Monday Made it, a GIVEAWAY, and a freebie:)

Monday Made with Tara over at 4th Grade Frolics always helps me start my week off right! I really enjoy seeing everyone's crafts and creations! But in all honesty...I don't know how many more"cute" crafts I can come up with! I am in mid summer and I told myself I wanted at least the first 9 weeks of lessons done! So...probably after this week, my Monday made it's will be more lesson plan related! It may be a game or some kind of activity you can do with a specific lesson. But I seriously need to get on it....bad! 

So these NO NAME clothes pin creations have been all over Pinterest! I knew I had to make one since I always have no name papers. My kids usually know that if you don't put a name on it, it is going in the trash! 

Well, I really didn't want something to hang in the room, so I did my own spin on the NO NAME clothespin idea.

Remember this question mark I bought at A.C. Moore??? Well it is part of my NO NAME Project!

I painted it with purple dots first

Then I used my super fun neon green sharpie paint pen and went around each dot!

Remember that sparkly green bucket I bought from Michaels and that purple neon sharpie paint pen??? Well, with a little bit of hot glue and some writing...this is what I came up with:)

I really love the idea of a no name bucket! I will empty it out on Fridays if papers are not claimed!

On another note...I am seriously at 300 followers already? I just can't believe it! Just last week I was at 200! Now 300! I had no time to ask other bloggy friends if they wanted to help in a giveaway...so I just had to do something on my own! Next time friends, I will ask:)

SO....here is my current giveaway! 3 people have a chance to win! Good luck:)

*new addition to the giveaway! Terri from The First Grade Princess has donated a $5.00 Starbucks Hawaii collectible gift card. How cool! You can still use it to get your coffee...just don't let them keep it:) I will add it to the first place winner!*

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Last night, I also made a smaller version of the 3rd grade ELA common core standards. This will fit nicely in the front pocket of my lesson plan book, in the literacy tab! I hope some of you can find this useful! Click HERE to get it for free:)

Oh...here is the Math one! I just finished it! Click HERE:)

 
Enjoy the rest of your Monday:)

Classroom Theme Linky with a Freebie:)

Hey! I still have the Internet...YEAH!!! I wonder what is taking them so long to shut it off...hey, I'm not complaining  though! 

 

What a great idea Corinna over at Surfin' Through Second grade has with having a classroom theme linky! I LOVE it. I have had the same theme in my room now going on for 4 years! I would really like to switch to something else, but I just keep adding to my theme! I kinda have a running joke with my theme...all the kids think I LOVE frogs, but...I really think they are gross! My theme just kind of all came together one day! 

Enjoy my picture of my classroom-these were from the past two years:)

So...this is how it all started:)

I bought this super cute cork board from Target a few years back because I loved the colors!

I also bought crates that matched and made a bookshelf out of it! The kids store their reading and writing binders in them:)

So, then I took the cork board to the local school store where I found these trimmers that matched...and this is where my froggy theme began!

I also uses these around the room for frog accents!

So here are some other pictures of my room! Some of it was not the same once the year got going...but the colors all stayed the same! Anything I use color wise is pink, purple, blue and green with froggy things here and there:)

Is it bad to say I already have in my head how I want to set it up for next year???? I am excited to read about other people's themes! Don't FROGet to go check out Corinna's blog!

On another note, I finished my multiplication mastery packet and it is up in my TPT and TN stores! 

I also was inspired by a few blogs out there that created a Common Core dates taught check off sheet! Heidi from My (not so) Elementary Life has done one for first grade and also Rachelle from What the Teacher Wants did one too for first grade! Well, I teach 3rd and realllllly wanted one of these! SO, I made one last night! It took a bit of planning and time, but I did it:) 

Only for ELA right now and plan on going the math one tonight! So if you are interested in the ELA one, you can grab it now in my TPT or TN stores! 

But...since I am SOOOOO close to 300 followers (which I need to start thinking of another giveaway) I will have it for FREE for this weekend only. I think there are a few 3rd grade followers out there:) Just send me an email and I will get it to you:)

I am off to dinner with the hubby! Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!