It's Official.

I have a problem.  I'm addicted to Teachers Pay Teachers.  Why do I love payday so much?  Well having money is nice...but being able to finally purchase some of those long, coveted wish list items is the best feeling in the world!

And even better--when you find yourself with enough self control to wait for the Back to School sale and save a ton!  That was me this year.

First off, the Crazy for Kinders unit by Babbling Abby is absolutely adorable and I think I might even try making the Jitter Juice myself before school starts! I love the "Find a Friend" pages to get the kids to know each other better.  Let me tell you that I have been waiting for this from her for awhile! 

Then, there is Alphapalooza by Deanna Jump.  This gal is PHENOMENAL! I also grabbed her zoo, scarecrow, ocean, and arctic animals units.  I am so stinkin' excited to use them this year!!!  Met her at the kinder conference in Vegas this summer and she was so sweet!

I also bought the Stamping Words Fun by DeeDee Wills.  I <3 this lady.  She is so sweet, I can't help but like her!  And her stuff is always so cute.  This packet helps students develop their sight words in a way that is fun and by using different means: stamping tracing, and freewriting-- really helps my kiddos develop their skills! 

And last, (well the last I will show you/write about here is the Primarily Portfolios by Growing Kinders.  I had a hard time last year remembering to take samples of kids writing their names/numbers/etc. every month, so this will be a big help!

I am soooo excited to use all of these this next year!  

Click to find out other goodies people picked up!

Mission Organization

At the forefront of every teacher's mind right now is organization.  You're in your rooms (or soon to be!) and cleaning through heaps of "stuff" in order to get the room ready for those kiddos about to run wild in.

I love being organized or rather thinking about getting organized.  I frequent pinterest for tips on organization but that's usually where it stops.  So I'm forcing myself (with the help of this blog) to finally GET ORGANIZED! Yep I said it...and its in writing...;)

Here's step one of my process.  Since I won't be getting into my room until next week, I am left to just start with making labels.  LOTS OF THEM.  Here's my first official FREEBIE. Grab it now!  If there is a label that is missing from there, let me know and I can whip it up for you! :)  

Happy Organizing!!