July Currently

Today I'm linking up with Oh' Boy 4th Grade for their monthly linky! 

Listening: I've been working in my classroom for the last few weeks, and I am obsessed with my Jackie Wilson station on Pandora! Love me some oldies!

Loving: I love that I can sleep in! It's so nice to wake up after my hubby for once!

Thinking: I can't believe there is only one month left of summer! I've been working so hard this summer, and I'm very proud of myself. I'm looking forward to next week! I'll get a little vacation.

Wanting: I always want new clothes, but what woman doesn't!? haha Also, I really want this door decoration from nursejenneg.

Needing: I'm currently reading The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia DeFeliece. I have two more novels to read this summer before the school year starts! 

4th Plans: On the 4th Treg and I are driving down to Arkansas to visit my Dad, his wife Becky, and my grandparents. We're just going to have a chill celebration at their house in the country. :) On Sunday we will be leaving to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to go to the beach! Treg has a training for his job down there, so I'm tagging along for fun. :)

Five for Friday!

During Kagan training, we talked a lot about positive gambits for students to use to practice social skills. Children often have a hard time agreeing politely or knowing what to say in certain social situations. It is important for kids to practice different greetings, partings, thank your, and so forth. A great way to achieve that is to use the Kagan structures. I decided to make some posters during one of my training days that have some positive gambits for my students. This way, I can remind students of some options while we are using the structures. 

So as most of you know I am very organized and a little OCD. I created a bunch of binders this year to help me stay organized and keep my "hamster wheel" from turning in my brain. haha Here are a some pics of just a few of my binders. You can find the binder covers for FREE here and here! 

On Monday my friend Nikki and I are going to the Whole Brain Training in Alexandria. I am super pumped! I have already done some research on Whole Brain and went ahead and created these rule posters based on the Whole Brain rules! :) If anyone wants copies of these, let me know! I can recreate them and sell them on TPT.

Check out this management tip! One of my awesome professors from college taught me this tip! Dr. H had us write our names, phone numbers, and any other important info she needed on index cards and kept them in an organized box by classes. I am going to use this tip next year so I have quick access to my students' phone numbers. I will also have them include if they have access to a computer with Internet and if they are allergic to anything. :)

Today I went with Nikki wedding dress shopping! I am so excited, because she found the most beautiful dress! I am so very honored to be her bridesmaid! I love her, and she has been an amazing friend and support. I am so blessed to have a fabulous teacher as a close friend! Here is a picture of Nikki and her fiancé with me from my wedding.