May Currently

I'm linking up with Farly for the May Currently!  Woo Hoo!  I just love this time of year!

Listening - my husband is such a go-getter.  And I am so proud that he works so hard but come on!  It's Friday!  Put the phone down and stop selling!  Have a drink...or two :)

Loving that there is NO MORE SNOW!!!  My Florida roots couldn't handle all that stankin' cold!

Thinking - My family's annual stockholders meeting is next Friday and I'm flyin' home!!!  It's only been a few weeks since our wedding but I miss everybody (and Florida).

Wanting - Ok, soooo some might disagree with this but since my husband and I have gotten married, he has been in control of the money (it's better this way).  He is very organized and frugal.  He knows what's coming in and how much is going out.  I, on the other hand...let's just say that we had a card cutting ceremony not long after we had gotten engaged.  But seriously!  I just want - I mean NEED - some new spring dresses!  Just a few.  With maybe some sandals.  And a bag..

Needing to put in a sick day for next Friday.  I realized I forgot to do that once I started writing this.

Surprise - Okay so I seriously stole this idea from my girl Erin at The Short and Sassy Teacher.

But it was so stankin' cute!  Comment below and I'll pick someone at random and send you a box of my favorite teachery things!  Teacher appreciation is next week after all :)

Link up y'all!  It's way too much fun!

My every attempt at becoming a guided reading guru...

Am I the only teacher out there that feels super disorganized at, like, everything?  Papers are always stacked, I can never find anything let alone find anywhere to put anything and for some reason my teacher's assistant is always asking where I put ___fill in the blank_____.  I go in search of said item only to find myself shuffling through piles of junk that I have set aside because I was going to "put them away later."
One thing that I have made every attempt at being organized at this year is guided reading.  It's the one time during the day when I've got just a few of my little friends sitting in front of me ready to soak up whatever I throw at them - I have to be organized.  And ready.

Against the wall right next to my guided reading table I keep this little bundle of joy.

It holds all my games, cards, sorts, passages, riff raff, etc. that I use for my guided reading time.  All I have to do is wheel over and grab what I need.  It was about $20 at Wal-Mart - and well worth the money.  All the sorts and games are separated in ziplock bags.

I also have my guided reading pouch.  It too, holds all essentials for guided reading.  I got it for about $17 at Wal-Mart.

I keep wipe off boards, markers, highlighters, any sort we are working on that week, post-its, etc. in this pouch.

I like it because it perfectly holds pencil boxes where I keep my wipe-off markers.

This little red bin holds all my guided reading texts for the week.  The reason I don't have separate bins for every group is because my students keep a "book buddy" in their desk.  When they come to me, they bring their book buddy which usually holds their "warm up" text.  And when I introduce a new text, they get to put it in their book buddy, and the books just rotate.

This is the form I use for my guided reading plans.  It's quick and easy and I keep in on a clip board in my guided reading pouch.  I have one page for each group.  If you want a copy of it, you're more than welcome to get it HERE.

And of course...

What would guided reading be without a snazzy set of whisper phones???

(Duct tape, my friends)

Wordless Wednesday

I'm linking up with Christina from Sugar and Spice for Wordless Wednesday!

What kinds of things do you give your fellow teammates as thank you's?

The Sweetest Field Trip...Literally!

It's time to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for our weekly five for Friday!

Our first Easter as a married couple.  Rosco was not cooperating for the camera...

Not to mention it's difficult when someone is not there to take the stinkin picture!

We did a literature unit for Eric Carle's "The Tiny Seed."

I broke the students into pairs and they had to retell the events in the story.

We also used evidence from the text to explain why you couldn't plant seeds in certain places such as the desert, ocean, etc.

I'm REALLY curious...how do you teach your literacy block?  I would LOVE to know what kinds of books you use, how you use them, etc.

In math we are working on fractions.  I used this sort from my Fantastic Fractions pack to help distinguish shapes that are truly partitioned into quarters and those that were not.

Then we completed a similar sort in our interactive notebooks.  

Once that was completed, the students had to actually partition the shapes themselves.

 On the front of each flap they had to practice writing the fraction.

And today, we went on the most precious, sweetest field trip...

We went to a nursery to pick strawberries!

Each student received their own basket and they got to pick and pick!

 It was the most adorable thing and my little friends were so well behaved! 

 I was a proud teacher!  

If y'all have any advice about your literacy block I'd love to hear it!

Don't forget to link up!

Five for Friday and an Easter giveaway!

I was on Spring Break this week so Scott and I decided to take a mini vacation down to Charleston, SC.  It's so stankin' beautiful down there.  We were only there for a few days since we were trying to get our house under control from the wedding.  We also wanted to be back in time for Easter services :)

My precious husband...how could I not love that face?

Speaking of Easter - the bunny will be visiting us tonight!  

I know it's cheesy, but my mom has made my dad an Easter basket for the past 35 years.  So I made one for Scott too.  What's inside:

*golf shirt

*golf magazines

*golf balls

*gum

*beef jerky 

*chicken wing pretzel bites

*gummy bears (he likes the ones in the "gold bag")

*milano cookies

*and a ton of other chocolate

And of course I had to make one for Rosco!

I don't know about y'all, but lately (especially since I got married) I've been obsessed with monogram.  Well, there is a Facebook store called Prep Obsessed where you can buy all things preppy and monogrammed.  I'm obsessed with it!

If you "like" them on Facebook, you'll get notified of their flash sales.  And it's super cheap too! 

Look at these adorable earrings!  I only paid $19 for them and they were free shipping!  If you're into preppy and monogrammed, you should definitely check them out on Facebook.

And now it's time for a giveaway!  

When we get back from Spring Break we will be doing fractions.  The only problem is, our math series doesn't cover fractions - at all.  I needed something that was going to introduce the concept of fractions as well as help them to practice and use those skills they learned.  So I made this pack:

It includes up to seven days of lesson plans, anchor charts, whole group sorts and interactive notebook activities and I'm giving it away free for a limited time!  If you would like to snag yourself one, CLICK HERE.

Don't forget to link up with DoodleBugs to talk about your Five for Friday!

As always, I hope y'all have a fabulous weekend and a Blessed Easter! 

A Sneak Peak at my WEDDING!!

I'm just so excited I decided to post a few pics that some guests took with their phones!  My wedding photos aren't even ready yet!

Of course in true Sassy Schoolteacher fashion, I had to say hello to everyone while walking down the aisle!

 Can I just tell you how OBSESSED I was with the ceremony location???  It was a true southern Florida wedding!

 The entire wedding was my absolute dream!

WAAAY more to come!  I'm just so excited and obsessed with my own wedding!

It went by way to fast!

Currently April!

Just a quick link up with Farley to talk about my Currently in April!

Currently...

Listening to pure silence.  Ahhh...it's going to be chaos come tomorrow afternoon.  We head down to Florida for the wedding festivities!

Loving the fact that I'm getting married in four days.  The time has gone by so fast!

Thinking:  I LOVE to shout, "I'm the BRIDE!!!"  I won't be able to say it anymore after Saturday.  I was also wondering what I was going to pin on Pinterest considering that all I pin is wedding stuff.

Wanting some extra sleep.  I have not slept hardly at all this week.

Needing a spray tan.  The sun is just starting to come out in the Tar Heel State and I don't have time to get sun-kissed.  Bring on the spray!!

I don't go to school until 8:00.  I HATE getting out so late in the day.  In Florida I was out at 2:30 every day.  And I don't know when our last day is...I haven't even looked at the revised schedule from the snow days.  I have an excuse!!!  I'M THE BRIDE!!!