Tricks and Treats Blog Hop

 I am so excited to link up with my Elementary Entourage peeps and some other awesome bloggers to bring you a Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! There are so many fun ideas and great freebies and sales to help you have an awesome Halloween!

 My kiddos are a little extra wild when Halloween is near. To keep my classroom running smoothly we take frequent "brain breaks". My students work hard to earn a break, they are so excited to get the wiggles out! We have been watching the Halloween videos from Super Simple Songs on YouTube.

 

Another one of our favorites is "Shake Them Halloween Bones", a fun way to learn the names of body parts. 

 

 Try some of these fun Halloween "brain breaks" in your classroom!

 Now here is a treat just for you! I LOVE the Dollar Tree, every time I walk into a store I get inspired! Back in September when the Halloween goodies were just being set out I found these goodies. I knew that they would make a great math center for my students!

 

Click on the picture below to grab this FOREVER FREEBIE from my TpT store.

Check out the other awesome bloggers for more Tricks and Treats! Happy Halloween!

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Happy Fall Y'all Blog Hop

I am so excited to link up with some great bloggers and friends for a fall blog hop hosted by the beautiful Stephanie from Mrs. D's Corner

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 Fall is my favorite season of the year! Cool weather, yummy food, bonfires, hoodies, Halloween and Thanksgiving!! What more could a girl ask for?!?

Here are some of my fall favorites!

 Fall fashion!! Layering, sweaters, scarves and boots!!

These boots are so cute!

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Pumpkin Pie Gelato is AMAZING!!! 

 

Baking is almost mandatory in the fall. This is one of my favorite recipes and its easy!  

Easy Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients:
1 box of Spice Cake Mix
1 can of pumpkin

(You can add a handful of mini chocolate chips)

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix two ingredients together. (Don't bother looking at the box. You don't need eggs, oil, or anything else, just the pumpkin.)
• Transfer batter to a greased 9 inch pan. (Mixture should be thick, don't worry.)
• Bake 25 minutes.
• ENJOY!!

You are not a true fall lover if you don't have a funny tee! I am in LOVE with this hilarious shirt!

In my classroom fall means our "Storybook Pumpkin" Family Project is in full swing. Its so exciting to see how creative my students are!

 

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This project is included in my Monthly Family Project Pack.

When I saw the Halloween items out at the dollar store I was so excited! I made this quick math center that I think my students will be CRAZY about!! Dollar tree ice tray and plastic eyeballs.
The ice tray makes the perfect then frame!

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Head over to The Learning Chambers to grab some more freebies and fall fun!

August/September SLANT Box Exchange

I absolutely LOVE the SLANT BOX EXCHANGE!  It's a great way to meet other teachers/bloggers and an excuse to go shopping for awesome gifts!If you are not familiar with the exchange check out Lessons With Coffee Blog.

 

For August/September I was matched up with Kellee from Stomping Through First
She is such a sweetheart and expecting her first baby!!

Kellee spoiled me!!

Back to School Bash

 

Back to school!! School actually started August 11th.I have had my kiddos for three weeks and we have a great little community/family vibe going on. One of my favorite classroom activities is Foodie Friday. My students look froward to it all week.

Here are the Foodie Friday snacks we have made so far.

I created this to help my students write about and illustrate the snacks we create. This can be made into a cute class book or individual student books.
Just click on the picture to go to my TpT store.



 


I hope the school year is amazing for you! Have fun and teach on!!

Thirty Minute Thursday-Meals Made in 30 Minutes

Hello everyone I am so excited to share a quick weeknight meal idea with you! Getting a good meal on the table can be hard during the school year!!

Meatloaf is my husbands favorite food. I think he would eat it every night if I made it. This is a quick school night recipe I use often.

I also make "Cheesy Corn" to go with the meatloaf. This is a stick to your ribs kind of meal.

This is one of my favorite things for cooking quickly. Each square is equal to one clove of garlic, just pop and go!!

I serve "baked"potatoes with this meal. I use the microwave to quickly cook the potatoes and Sister  Schubert rolls round out the meal.

Building Blocks - Week 1 - Meet The Teacher

I am so excited to link up with some awesome bloggers for The Building Blocks of B2S hosted by the amazing Mrs. D's Corner.

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For this "Meet the Teacher" post I am going to introduce or reintroduce myself a little. This year will be my 7th year teaching and my 7th year in kindergarten. I love the little ones so much. They keep me on my toes and teach me so much.

I was born in Bosnia and immigrated to the US in 1993. I knew that I wanted to teach after my teachers took such an interest in my success in school and life. They truly cared about me.

I have a mini doxie,he is my baby. I'm sure he thinks he is a person.

 

When I am not teaching or creating TpT products I woke at my parents cafe. This picture is from the grand opening of their second location.

One of the things that I LOVE doing with my students is Foodie Friday. We make a snack based on our weekly theme. 

I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better! Anything else you want to know?

BTS Reflect and Refresh pt2

Communication-I would like to make more positive phone calls this year.

Organization-I am labeling more and finding specific places for things. I will make sure to put things away and not create piles.

Content-I am going to have more hands on and authentic learning opportunities for my students. 

My Big Summer- This summer I worked at my parents cafe every day. I didn't work on TpT things because I was so busy and tired. I completed my second round of whole30 and lost a few more pounds. I spend so much time with my family and my younger sister and i took and impromptu trip to North Carolina.

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