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Cyber Monday + Tuesday
I am SUPER excited to announce that TpT is having a BIG Cyber Monday + Tuesday sale! This is my favorite day of the whole year to shop, shop, shop! I plan to stock up on some incredible resources....
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Did Someone Say Free Fonts????
Well, I must admit, I have a problem. Those that know me well, know that I am absolutely a font-aholic! I literally get a rush when I find a new font and download it to my computer. Now, I am taking...
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Follow the Trail Product Swap Giveaway
Are you up for an adventure this week? A number of fellow intermediate teacher-bloggers have joined to provide you with blog-hopping fun this last week of January. Perhaps snow covers the ground...
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Hurry, Hop, Win!
I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with some SUPER FANTASTIC 3rd-6th grade bloggers to bring you a blog hop and giveaways! At each of our blogs, you will have an opportunity to enter for a...
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Go Big Blue!!!! C-A-T-S…CATS! CATS! CATS!
The UK Wildcats are going to the Championship game and you score! Click here to check it out! While you are visiting TpT, check out Krista Wallden's 10,000 followers giveaway! Ten days of her...
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Spring Break….Relaxing and Creating!
I have been on Spring Break this week and have enjoyed every minute of it. I have been reading professional books and blogs about Daily 5. I think I am going to dive into that next year. I tried to...
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Hocus Pocus...Keep Them Focused!
We all know that teachers have magic powers. From eyes in the back of our heads to super-sonic hearing, we are a talented bunch, I tell you! But this time of year, spring fever has hit, and with the...
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Hocus Pocus…Keep Them Focused!- Part 2
We all know teachers are magic, but it seems that this time of year, our magical powers need a little extra umph and a maybe even an ABRACADABRA to get us to that last day of school! So, I teamed up...
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Reading in the Wild {Summer Book Study}
Happy day, friends!Today I am joining with several dozen bloggers to invite you to an awesome summer book study showcasing Donalyn Miller's Reading in the Wild!An amazing reader and teacher, Miller's...
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Reading in the Wild- Coming Soon to a Blog Near You!
We have some AMAZING bloggers and non-bloggers joining us over the next 7 weeks, and I cannot wait! Check out the hosts for each of the chapters/sections and make sure to follow them, so you don't...
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Miss Scarlett, in the Conservatory, with a Candlestick….
Before the school year ended, I surveyed my upcoming 4th graders to see what genres and topics interest them. I thought I would use that information to plan for my Language Arts class for next year....
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Summer Flash Sale
Summer Flash Sale…all items in my store will be 20% off for today only
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Student Reflection of Learning
I have lots of ideas and strategies that I will be adding this year to my classroom. As the summer progresses, I will be blogging about some of them. One of the components that I am going to make...
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Smooth Sailing Back to School Tips
Thanks for sailing of to visit with me at Teaching with Blonde Ambition! I am sure that you are anxiously preparing for the upcoming school year. As you prepare to begin a new school year, I wanted...
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TpT Back to School Sale
Can you hardly believe that it's that time of year? Yep, it's back to school time! I have been working to put the finishing touches on my classroom because my door will be open to 25 sweet, new...
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TpT Back to School BOOST Sale
Have you heard the news? TPT is having a one day SPECIAL sale (today only) to boost your back to school purchases. All my products will be on sale for 20% off, and when you use the code BOOST at the...
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Making Inferences and Freebies
First, have you noticed? Teaching with Blonde Ambition got a much needed facelift! Thanks to Christi Fultz for a wonderful blog design! She TOTALLY nailed it and it depicts my personality...
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Making Inferences Using Mentor Texts
This week, we continued working on making inferences. All of the lessons and activities prior to this week, were to build our understanding of making inferences. This week, we took our understanding...
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An introduction to THEME using song lyrics
This week, I introduced finding the theme of a piece of literature. For the hook/introduction, I used one of my favorite songs, Am I Wrong by Nico and Vinz. If you haven't listened to the lyrics of...
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Theme and Main Idea
Many of you have asked what trade books and materials I use to teach my mini-lessons. I am trying very hard to blog once a week and share with you some of the books that I use in my classroom. This...
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Main Idea Learning Stations
This week, we continued to practice identifying the main idea and supporting details of nonfiction texts using learning stations. As I mentioned last week, I was going to blog about what we did, so...
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Need Some TpT Cash??
We are so excited for the holiday season that we couldn't help but spread some love! Lots of your favorite TPT Teacher-Authors and I have teamed up to give YOU some TPT spending money. We love you and...
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Save Yourself Some Merry Little Minutes
This time of year is a busy time of year! So, I have teamed up with some of my blogging buddies to share with you some tips and ideas for saving yourself some "merry little minutes" during the...
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway: Day 5
I'm participating in a fun holiday giveaway with some of my friends and I'd love for you to win! All you have to do to enter is just click on the Rafflecopter below. Merry Christmas!LINKS TO TPT...
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Organizing Your Classroom Library
This summer is about to come to an end for many of us. Like you, I had many "classroom tasks" that I wanted to complete before the new year started. One thing on my list was to tackle my classroom...
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