Monday, July 28, 2014

Glimmer and Shine Classroom Decor Set


I love Leonard's super confident pick up line (from The Big Bang Theory).  It sat in the back of my mind while I was creating this new classroom decor set.  Glimmer and Shine is just pretty, isn't it?
{"You're beautiful.  You pop, sparkle and buzz electric."}

I love Leonard's super confident pick up line (from The Big Bang Theory).  It sat in the back of my mind while I was creating this new classroom decor set.  Glimmer and Shine is just pretty, isn't it?

         
{Alphabet Pennant}

For my classroom this year, I wanted to use a color palate as my driving force behind the decor.  I just get tired of specific themes before the end of the year and never carry them over to the next year.  Glimmer and Shine is just the look I want.  Calm and relaxed, but eye-catching and pretty.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Glimmer-and-Shine-Classroom-Decor-Set-Relaxed-and-pretty-class-theme-1352584

Click on the image or here to check out the preview on TpT.

Only 2 weeks left before pre-planning.  I wonder how many more items will get checked off my back-to-school to do list.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Florida Blog Hop ~ Bundles of Sunshine Giveaway

Welcome to the Sunshine State! Enjoy yourself as you take a tour around our wonderful {and large!} state! Grab some freebies along the way, and be sure to enter to win our Bundles of Sunshine!



My family moved to the Jacksonville area 3 days before I started ninth grade. Ah! We moved from Michigan, where I always said I would return.  *Sigh*  However, I got hooked on Florida.  And how could I not? Beach, warm weather, beach, fun things to do all the time...beach!  While in college, my friend and I lived one block off the beach.  I went everyday.  Even in the winter.  I loved it.  I've lived in Florida for about 20 years now.  Wow.  I am old.

{Two of my favorite bridges}

The First Coast has pretty nice beaches.  I'm not saying gorgeous because we are only gorgeous for about a month when the currents come up from the south and bring the pretty, clear blue water.  The rest of the time we take what we can get.  

 {One of my favorite beaches.  In college I volunteered to walk up and down the beach at sunrise to look for sea turtle nests.  Tough, I know.}

 We enjoy surf fishing, kayaking, canoeing, snorkeling.   Pretty much everything to do with the water.  Except sting rays.  Those jokers are scary.  (PS, don't throw your fishing pole at them to scare them away from you when a whole herd is flying at you.  They don't care and your reel will fill up with salt water and get hard to use.  And people will laugh at you...for a long time...like years.  That is my FLA PSA to you.  You're welcome.)


This weekend, we (FL blog hoppers) have freebies for you to enjoy! Stop by each of our blogs for an activity or idea to use in your classroom. To grab my freebie just click an image below!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dolch-Word-List-Dictionary-Pre-Primer-1st-2nd-grade-most-used-nouns-340301     http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fry-Word-List-Personal-Dictionary-300-words-FREEBIE-817300

These personal dictionaries have kept me from pulling my hair out (which is not a good look for the beach).  Choose from either the Dolch list or the Fry list.  

It drives me crazy when students stop writing because they can't spell something.  Instead of students asking me 837,592,749,592 how to spell "was" or "because" or "friend" I just point to their writing folder.  Each student has a copy of the dictionary pages in a sheet protector in their folders.  So handy!  The students even tell each other to look up words after they give up on asking me.  Ha!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bubbles-An-Inquiry-Based-Science-Unit-CCSS-Aligned-Reading-Writing-689613     http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Driftwood-Beach-Classroom-Decor-Set-Distressed-wood-class-theme-1327275

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Working-with-Short-a-Word-Families-CVC-center-activities-assessment-sheets-734489    http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Anchor-Charts-for-Interactive-Notebooks-CCSS-Operations-and-Algebraic-Thinking-1-982292

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sir-Oinks-a-lot-Working-with-oi-and-oy-words-Activities-worksheets-and-a-book-1214471http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Working-with-Short-a-Word-Families-CVC-center-activities-assessment-sheets-734489

 This weekend my whole TpT store is 20% off!  Pick up some (or all) of these products.  Just click on the image to go the TpT product page.  Call it spreading the sunshiney goodness.

I also have an Etsy shop: hermionejschwartz.etsy.com.  Now through July 31, I am offering a 10% off coupon.  Use coupon code FLbloghop during check out!

www.hermionejschwartz.etsy.com

The Florida teachers below have two fantastic giveaways for you! You can enter once from each one of our pages. All you have to do is follow my blog! Hop around to all the blogs listed below, and be sure to follow them to get more entries. The more entries you have, the more likely you are to win! Each pack also includes a Starbucks gift card (because, well, a teacher's gotta have a coffee!).


Come find out more about the beautiful state of Florida by reading about these other sweet teachers!


Friday, July 18, 2014

Bubbles, Updates, Decor and a Secret...shh

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bubbles-An-Inquiry-Based-Science-Unit-CCSS-Aligned-Reading-Writing-689613
Finally!  My best selling unit on TpT has received a beautiful makeover! Bubbles! sports an updated cover, fonts and graphics.  It can be redownloaded if you already have it.  If you don't, it is on sale today and Saturday.  Blow on over and grab it now!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Project-Pumpkin-Growing-Experiment-with-CCSS-writing-activities-Free-338161
Pumpkin Project is also showing off a new cover. The remainder of this product is the same, but seriously, look at that new cover!  Love, love, love.  And it's free.

Driftwood Beach is my first decor set.  It's laid back, beachy style will look great in classrooms with a beach, camping, forest or other relaxed theme.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Driftwood-Beach-Classroom-Decor-Set-Distressed-wood-class-theme-1327275

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Driftwood-Beach-Classroom-Decor-Set-Distressed-wood-class-theme-1327275http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Driftwood-Beach-Classroom-Decor-Set-Distressed-wood-class-theme-1327275
{Alphabet Pennant}

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Driftwood-Beach-Classroom-Decor-Set-Distressed-wood-class-theme-1327275http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Driftwood-Beach-Classroom-Decor-Set-Distressed-wood-class-theme-1327275
 {Number Pennant 0-9}

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 {Schedule cards, number 1-132, Job Chart}

Driftwood Beach also includes Days of the Week signs, Months of the Year signs, behavior charts, table/group/team number signs and several blank signs.

Making decor takes a lot of time, sheesh!  I also have two more themes in the works. They should be available soon.



Want to know a secret?  Next weekend I'll be in my first blog hop!  I'm very excited.  I don't want to give away the juicy details yet, so check back here Friday, July 25 for all the sweet Florida goodness!