A super cute Shoe Unit

Hey everyone, if you haven't seen this unit yet, swing on over to First Grade Awesomeness and grab this Shoe Unit. SO CUTE. Thanks Mrs. Tabb!

stalking and followers..

I've been stalking blogs now for well over a year.. and it's gotten to be a little contest between a coworker of mine and me to see who can find the greatest ideas on blogs and actually follow through and make them or do them. And although I totally think that SHE should be the one doing this instead of me since she is single and I have 3 children and lots of activities going on.. I decided to start a blog of my own. I'm just starting and learning -you know- it's easy to look and read, but to actually build your blog and spend hours trying to figure out.. "how did they do that" and "how do you make one of those" it's effort! Then when you feel that you've sort of half way figured some things out that makes it somewhat interesting, then you have to sit down and write. And to top that off.. you have NO IDEA if anyone is reading or even actually cares. So that brings me to my question today. I got my very first follower today - thank you 4th Grade Frolics !

I'm so excited. So if anyone is reading :

How do you get so many followers and how long does it take usually?
Is it by doing giveaways or do I have to have a TpT store? How do you do it? Please comment and let me know what you think.

By the way, I found another giveaway. I can't wait to hear who all wins! Check it out at:

Target Saturday?

Well, it's not Tuesday, so I guess today is Target Saturday. I just ran across a $25 Target Gift Card Give Away! Check it out:

"Teaching Heart ( www.teachingheart.net ) is hosting their annual back to school party on July 24th till July 30th. Each Day a new prize! Gift cards, Books, Teaching Heart Products, and more!!! Plus a free printable will be posted during the week. You need to visit the blog at; http://teachingheartmom.blogspot.com/
daily to check out the prizes each day and enter for the ones you want to win!!!"

Winner will be announced on Monday... wouldn't that be a great thing to blog about on Target Tuesday!
Thanks Teachingheart!

Cat in the Hat

Ok.. those of you that read my home blog probably saw me blog about this precious bracelet a few weeks ago with Cat and the Hat charms.. I loved it so much. I also loved all of the other bracelets in her etsy shop. I would love to have a very hungry catepillar one. I ran across a giveaway on one of the blogs that I often read and guess what it was for... the bracelet!! I'm so excited to show you this precious thing. Please go to her blog and read about it and all of you teacher friends..read about about her other great ideas...



when you're done.. check out the bracelets too

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sophiesbeads?view_type=list

Look at this give away

This morning, I stumbled across this give away for apps! What a great idea. Head over and check it out!

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Target Tuesday and Staples Deals!

Hey Everyone! I actually went to Staples and Office Max on my School Supply trek this weekend also, but didn't have time to add them to my previous post on Sunday, so I'm going to stick them to the beginning here and then add my new Target Tuesday deals.

Staples Deals:
Usually, I have awesome experiences at Staples without any issues. Every year when I go on the search for the cheapest supply deals, this is one of the first places I go, because they always have what's in their ads and they are super helpful. Also, when there are limits on deals, they are usually the first to offer to allow teachers to get a class set instead of the usual limit of 4. HOWEVER... this time.. not so much. Maybe it's the economy now, but they would not allow me to go over the limit and the limit on all of the deals was 2 instead of 4.

1. Oh well, I still scored small clipboards for 50 cents each (limit 2) but remember, I had my son with me.. so we got 4 and then went through again for 6 total. I don't think I worked the system too much... it's not like I bought them out.. I just needed a small group set.
2. I also got boxes of colored paperclips for 50 cents each, which I'm going to use in back to school gifts for teachers.
3. I found a whole box of push pins on clearance for $1. Which I don't use often, but will include in the Back to School Gift for teachers.
4. Single hole punchers for 50 cents!
5. Let's not forget the most important deal : the FREE highlighters! I got a (5) pack of Bic yellow highlighters for $4 and with Easy Rebate = FREE!!
ALL in ALL it was a good trip to Staples. I also found awesome flashdrives for $12 in surf boards and skateboards. These will be great stocking stuffers for my 10 year old.

Now Target Tuesday:
Of course the dollar bin has been just loaded with deals as most of you already know, but there are a few things that I found that aren't Dr. Seuss and would still be awesome for reading groups.
1. tracing stamps- I got a stamp set of numbers 0-9 and one with letters. Each $1.
2. Classroom signs - Clean up sign and Quiet Please sign (both (2 set) for $1)
3. Uppercase / Lowercase letter match puzzle
I have been working on these puzzle match letters with my own 6 year old at home. These will be great for a center activity at the beginning of the year.
4. Last but not least, LET'S NOT FORGET THE FREEBIES and NEAR FREEBIES!
Sharpees and Papermate pens

The (2 pk) black sharpees are on sale at Target for $1 this week (fine and ultrafine). The Papermate pens (10 pk blue, black and red) are on sale for $1.07. If you look on the Target website under coupons (usually at the bottom or you can put it in the search box) they have a coupon for $1 off of Sharpees (free) and $1 off Papermate writing utensils (.07 to pay) It's definitely the deal of the week!

Happy Shopping Folks!

Let me know what deals you find out there. -