Sunday Scoop {11/29/15}

The Sunday Scoop is based on the popular 3-2-1 graphic organizers so many of us use with our students. Tell us three things you HAVE to do, two things you HOPE to do, and one thing you're HAPPY to do. If this is your first time linking up, check out all the details on our Sunday Scoop page, then link up below!

Here's the Scoop on my week...

Can you tell I'm in a holiday frame of mind? Thanks to Angela Watson's 40 Hour Teacher Workweek, I have ZERO school work to do this weekend, and my focus is all on family today!

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Sunday Scoop {11.22.15}

The Sunday Scoop is based on the popular 3-2-1 graphic organizers so many of us use with our students. Tell us three things you HAVE to do, two things you HOPE to do, and one thing you're HAPPY to do. If this is your first time linking up, check out all the details on our Sunday Scoop page, then link up below!

Here's the Scoop on my week...

I will be attending an iPads and Literacy workshop on Tuesday! I have to write up my sub plans and pack my bag today because I leave right after school tomorrow.

That means I have to get a little Thanksgiving baking done a few days early!! Pies here I come!!

What are you up to today or this week? Grab the template and link up below!

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12 Free Math Websites!

Technology Thursday is a weekly linky dedicated to all things technology related. Check out our Tech Thursday page for details on how to link up!

As a teacher, I am always on the look out for great websites. Unfortunately, the trend lately is for the best of the best websites to cost more than my school budget and my teacher pocket book can handle. Many of the websites suck you in with a free TRIAL. This just makes me wish I had more money in my classroom budget! IF you can pay for quality websites, your students are stuck using just the 1 or 2 websites you have been able to afford.

Good News! There are still a few sites that are FREE! In all fairness, many of these sites offer a free portion of the website...BUT I will take what I can get!

Every one of these websites are worth exploring. They each have different features that make them great for the classroom. I am not going to review each site in this post since doing so would make this blog entry super loooooooong.

So start clicking! Begin exploring! Investigate which sites would work best for your students!

Do you use any of these sites already? Which are your favorite?

Link up below with your own Website or App recommendations, Tech Tips, Tutorials, or anything else tech-related! We can't wait to learn from you!

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Sunday Scoop {11/8/15}

The Sunday Scoop is based on the popular 3-2-1 graphic organizers so many of us use with our students. Tell us three things you HAVE to do, two things you HOPE to do, and one thing you're HAPPY to do. If this is your first time linking up, check out all the details and get the template on our Sunday Scoop page, then link up below!

Here's the Scoop on my week...

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Favorite Teacher Supplies

If there's one thing teachers all love, it's a great set of school supplies! Today I am sharing three of my favorite supplies with you...

Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener: This is by far the best sharpener I have ever used. It's SO quiet, and makes the sharpest point I think I've ever seen. Just check out the points on the pencils below! I wrote a post over on Chalk & Apples last week about them, so you can check it out there if you want more details. Between this sharpener and The Wise Owl's Winning the Pencil War system (free on TPT!), I finally have pencils in my classroom under control!

Frixion Pens: I am in LOVE with these erasable pens! Before you have flashbacks to those awful erasable pens we all tried to use in middle school, let me assure you that these are different! They really do erase... completely! It's some kind of heat/friction/science-y thing that I don't get, but I'm so glad someone smarter than me came up with it!

I use these puppies all the time for grading, and I am so glad I can erase when I change my mind about how I graded a particular question, accidentally get a little "check-happy" or miscalculate a score. I no longer have to scribble out mistakes or hunt down the white-out. These have saved me so many times!

Laminator: I have one of these bad boys at home AND one at school! I love that I can laminate full pages and not have to cut anything out. This is much faster than waiting for the big machine at school, and the laminating pouches are much thicker! (Here's the one I have)

The Favorite Things Linky is a great way to share your 3 favorite anythings! Grab the template and button and link up below! If this is your first time linking up, check out our Favorite Things page for more details!

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Sunday Scoop {11.1.15}

The Sunday Scoop is based on the popular 3-2-1 graphic organizers so many of us use with our students. Tell us three things you HAVE to do, two things you HOPE to do, and one thing you're HAPPY to do. If this is your first time linking up, check out all the details on our Sunday Scoop page, then link up below!

Here's the Scoop on my week...

Have To:
This week was a bit hectic. Usually I am able to find time to get papers graded and lesson plans at least started for the next week, but not this week! Full moon + end of the quarter + Halloween = Chaos.

Hope To Do:
Although the week was fun, it is time to put away the Halloween decorations and get out my Thanksgiving decorations!! Wahoo!

Happy To Do:
We are having lunch with my husband's family. It is always a good time!!

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