Five for Friday 6.9.17

Are you familiar with Rodan and Fields?  I have been using it for about a year now and must say that it's amazing!  I use the Micro-dermabrasion Paste and Soothe Cream because I have KP on my upper arms.  KP is a skin condition that causes little red bumps.  They can be raised or flat.  They can itch sometimes.  My KP makes me really self-conscious.  Over my adult lifetime, I've tried all kinds of expensive products for it {even stuff from my dermatologist's office!} and NOTHING has worked until I tried Rodan and Fields.  I was obviously skeptical at first, but I stuck with the products and to my surprise, they worked!!!!  My arms have never looked clearer and I feel much more confident in tank tops and dresses now.  My consultant is Emily Yost, a former teacher, who I met through the blogging and TpT world.  She now does RF full time and is a great consultant!  If you're interested in checking out all of RF products, please look Emily up on Instagram HERE or Facebook HERE.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to a TPT sellers event in Cincinnati.  I got to meet Adam, the CEO of TPT and see Amy, "Director of Seller Happiness" again.  It was an awesome way to network with other sellers and great to find out about new happenings at TPT!  I wanted to take something for some friends and of course the TpT staff.  A local bakery near my house makes the most amazing sugar cookies.  She does custom orders, so naturally I had to go with green apples and the white "TPT" logo!  Below are a few photos from the day!  Recognize any faces?

The hubby and I have been back at it with our bike rides this summer.  Two summers ago, we purchased road bikes and began riding.  We never imagined that we would love it so much!  Bike riding is a fun way to spend time together and get great exercise at the same time.  We ride together 2-3 times a week in the summer.  Mr. Wheeler rides by himself the other days.  Because of my shoulder surgery, I can't do much more than 30 miles right now.  My shoulder is still recovering and tires out close to 20 miles.  I really have to push to get to 30!  Speaking of bike rides, did you see my last post about where I took my Scholastic Magazine?  You'll want to click HERE to read it because there's a BIG CONTEST involved that YOU could WIN!!!!!!!

Mr. Wheeler and I will be traveling to Jamaica soon!  I've been slowly packing--like super far in advance, because I want to be sure I remember everything!  Also, I love clothes and accessories and it takes me forever to pick out the perfect outfit and all the pieces to go with it!

I have been busy with my TpT products so far this summer.  Last summer we had a death in the family and traveled a lot so I felt like I didn't get much accompolished.  This summer, I'm determined to get back at it!  So far, I've created MANY {13} more "I Have, Who Has" seasonal/thematic vocabulary card games.  I love these games because they are almost zero prep and are great time fillers.  They are also excellent for building vocab in k-2 students.  I bundled all of my "I Have, Who Has" games to save you $3.00.  You can check them out by clicking the cover below.

In addition, I have been creating more "Seasonal/Thematic Parts of Speech Sorts."  It seems like kids can always use a refresher on nouns, verbs, and adjectives.  These simple parts of speech sorts feature clear picture cards with matching word cards.  Each set also includes an optional recording sheet.  I loved using these for a literacy center last year!  Grab the *growing* bundle below and save BIG!

Happy Weekend!
xo
Megan

5 for Friday 6.1.17

Hi, friends!  Happy Friday!  Here's another edition of 5 for Friday!

This past Tuesday was my last official day of school!  We had to go in for a work day and I did a lot of "annoying things" that I've been putting off for a long time...filing stuff, assembling Teeny Tiny Teacher's "Partner Plays," {which I love, BTW}cutting lamination, etc.  I did have time to assemble my kids' data binders for next year, which is great!  It's always a pain doing them in the fall when I'm trying to set up my classroom.  To see how I use these binders, click HERE.

I've mentioned before that one of my favorite places to shop is Trendy Tags Boutique.  Amy, the owner, makes shopping so easy!  She posts new pieces each Tuesday at 9pm  EST.  She also posts how many she has of each size.  She sends you an invoice after you "claim" the pieces you want.  If something doesn't fit, just send it back for a refund.  Below are a few new pieces I got for spring/summer.  I am obsessed with all three of them!  Esp. the neon kimono on the left!  Be sure to head over to Trendy Tags Boutique on Facebook by clicking HERE.  

I've received many requests to update my "Reading Level Awards" beyond level K.  This was my first post-school's out project!  You can now re-download the file to get certificates for A-Z! *Editable ones included as well, in case you prefer to type on them vs. write.  Click HERE to get them!  And don't forget that if you own my "Guided Reading Resources" pack, these are included in it.  You can also re-download that to get the update.

If you've followed me for any period of time, you know that I LOVE Bob Books!  They are perfect for beginning readers.  I love to have a bucket of them out in my classroom library.  Many of my students come to me as non-readers and they always select books from the Bob Book bucket during self-selected reading time.  The other day, I ran into an old friend from college who is also a teacher in the area.  She casually mentioned that she saw my name on the Bob Books box!  I had no idea it was there so she sent me a picture of it!  How awesome is that?!?!?!

Yesterday, my  niece and my brother came to visit and we had fun going to breakfast and shopping. My niece and I had a lot of laughs with selfies and the Instagram filters!

Happy Weekend!
xo
Megan 

5 for Friday 5.26.17

Last week, we did some fun end of the year/summer activities.  These came in very handy as I was doing some organizing in my classroom!  The kids colored/cut/and did a sight word hunt in my "Summer Mini-Book."  I love a mini-book!

They did a "Top 10 summer To-Do list" as well as a parts of speech sort from Teaching with Love and Laughter.  Such a great review!  They really struggled with verbs/adjectives this year.

They created their First Grade Memory book.  This is in my TpT store.  I LOVE what they came up with as their favorite memory.  Brought tears to my eyes!  "Seeing my classmates every day..." & "Seeing Mrs. Wheeler..."

My teammate brought me this fun mug for no reason because she knows I love donuts and esp. chocolate iced with sprinkles!!  Isn't it so cute?!?!

I got a new tee from Missy Lulu's {@missyluluscustom on Instagram} to wear on the last day of school!  I love it!  The color is perfect and the font is amazing.  She has tons of colors to choose from!  If you decide to order one, please tell her I sent you!

I teach in a low-income, Title I school.  I can probably count on one hand the number of gifts I've received for anything over the past 13 years.  My kids always feel so badly that they can't bring me anything.  I tell them the only gift I need is good behavior!  On the last day, I also tell them they can leave me a free gift: a note!  I let them each write me a message on the board.  I don't look while they are writing them...I wait until after they leave.  It's always so emotional reading their messages!!  I love doing this!  *The "mixs feeling" one cracked me up because I was telling the kids that teachers are always sad and happy on the last day.  I explained how that's called having mixed feelings.  LOL!

Speaking of gifts, my kids were THRILLED with their gifts!!!!!!!!!!  See what I gave them by clicking HERE.

Just like that, year 13 is over!  Just one more work day left on Tuesday!  Have a great weekend, friends!

xo
Mrs. Wheeler