanitizer, pens, and notepads.

#4 - Student Birthday Gifts
I saw a lot of these around Pinterest last summer and decided to make them for this upcoming school year.

Binder Covers and Freebie

As I mentioned before, I just started up my TPT store.  Let me tell you, I have so much respect for those of you that have TPT stores and create fabulous products.  It takes a lot of time, energy, and hard work.  I only have a few items on there so far, but am always working on something.

My newest creation is a set of Binder Covers!  This set is blue polka dot themed, and includes 40 different binder covers.  I'm giving this set away to FIVE followers!

Here's what to do:

1. Follow my blog
2. Follow my TPT store
3. Comment below to let me know you're a follower and you'd like the Binder Covers Set, include your email address so I can send them to you!

I will give the first five people who comment (including the steps above) a free set!  If you're not part of the first five, I have a basic set of Binder Covers for free in my store here, or you can purchase the blue Binder Covers set here.

If you're part of the lucky five, I'd love to hear your feedback through email or TPT on what you think about the set!

Recent Fun Finds

I have been starting my back to school shopping and have found some great things for this upcoming school year.  I wanted to share some of those finds with you!

Composition Books

I bought these last year also for 50 cents.  Can't beat that.  This year I'll be teaching Kindergarten so I'm still thinking of ways to use them.  I know I want to cut them in half but that's about it for now.

Gift Goodies

I bought some school supplies at the Dollar Store and WalMart for a gifts I'm creating.

Bubbles

I got these bubble packs for one dollar a pack at the Dollar Store.  I'm using them as a back to school student gift that I'll blog about later.  I guess I forgot to take a picture.

Crazy Straws

These were also just a dollar a set at the Dollar Store.  These will be used as birthday gifts for my students.  I'll blog the finished project another day.

Paint Sticks

I went to the local Sherwin Williams store and politely asked if I could have around 35 paint sticks.  The man gave me a bag full!  I'll be using these as library sticks since my Kinders won't be able to read (gasp!) and therefore won't be able to put their books back where they belong.

I'm looking forward to linking up some projects on Tara's next Monday Made It!