After Christmas Freebie

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all.... Christmas is my most favorite time of the year because of the excitement of the children and being able to give to my loved ones.  I was able to give thoughtful gifts to my loved ones, friends and family, and my new friends of my adopt a family xoxo... best gift I have received in a long time.  And I couldn't have done it without the help of all of you who donated.  Thank you! Such a special day it was!

It's so hard for me after Christmas... all that hard work.. and it's done.  The worst is how badly I have been eating so I need to definitely accept defeat and get working out and eating better... It's a must, but it's going to be HARD!

 

I hope you all had such a special holiday with your families and friends... it can be a difficult time for many who have lost loved ones [but remember they are peacefully with God] and who have been through difficult times... but I hope you all found happiness in this holiday.. whether celebrating with many loved ones, or celebrating alone.

Here is an after Christmas FREEBIE on TPT : ) It contains a few writing prompts that I plan to use with my kids after winter break ends.. here is a sneak preview! Hope you enjoy!!

 Enjoy!!! XOXO Happy New Year to you all!

Christmas Spirit

I love this time of year... it really is my most favorite.  I love the happiness and joy of giving... the Christmas songs, decorations, and most of all, the happiness of the children.  The ONLY thing I do not like about the holidays is how huge I get from eating all the sweets... I cannot help myself, but hopefully one year I will get it right ;) 

Our Christmasy door

Our cute crafts!

Our sweet stockings

 My sweet kinders snug under their blankets!

(both from Rachelle Smith!)

 

I made some yummy cookies

 

And got a sweet surprise from a coworker :] (K-2 is Splendid)

Check out my latest freebie - counting cards by 5's... perfect to review counting to 100 :]

I hope you are all enjoying your time with your students before your break! Any great plans? I need to start working out, see some old friends, and take some time to myself.. 

Thank you to all my friends who have donated to my Adopt A Family.. you have all been SO GENEROUS and have showed the true meaning of Christmas. Although I don't have a lot to give, I have a lot of heart and I am so happy and fortunate to be able to do this each year.  XOXO

Have a great night!

Santa Claus is Coming Town

So excited to show off our Santa Claus's that we made today : ) I absolutely LOVE Deanna Jump's Christmas Unit because it is filled with fun activities for math and literacy.  She is very detailed and knows what the kiddos like!

Something else that I have fallen in love with is the wonderful Rachelle's Holidays Around the World Unit.  This is worth every penny and definitely focuses on the basics and importance of holidays in many countries.  You can click HERE to purchase Units 1 and 2 bundled at a discounted price!

Clogs from the Netherlands

The poinsettia from Mexico 

And just for fun, here is my Lily after her bath yesterday.  Poor thing.. but she's so good : ) And then lets me (tolerates me) blow drying her so she's not a shaking little peanut!

 I also baked cookies... yum! It's always important to take time for yourself (ha, I should take my own advice!) especially around the holidays : ) Take care, love you all!

My Christmas Unit is on Educents right now! 43% off! I hope you can check it out : ) Click HERE if you would love to purchase it on TPT... ho ho ho!

Winter Planning Giveaway Stop B-9

Happy December 1st! I hope you are all staying warm and enjoying the holiday season!

I am so happy to be a part of I'm Lovin' Lit and her Winter Planning Giveaway.  Guess what...EVERYONE wins!  If you would like to learn more about the scavenger hunt, head on over to I'm Lovin' Lit to get all of the details to begin the fun!

For those of you that don't know, my name is Laura (Love to Teach) and I live in Upstate New York.  I currently teach Kindergarten (my first year in K!) but most of my products are upper elementary since I have spent a lot of time in those grade levels.  My TPT store is a variety of K-8 products so I hope you can find something for you!  Here is a picture of me and my baby sheltie-pom Lily!

For the scavenger hunt, please follow my blog: (which you are at right now! hehe)

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And follow my facebook page:

The product I will be giving away is my Christmas Math and ELA Printables for grades 3-5 : ) The unit includes Christmas writing prompts, stationery, grammar activities, multiplication, long division, and fractions.  There is a total of 59 pages in this unit!

Here it is, my secret word : ) I hope you enjoy your hunt! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! XOXO

Currently for December and Cyber Sale

Hi friends :] So happy to be linking up with Farley for her amazing Currently linky... I cannot BELIEVE I missed last month's because November is my favorite month [fall, birthday, anniversary, Thanksgiving, getting ready for the holiday season...] but I must've been a little too busy!!

I do get to spend the holiday season with my little sheltie-pom Lily :] she will get many presents too!

Well, here we are in December already... I can tell by the weather and the excitement for the holidays to come... All my Christmas shopping is just about done and my presents are already wrapped [can you say ocd and excited?.. and broke?!] 

 

There are 2 different LED lights on our tree, and I fixed it to make them more even AFTER this picture was taken...grr.. but it's still beautiful and OURS :]

I guess my Currently responses speak for themselves.. I [puffy heart[ going to my parents the morning of Christmas.  It is like nothing has changed since I was younger :] I love the holidays and I only wish I had more to give, year after year.  Someday I will...

Last year was the first year I have done an Adopt a Family.  It was such a success that I decided to do it again and I choose a different family who really needs help this Christmas.. my favorite part is that they have NO idea that I have been shopping and getting donations for them :) A single mom with 4 sweet babies.. if you would like to help and learn more please click HERE to check out my post!

Sooo excited for the TPT Sale :] EVERYTHING in my store will be 20% off, along with the promo code: cyber will round out everything to 28% off!!  Below are a few products that may interest you!

Happy Holidays!! Love you all, keep in touch!!

Happy Thanksgiving and Adopt a Family

Happy Thanksgiving! I have so much to be thankful for with all of my loved ones.  I am so happy to be 28 years old and to have learned so much and have worked so hard just over the past few years.  I am thankful for growing and learning from mistakes.  I still continue on my journey and I know that God has a place for me in life.  I am so thankful for all of you that have helped me on my teaching journey as well... it has been truly wonderful.

Here are a few things me and my kids have done over the past week for Thanksgiving :]

 First of all since my kiddos learned all of their letter sounds, we had an Alphabet Celebration! They stomped on balloons to find a letter of the alphabet and we celebrated with songs of  that specific letter.  We made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom trees with the letters in their names, and we made words with scrabble cheezits! They had a lot of fun : )

 We made Thanksgiving Wreaths and with the extra paint I made a special tree for one of my kiddos in the classroom... I never like to waste ;)

 

 My adorable sweeties also made their own butter for Thanksgiving! I made them corn muffins (which they HOUSED.. so cute!) They were so proud and I was so proud for them :]

 Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Chanukah Everyone!!

Stay Tuned for the Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale on TPT :] I will be having my sale through Wednesday as well... If you go Black Friday shopping tomorrow, be careful! I will be going with my bestie like we always do...one of our favorite days of the year xoxo

 

 (Cute graphic made from the amazing Jennifer Jones from Hello Literacy)

I also wanted to express that I am doing an Adopt a Family for a single mom of 4 children - nursery, pre k, 2nd grade, and 4th grade... I am taking donations to my Paypal account to make their holiday season wonderful.  This mommy always has a smile on her face, has a heart of gold, but also no family to help support her.  If you would like any more information please ask, I didn't want to be to specific in case she looks at my blog [which I figure she doesn't, hehe] 

My paypal e-mail is Laur1110@yahoo.com .... even a few dollars help.  If you do decide to donate, do not hesitate to e-mail me for any teacher product you would like from my store.  Bless you all! XO