Friday, June 28, 2013

Five for Friday/GiveAway/Freebie!

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It's that time again! I'm linking up with this Friday favorite!
1) Summer time and the living is easy! Well maybe not so easy, but at least it IS summer. I'm savoring every moment I can with my "children" who are really not children any more. It is a bittersweet time to see your kids mature and grow into independent, capable, delightful people. Two are flying the nest and for my oldest this is her last summer vacation before she steps out into the real world. How did my sweet little boy grow into a man with a girlfriend and desire to go to college nine hours away?! I'm so glad my baby is my most demonstrative and sensitive child. She'll be good company for me for four more years...when she isn't babysitting, or hanging out with friends! Where does the time go?
I love these people...well most of them! I'm sure if I knew the random strangers I'd love them, too!

2) I've been continuing my reading on the kindle. I don't like it! I can't flip ahead quickly to see how many pages are left in the chapter. I can't take notes and highlight all over the page. I'm gaining so much from this book study.  Catching Readers Before They Fall is easy to read and has so much worthy information to take notes on and highlight. I'll admit that I wasn't real excited to read chapter 3{Wow! I'm not sure what happened here, but I'm too busy having fun with my family to fix it!}Vygotsky Takes a Seat in Our Classrooms. I'd never heard of this man. That's how old I am. When I was in school it was all Piaget. When confronted with the letters ZPD I didn't really have a clue what it stood for. I do now and I'm richer for it. I'm glad to say that I've had and continue to have a classroom where I have been able to meet with my students in small groups and individually to understand what they know about reading and guide them to a deeper understanding of the process. 
Go HERE to read more from Kimberly and friends about this chapter! 

Darth Vader and friends!
3) Do you like coffee? I do. I like it so much I'm going to make another cup. Wait here...I'll be right back. That didn't take long did it? I made it in my Darth Vader coffee maker. I'd love to give you a cup of coffee from Starbucks. That is why I'm participating with Jessica and giving one away on her blog. Check it out and other great prizes, too! Plus Jessica is one of the kindest most encouraging bloggers you'll ever have the pleasure to know. Click the picture to go enter.
Graphics by Emeto Designs at www.scrapbookgraphics.com
Do you enter give aways you are a participant of? I'm thinking I have to enter to win some of these great prizes!

4) While watching Downton with my girls I was able to put together a freebie for you. This is part of a bigger more grand collection I'm selling HERE! It will be free for the first 10 or more, depending on how vigilant I am today, downloads. If you do download would you please give me feedback?! Thanks!


5) Would you like a cup of coffee? Comment below and I will randomly select someone next Five for Friday for a Starbucks giftcard! After reading this long, you deserve it! 

17 comments:

  1. I'm having a cup of coffee right now while I read your post! In fact, I'm just about ready for a refill!

    Karen

    An Apple a Day in First Grade

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    1. Aren't summers great?! I hope I can give you a cup next week!
      Jenny

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  2. So glad I found your blog! It is coffee time here as well! Happy to be a new follower.
    -Jaime
    Bright Concepts 4 Teachers

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  3. Love the picture if you and your kids! :-). I love coffee too! Yummo! I'm thinking of using owls in my classroom decor thus year and yours look adorable! Have a great weekend! :-)

    Karyn
    Kideducator@comcast.net

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  4. I'm not much of a coffee drinker...but have found several that I really like!

    imgoingfirst@gmail.com

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  5. You're blog is adorable. Don't need the coffee, just enjoying the great posts. http://mrsbrownthebookworm.blogspot.com/

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  6. Where are y'all in the picture? I think I've been there!

    LOVE coffee. Maybe I should just work at Starbucks. The aroma alone would be a bit of heaven! Thank you, abundantly, for your prayers. I am doing everything possible to find a position before school begins. My heart goes out to recent college grads; this is NOT EASY.

    :-)ReadWriteSing

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  7. Love coffee. I am enjoying frozen ones for the summer!

    Crystal Shepherd
    lucytumnus@gmail.com
    Lamppost in a STEM classroom

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  8. I love that picture. Is it Germany? Makes me want to go back to Europe. :(
    ❀ Tammy
    Forever in First

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    1. Tammy, we did spend a lot of time in Germany, but this was in Paris it is the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. It is a beautiful place to go and now I can't wait to go back! Would you like to come along?! Let's have a blogger meet up there and then go on to Italy!
      Jenny

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  9. Yeah, I'd like a cup of coffee:) I've always been a tea drinker until I discovered that coffee helps wake me up in the morning.

    It's hard letting your kids go. That's for sure. I'm just very thankful that mine haven't moved too far away. I just hope it stays that way.

    Take care, Jenny!

    Grade ONEderful
    Ruby Slippers Blog Designs

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  10. Love your blog and yes I love coffee. I am the only one here at home that drinksms it so I usually wait until I am at school to have a cup or 3.
    Thanks Mrs. Adams Kinders

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    1. I love sneaking in a cup during the morning, too!
      Jenny

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  11. I went to Starbucks this morning and drank it as I cruised through Facebook and the teaching blogs I follow.

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  12. I am so glad I found you on Instagram and now your blog. My "babies" are 23 and 20 and both in college. They laugh because I told them we got a beagle so I could still have someone to baby. Oh and I'd love a cup of coffee.
    bartramsbuccaneers@yahoo.com

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  13. Paris is a lovely place to spend a bit of summer time. My mother, my daughter and I spent a week soaking it up at the end of her grade 12 year. My mum already went back, and my daughter and I both dream of it. We enjoyed lots of cafe au laits while we were there. Enjoy this time with your kids.

    Sandi

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  14. How do you multi-task during Downton? Every time I tried I had to go back and rewatch!

    Laurie
    Chickadee Jubilee

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