Tag You're It

Tag I'm it 

I've just been tagged by Kelly at:

Wow!

Can you believe it?  Another new blog to me!  

1. What is your funniest teaching moment or story?

This is so hard.  My little ones make me laugh every day.  The funniest story I have this year is from the beginning of the year.  One of my little ones had an accident.  I sent him to the health room.  I thought the matter was taken care of, however when he came back to the classroom he made an announcement.  "Don't worry when you have an accident.  It is ok.  You get to pick new underwear with Batman or Spiderman!"

2. What is your worst teaching experience?

I don't know what my worst teaching experience is......but I can tell you the last three years  has been difficult for me trying to do everything without an aide.  I know I have been very spoiled to have an aide for 7 years and then three years without an aide has made a lot more work for me.    I struggle with a lot of different, wonderful, well meaning people who try to help, but a lot of times they tend to get the kids wild.  

3. What other careers did you consider (if any)?

I considered going into retail.  I would have loved to have my own childrens' book store like Meg Ryan's character in You Got Mail.  or I would like to own a bakery shop and make cookies and muffins.

4. What is your favorite movie?

My favorite movie is Serendipity.

5. What is the best NON children's book that you have ever read?

I love this book.  It has helped me put things in order.

6. What will you spend your time doing this summer?

I will spend my summer riding my bike.  I am training to participate in a 68 mile bike ride for:

This is going to be a huge challenge for me.  

7. What kinds of school things do you bring home in your "teacher" bag to work on? Do you get them done or take them back to school undone?

Each night I correct my students' daily check in papers and their calendar journal.  I have to do that each night.  I tape in their calendar journal a new daily math problem.  

I bring home all work done that day to file.  

Starting today I have to do one page of the students' memory book as well.

8. How do you spend your time outside of the school day?

Each night after school I have to ride 15 miles .......this week, it will increase as the weeks go on.

 I make and clean up dinner for my hubby and son.

Then I go to work on my computer blogging and correcting papers.  

9.  If you played & won the lottery, how would you spend the money? Would you continue to teach?

If  I won the lottery I would first help my kids pay off their college loans.  Then I would travel to Italy and Hawaii.  

I would retire from teaching so I could travel.   I would most likely volunteer to read with children at my school.  

10. What is the most exciting/interesting place you have visited for a vacation?

I have traveled the world.  When I was in 8th grade my parents took me to see Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.  

I went to see the Pyramids in Egypt with my parents when I was 17.

My favorite place was the Eiffel Tower in Paris, my husband and I went there about five years ago.  

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And Now it is my Turn

Here are my 10 questions.  And I picked 10 bloggers that are new to me that I would like to get to know:

1.      What is your favorite memory from this school year?

2.    What is something you have learned from reading blogs?

3.    What is your favorite children’s’ book?

4.    What teacher resource book would you recommend for summer reading?

5.    Do you have something fun planned for the summer?

6.    How do you spend your free time away from school?

7.     Where is your favorite place to shop?

8.    What is your favorite TV show?

9.    What is your favorite song?

10.  If you could go on vacation right now where would you go?

TAg You Are It!!

This and That

My class finally finished their letters to the kindergarten class in IN that I signed up for.  We gathered our books and blocks that we thought the children would like.  We voted out what stuffed animals we thought the children would like the most.  And this is what our care package looks like:

Our notes are a Pigeon, piggie and elephant banner!

This is our care package.

I received this top 10 award from Rhonda at Classroom Fun.  I was so surprised.  It was my first time visiting Classroom Fun and it is a cute blog.  Rhonda has lots of wonderful ideas.  I love her flip books.      

Thank You Rhonda for the award. :)  

Classroom Fun

My Top Ten Blogs

  

TOP 15 LOVELY BLOGS

I received this lovely award from three wonderful bloggers some time ago.  I have to admit I am a bit slow at my thank you, ok to be honest several weeks slow.  However, I do want to thank the following bloggers for thinking of me:

Chrissy at Read Write Sing Kindergarten

April at Wolfelicious

Tonia at Ms. Vento 

Thank you so much.  

It means a lot to me that other bloggers recognize my blog.   

It is an honor to me that each day teachers take a minute out of their busy days to read my blog. So I would like to Thank all my readers as well. 

The rules for the Lovely Blog Award are:

1. Link back to the blogger who gave it to you ( Ok that was easy enough)

2. Pass the award onto 15 other lovely bloggers (only fifteen I can think of at least 25 other blogs that are AWESOME!)

3. Follow the person who sent it to you ( This will be fun!)

Here are the blogs I would like to give the Lovely Blog Award to....  I realize they most likely already received the award but I still wanted to recognize them.  Each blog has wonderful and creative ideas that they freely share and I would like to thank them. 

Shuna at Pocket Full Of Kinders 
Jeanne at Kindergarten Lifestyle
Sara at Kindergarten is a Hoot
Pam at Can Do Kinders
Kathleen at Growing Kinders
Liz at Crazy For Kindergarten
Kelly at From Kindergarten with Love
Laura at Kinder Kraziness
Jennifer at First Grade Blue Skies
Reagan at Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits
Shannon at Technology Rocks Seriously
Christie at First Grade Fever
DeeDee at Mrs.Wills Kindergarten
Annie at The Moffatt Girls
Kacey at Doodlebugsteaching

Thank You Friends

Thank you

I would like to thank three special people today...........

laura from kinder kraziness

Kristin from little miss glamour goes to kindergarten

Dee from Over the moon bow

For the wonderful award.  It was very kind of you to recognize the work I am doing on my blog. 

Here are the things to do with this award:  

1.  Thank and recognize the blogger you receive the award from

2.  Tell seven things about yourself

3.  Pass the award on to 15 newly discovered blogs and let them know ....... OH MY!!!  Really 15!!! 

Seven Things About ME

1.       I love to organize things and I passed this obsession down to ....... two of my children. 

2.    I like to ride my bike........I am hoping to participate in a 50 mile bike ride this summer.  

3.     I am obsessed with getting an ipad for my classroom right now...... I can't think of anything else. 

4.  OK.....I can think of something else.....I will be cheering for the GREEN BAY PACKERS TODAY!!

Go Pack Go!!!

5.  I am on a personal journey to lose one pound a week...............which is really hard for me because.........
6.  I love to bake cookies.............especially if they have chocolate in them........
7.   I love   and I mean love   to drink hot chocolate from Starbucks only :)

PS   if you want to see my grand dog Lucky click here

http://2012pixaday.blogspot.com/2012/01/day-14.html?showComment=1326688579121#c8250599547157354776

ok now for the hard part  15 newly discovered blogs..........since I only read about the ipad2 for the past week ...................the two new blogs that I have read from top to bottom and found  an enormous amount of information from to help write my proposal to the parents for the wish list are........

Enormous Elephants to Introduce MY Blogs for the Award.........

Digital Kindergarten

Lasso the Moon

If you are looking for information about using ipads in your classroom I would start with these two sites.  Very helpful :)  

Sunshine Award

This week I was lucky enough to receive two Sunshine Awards from two kind early childhood bloggers.

Thank You so much for recognizing my blog.....

Thank you Lori from the Cachey Mama's Classroom.....
If you are a preschool teacher or a mommy to a little one you will enjoy this blog. :)

Thank you to Ms. Helms from Work Smart Not Hart Teaching Kindergarten

I just stopped by her blog for a few minutes but I plan on spending more time there exploring especially Math Ideas.   

So Here are the Rules for this Award:

1.  Thank the person who gave the  award to you and write a post about it.
2.  Answer the questions below.
3.  Pass the award to 10 to 12 fabulous bloggers, link their blogs and let them know you have given them the award.

• Favorite color?   pink
• Favorite animal? penguin
• Favorite number? 3
• Favorite drink? non-fat Starbucks Hot Chocolate
• Facebook or Twitter?  Facebook  (I guess)  Not a fan of either
• Your passion? biking  creating decorating  blogging
• Giving or getting presents? Giving
• Favorite day?  Sundays.....that's the day my daughter comes home :)

Now I would like to award the

to the following inspiring blogs:

Chalk Talk

A Place Called Kindergarten

Can Do Kinders

Mrs. Wills Kindergarten

Kindergarten Works

Teacher bits & bobs

Kindergarten Rocks

Learning with Mrs. Parker

Technology Rocks.  Seriously.

Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

These blogs are awesome......I love to read their ideas everyday. 

Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge with me.   

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