Birthday Party Blog Hop at the Education Highway

 

Celeste from Education Highway is celebrating her birthday with a splashing blog hop!  We are celebrating with a blog hop featuring summer ideas, freebies, sales, and giveaways!

 

 

 

 

 

I have a fun little freebie for you that is only free during this hop!  Head over now to grab this freebie from my store.

 

 

 

Celeste has even put together an ebook all about the sponsors of this giveaway.  You can snag it here:

  And now for the giveaways!

 

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Be sure to hop along for other great tips and freebies!

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Monthly $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway & a Special Request

I am enjoying my summer vacation and the much needed time for relaxation!  But... that hasn't stopped me from planning, thinking about next year, and of course perusing Teachers pay Teachers for more products and ideas!  If you are anything like me, you would love to win a $25 Teachers Pay Teachers gift card!  Well, lucky you, because it is time for my monthly giveaway!  All you  have to do is use the Rafflecoptor below to enter.

Now onto, my special request... My son, Palmer is an aspiring film maker living in Los Angeles.  When he was in high school, he won the state competition in film making through his drama class.  you can view the film below (but be prepared with some tissues as you watch).

 

 

 

He is currently working on a new project and has a Kickstarter campaign going for it right now.  He has reached the funding level he needed to get the project off the ground, but is now hoping to reach one of his stretch goals, and to get the word out about his project. In order to do that, he needs to get as many donors as he can (even with small $1 and $5 donations). In fact, the more small donations he gets, the better in terms of getting his message out.  Would you take the time to check out his project? 

 

 If you would be so inclined to share it and donate to the campaign I would greatly appreciate it! I will sweeten the deal by giving you a FREE product!  If you donate $1 you may choose any item in my store for $5 or less.  If you donate $5 you may choose any item in my store for $10 or less. Simply email me at kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net with the item you would like.

 

To see his Kickstarter Campaign click here.

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End of the Year Awards - Kids' Choice Awards

Our school has quarterly awards ceremonies to honor students with perfect attendance, honor roll, citizenship, etc., but I wanted to do something a little different for the end of the year.  My own boys love the Kids' Choice Awards on Nickelodeon each year, so, I thought this would be a fun way to do my end of year awards/celebration.

The kids had an absolute blast as well!

We decorated our sad end of the year room with balloons (from Dollar Tree) and a red carpet (bulletin board paper).

One of the students wrote this on the board to kick us off.  I need to work on apostrophes apparently, but I have the same kiddos next year, so we have time! LOL!

The packet comes with pages for the students to vote for each other.  I asked them to vote for one of their classmates for each category.  The top nominees were then tallied by some of my fast finishers, and checked by me to make sure that each student received an award from their peers.  They really took the voting seriously and even had a few spirited debates.  I loved the time and thought they put into it.

In keeping with the Kids' Choice theme, I also had them run the show during the "ceremony".  Each student chose an award to give out.  I purchased small Dollar Tree items to go with each award.

The students really took their presenting jobs seriously and they were genuinely proud of each student award winner!

I really got a kick out of how on the spot their winner choices were!

This little one gave an acceptance speech!  Her category?

And, last but not least, my little fashionista who manages to look stylish even in uniform with her fabulous accessories and shoe changes! LOL!

Updated April 16, 2018

Since I posted this original blog post, I have created these adorable editable awards!

They come in both full color and black and white for your printing preference!

If you are still in school and looking for some end of year fun - try a Kids' Choice Awards!  

June Pinterest Pick 3

 

 

I always love the ideas I get from the monthly Pick 3 Linky hosted by Pawsitively Teaching and the Inspired Owl!  Here are three of my favorite June related pins:



 

My absolute favorite summer drink of choice is an iced chai latte from Starbucks.  I love this copycat version to help me save a little money!

To find original pin, click here.

If you are still in the classroom this time of year, you might like to have your kiddos make these adorable Father's Day gifts.  I think I might have Luke make one at home for his Daddy!

 

To find original pin, click here.

This looks like a yummy option for summer lunches.  Super easy too!

 

To find original pin, click here.

 

 

If you are looking for more great summer ideas, be sure to follow my Pinterest account!

Visit Kelly's profile on Pinterest.

 

Follow along with these other bloggers for some more June Pinspiration, and link up to share your own as well!

 

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Currently June 2015

Woo Hoo!  Today is my first official day of summer!  I was very sad to see my kiddos go on Friday, but I am happy for the break and happy that I will see them again in the fall as I am looping with them to 4th grade!  I appreciated the gifts and love they poured on me as well!

It is also the first day of June, which means it is time to link up with Farley for Currently!

My 19 year old (who moved to Los Angeles last fall) came to visit for graduation.  We were so excited to see him, and Tyler was especially excited to show off how much he had grown since Palmer left.

When I went into my classroom today, I found these laptops on one of the tables.  Another teacher who has been using them is getting iPads, so we now have a class set.  I am excited for the possibilities!  Any suggestions?

And speaking of iPads, I decided to get a new one and pass my old one down to my boys.  I am so excited!

Be sure to head over to her blog to share what you are Currently doing, and to make a donation to Wimberley!

Splish Splash It's a Summertime Blog Bash! Summer Blog Hop

 

The countdown to summer is in full force in my neck of the woods!  Our last day of school is Friday, and I can't wait to enjoy a little R&R. Rachel from The Classroom Game Nook Blog has gathered together 50 teacher bloggers to celebrate summertime with a Giant Blog Bash!  We are each hosting a FREEBIE (for a limited time) and a GIVEAWAY!  Grab your freebie, enter my giveaway, and then hop along and collect all of the goodies we have in store for you!

My Limited time freebie for you is my Water Fight Multiplication Game.  It is a great way to review math facts with your students (or perhaps your own children this summer). 

 

My students absolutely LOVE this game!  Look at those smiles as they practice their math facts!

 

 

 

I am also offering a giveaway!

 

 

You can enter to win your choice of my Kicking It Math Facts Addition and Subtraction Bundle or my Kicking It Math Facts Multiplication and Division Bundle. 

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My favorite things about summer are:

Hanging with these guys:

and hanging out at the lake!

 

Monthly $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway - May 2015!

Teacher Appreciation Week is a perfect time to share my monthly giveaway for a $25 TpT gift card.  Maybe you still have a few things in your cart or wishlist after the big sale, wouldn't a $25 gift card come in handy?!

All you need to do is enter the Rafflecoptor below:

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