Writer's Workshop Phase 1

Create New Writer's Offices

Check AND here's a freebie for you!  (PS... Please-oh-please-oh-please follow me!  I have great stuff to share all the time!) 

I love MONDAY LINKY party with 4th Grade Frolics!!!!!

The first page has three options: Two different background colors and a blank...
WHY blank you ask...
I will tell you!
Because I like to buy beautiful stationary paper for a dollar or two and not burn up my color printer. 

But YOU might have a color ink cartridge to burn up,
so print on baby,
print on!!!

Here's what they look like and the plan that ultimately goes on the back of the folder.  I laminate the writer's offices and allow the students to work their plans with a wipe off marker.  Also, I will include a picture of how they can work this plan into a regular sheet of notebook paper.  And wah-lah!  An instant writing plan for any paper!

Oh, and how could I forget.... Common core goals at the bottom of the page!!  Yah-baby, you know you like that!!!! 

So here's the link and don't forget to follow my TPT store as well for freebies!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writers-Workshop-Freebie-742967

Nighty- night!!!

~ Tara

Amazing and Wonderful FREE Graphic Paper & Clip Art

HELLO EVERYONE!

I love thinking about school!  Even during the summer!

I have had school on my brain as I have been creating new items for my classroom.

I have also been taking baby steps on how to create all these amazing resources such as those famous blog guys and gals.

Here's what I have found to be AMAZING so far!

The most amazing free fonts! It might take a little bit of research to upload fonts.  Like I said, I'm still new at all this. 

Here are wonderful backgrounds and clip art for free! Amazing stuff people!!!  Read the terms of use!!!  She has amazing video tutorials as well.

My Cute Graphics has some of the BEST school, kid, life clip art for free! And a Commercial Use as well! 

Also, don't forget to read the TERMS OF USE for each of these web pages, blogs, or TPT sales.  I think it is very bad to misuse these resources these people have worked so diligently to create for free. So don't abuse the privilege.  THANKS!

I hope if you are just beginning to create resources for your website, blog, TPT, or other stuff you might find some of these resources helpful. 

AND- Don't forget, if you need a referral for Teachers Pay Teachers, you can grab my referral code in the upper left and I'd be happy to get you started!

Chow- ~ Tara

Classroom Sayings that MOTIVATE!

Yay! A linky with Forever in First!

I'm in love with this linky! Classroom sayings! Well now that schools out, even though I'm still schoolin' it at night (Ha), I love these little sayings.  And feel free to borrow!  I think they are original, however, the universal language that teachers have is amazing.  Here is the linky address at the bottom of the page.  

So these are just a few!  I can't wait to see what everyone else has too!  I love it thank you so much

Have a great week blog world!
~ Tara

Free Bulletin Board Set, Notable Quotables

       

I love Monday Made it with 4th Grade Frolics!!


Come and get it while it's HOT! 

Here is an interactive way to get dead space in a hallway used and meaningful to students. 

This Notable Quotable set gets students to think about real quotes from distinguished people, administration/ leadership, teachers, parents and EVEN other students!  It has coordinating questions for students to ponder as they are waiting for the bathroom, standing in lunch line, wherever you need to spice up the wall.  You can even have more responsible students in charge of updating the wall.  Students can be inspired when their favorite person is quoted on the board.  I can't wait to use this and I'd love to hear your feedback! 20 pages to toggle on a dull bulletin board.  Bright RED!!!  Sorry, still no clip art, however.... Parents, students (whoever maintains the board) can add pictures of the people represented on the NOTABLE QUOTABLE board!!!!

Have a GREAT WEEK!!!!!

I don't wanna sound cheesy, but I would love for you to FOLLOW ME! 

 I have great FREEBIES and teaching ideas to share!!!!!

So PLEASE FOLLOW ME!!  Thanks-

~ Tara

New Social Studies Common Core POSTERS!!!!

I'm lovin the blogging!!!
Older girls, bedtime, no tv... blogging and being productive.
Well maybe a little (I should be working on my Master's program... oooiii)

But instead I have created this wham, bam, 50 page Social Studies Common Core Poster set with Essential Questions and ...... wait for it.... a word wall.

Don't get too excited yet.
There is no clip art :(  ( I know, I know... not there yet people... that commercial clip art costs mullah)

It is a nautical blue theme with polka dots Created by AMAZING JEN JONES
and fun fonts by Kevin and Amanda Fonts.
I love it without the clip art and I hope you like it too!

I'm so excited to be working on material that other teachers need or want.  Let  me know if the price is too high :)

~ Tara

Teachers Pay Teachers

Happy Monday Everyone!

I'm so excited it's officially the first day of summer!  The girls are napping after a long morning of swim lessons.  Whoooo hooo!  Here are a few of the things that excite me about the summer.

I am really enjoying getting a bunch of my teacher files on Teachers Pay Teachers. 
Old and new, some for free and some for cheap. 

I am really interested in all this digital design and I'm trying one new thing after another. 

My blog will have a new makeover soon! (Totally not by me! HA, I messed this one up pretty bad!)

I get to visit with family and friends that live states away!!!  Here we come GA and FL!!!

My family gets to come visit us at the beach!

We get to take daily visits to the beach, pool, aquarium, and ....... nooooo classroom.

I've been looking at some of the most dedicated teachers and their classrooms, and I think to myself... Man I'm a slacker.  Not this year!  My classroom is going to be 'swell'.  No beach pun intended.

Well off we go... TPT...
IF you have your own ideas, create your own classroom materials, worksheets, activities, etc.  YOU need to sign up for TPT.  It is painless I promise.  What's even better than an end of the year evaluation is all the teachers that will LOVE your stuff.  Here is my link so you can sign up under my name (brownie points) and if you have any questions I'm just an email away. 

Jenn Jones

I know teachers are some of the hardest workers I know, so make a little dough! Thanks to Jenn Jones at

 for creating this blog button above!

~ Tara

Monday Made it with Tara

Happy Monday,


The final countdown.  4 days for the kids... 9 days for me!!!!!  I have so much organizing to do!!!!

I haven't been able to quite locate a topical thinking chart I can use in my reader's notebook.  So, here's a freebie.  I hope you like!

I'm linking up with Tara at

 

For a Monday Made it LINKY!

My oh my, these linkys are so much fun!! 

To save paper I print two to one sheet of paper so they can glue them in their reader's notebook.

~ Tara

Yay! A Currently with Farley

Hi Peeps,

I feel like I'm getting back into the blog world.  Two little girls, graduate school, oh boy!  I truly love what I do with children.  I'm excited to wrap up another school year, work on improving, and redecorating my classroom, vacation and begin the whole thing again.  I'm really inspired by all the teachers that have amazing blogs, classrooms, and ideas!  I hope you all know how amazing you are!

Here is my first Currently!!!! Yay!

 Thanks Farley @

 

I hope you have a little time to join my blog and share some awesome ideas with me! 

Thanks for all that you do!

~ Tara

Frustrations = Free stuff for YOU!!!

Happy Friday to YOU!!!!!

I'm easily frustrated with people that choose to be NOT NICE!  I really don't know how people decide to be mean and unhappy all the time?????? 

I want to change them and make them see how fun it is to be NICE and look on the bright side... etc, etc, etc. (I'm pretty sure you only use one etc) HA.

So in an attempt to turn this topsy-turvy world into a better place...Here is a free character sketch!  Made by me :)

At UNCW a student presented a really cool character analysis from a novel with a stickman note taking.... needless to say.  Over eleven years, I have tweaked it to be my own baby.  I have added and taken away so many times.  I think this is the poster I currently have up.  It is my goal as a novel evidence task they would draw their own character and add the elements they want and use this as a guide.

Success.... My students have absolutely loved this and their artwork is so unique.  They add so many different descriptions, details, and illustrations/symbols from the story.  I love this activity and I hope you do too!  You can download it on TPT @  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Character-Sketch-Notetaking-Final-Book-Evidence-711280

Please leave a positive rating if you love it!!!!  I really appreciate it!! Or if you have suggestions on how to make it better just comment below and I can reload the document or email it to you. 


Have a great weekend. 

I would love to hear how you use any character sketches in reading/writing/ social studies...

Cheers~ Tara

Next Year Resolutions; Linky Party

Good Evening Ladies and Gents~

Hop on over to Joy in 6th for a summer linky party!

Joy in 6th Linky Party

My first resolution is to blog more.
Today was our first day of End of Grade tests.
NC passed the education lottery a few years back to HELP EDUCATION...
We currently are losing 61 teacher assistant positions...
Lifted the class size...
AND...
Wait for it....
Yes... NOW have 4 EOGs; reading, math, science and social studies.
So...
one of my resolutions is to educate our local government about teachers and kids!!!! Doidoi

~ Tara