Christmas Writing and a Sale!

Hey everyone!


Before I being my post, I just wanted to share some exciting news! I had my ultrasound last week and I finally know if my baby is a Pheobe or a Pheobo! (Oh how this Friends joke never gets old to me :) So, drumroll please.... it will be a Pheobe!!! We're expecting a little baby girl! I'm so excited! I would've been excited either way but finally knowing makes it so much more real. I really feel like she's already a part of the family. At first we wanted to name her Emma... but we decided to go with an other name because we were hearing Emma a lot, and from some close friends, so we wanted to be a little bit different And also because we fell in love with this other name and it is just so pretty :) We have decided to name her Sophia! or Sofia.... we have yet to choose. I love it! It is so sweet and feminine.

On to teacher stuff!

Now that report cards and parent teacher conferences are over, we can start thinking about Christmas! I know I am! Christmas is in a month and I couldn't be more excited! I love love love Christmas time :) We are doing our Christmas tree this weekend and I plan on decorating my classroom next week. We will be making Teri's adorable elves which I am so excited about! I always go a little overboard on Christmas decorations in my classroom but I just find it brings such joy to our little room :) I have a few small trees and I always have one student bring in a bigger one from home. (There's always someone who has an extra tree they're not using) Then, I put Christmas lights all around the room. When they come in the room in the morning, I only have the Christmas lights on. It is very relaxing and also, in my opinion, magical! And then I complete with someone window decals and various decorations. I can't wait!

I have added a little product to my store too. A Christmas Writing Unit.

Santa's Writer's Workshop includes:

Writing templates for:

-If I Saw Santa Coming Down the Chimney
-The Perfect Gingerbread House
-If I Were an Elf
-My Favorite Christmas Treat
-What I Will do During my Christmas Break
-What I Love Most About Christmas
-If I Were Santa Claus
-A Blank Template (Choose your own title!)
-My Letter to Santa

-Christmas Word Search
-Christmas Words (Students must write down as many Christmas words as they can think of, in 3 minutes!)
-Christmas Sentences (Students use the Christmas words they've found to make Christmas sentences)
-Christmas Tree Decoration (Students must decorate a Christmas tree and then describe it)
-Christmas Writing (Using 3 Christmas words that have been given to them, students must write a Christmas sentence for a total of 3 sentences)

All activities include primary and secondary lines. The writing templates also include a version with longer writing space (but no drawing space) for older kids.

These activities can be used as group activities, for centers, to complete a Christmas unit or even for those kids who are always finished early!

Grab it from my TPT store :)  I hope you like it!!

Also, I am joining a bunch of sellers to offer you a HUGE sale for Cyber Monday... and Tuesday!

Thank you Michelle from the 3am Teacher for the cute graphic!

Head on over to my store Monday and Tuesday and enter your CMT12 code at checkout for a 28% discount!

Well that's it for my today!

For all you Americans out there, enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday!!

Until next time,

Winter Centers!

Hi friends!

A quick post to share with you my newest product: Winter Centers! I know Fall has barely just begun but the recent cold weather has put me in a little winter mood ;)

My new unit includes 13 different activities:

-Winter Synonyms (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Winter Antonyms (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Winter Scramble: Students must unscramble winter words (recording sheet, correction key and instructions)
-Winter ABCs: Students must place words in alphabetical order (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-Winter Sorting: Students must place words into 3 different categories -adjectives-nouns-verbs (activity cards, recording sheet and instructions)
-A Snowball of Fun!: Students must make new words with the letters from snowball (recording sheet, letters to use as manipulative and instructions)
-Winter Rhymes (recording sheet and instructions)
-Winter Sentences: Students must unscramble sentences (recording sheet and instructions)
-Winter Sentences Part 2: Students must create sentences inspired by winter images (recording sheet and instructions)
-Winter Word Search
-3 Writing Activities: The Perfect Hot Chocolate, My Favorite Winter Activity and A Very Funky Snowman!

I am really excited about this new unit and I really hope you like it! All activities can be used as centers. 

Grab your copy by clicking here!

Is your first semester over? Mine ended last Friday so hello grading! The next week will be mucho busy as I will be grading, preparing report cards and preparing for teacher parent conferences. At least the next few weeks after that should be a bit more mellow :) 

Until next time,

Want to win a copy of my new Winter Centers? Leave me a comment telling me you follow my blog with your email address and I will choose one lucky winner tomorrow morning.
Congrats both girls! You were the only 2 to comment so I'm sending the pack to you both :)

November Currently!

Hello all!

It's that time of the month again... Currently! I'm a little late to the party.... but I like to believe that I am fashionably late :p

So here it is:

1. I love watching Brides of Beverly Hills. Their brides are so over the top, it's hilarious! And so rich it makes me want to cry :p Pure entertainment. Love it.

2. I went to Bath and Body Works this weekend and was so happy to see tha their Holiday candles are out! YAY!!! I love holiday smells! I loaded up on candles for my house. My personal favorites being Cinnamon Frosting and Sparkling Icicles. I love Christmas like there is no tomorrow and I am so happy November is here because it means I can start getting ready for it! The mall also had their Christmas lights out oustide.... ahhh it just makes me smile :)

3. On a similar topic, this also means Christmas shopping will begin very soon! I love going to the mall and seeing all the decorations and buying tons of presents. It really is the best time of the year! I used to work at the mall and Christmas was my favorite time to work. I miss it! Everyone was just so happy and full of joy! 

4. I really need to go blow dry my hair. I wash my hair on a daily basis because I can not stand to have hair that is not freshly washed. And also because my hair is really thin and so I find they look extremely ugly on day 2. However, this means I'm always washing and blow drying! I'm so fed up! I wish I had ultra thick hair that air dried beautifully. À la Lauren Conrad. Very jealous.

5. I'm almost at 5 months now (4months and almost 3 weeks) and I barely have a bump! I can't wait to have a real pregnant belly! 

6. I almost never play music in my classroom. However, when I get to my ESL part (my second half of the year) we sing a lot, in order to learn vocabulary. One of my favorite songs to sing is Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows. It is super old!! (Youtube it!) But the kids have so much fun singing it! We always have a blast with it!

Well that's it for me folks!

Until next time, 

A Delicious Halloween.... from all over the world! And a giveaway!

Hi everyone!

I am beyond exhausted! And not just because yesterday was every teacher's favorite day (hehe) but also because I teach an intensive grade 6 class and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed these days. Basically, I teach my whole year in 6 months instead of 10. When we get to March break, their school year is over, curriculum-wise. For the last 4 months, I teach English as a Second Language to my kiddos. So math, language arts, science and all other subjects have to be taught before the end of March. That means, we gotta move quickly! I love the challenges it brings me and I really like the whole program, but it is no walk in the park! The students are working really hard and doing very well. I have such a cute group.... and only 22 of them! In grade 6...that's amazing! Especially with an intensive group, a smaller group is great! Report cards are coming up, I'm guessing for many of you as well, so I am trying to crunch in as much testing as possible (without it being too overwhelming for my students) and finalizing projects before next week. Then, I've got mucho grading to do.... I can do it! This year, I had my students portfolios of their progress, so this will be very helpful for my testing. I love portfolios!

Yesterday, we had a blast for Halloween! My students had to do a research on the country of their choice. They had to make a dessert from this country, find a costume to represent their country and do a presentation including their findings from their research. Oh my gosh! I ate desserts like there is no tomorrow! My belly (and my baby) are very much full of sugar! Obviously, as the teacher, I had to taste every single dessert! Students then tasted desserts as well and we had the other classes from our school come and enjoy our little buffet. 

Here are a few pics from this delicious event:

Irish Patato Donuts

Russian cake

Austrian chocolate cake

The students were so cute in their costumes. They worked so hard! Some of them actually handmade their costumes. Very impressive! I loved doing this project! So much fun! 

On an other note, I am participating in Miss V's Busy Bees' amazing giveaway! This one is HUGE! You have a chance to win any item from my store and many... many other prizes! Head on over to her blog to enter!

Woohoo! We made it through Halloween :)

Until next time,