Today's struggle (and a little inspiration)

We all know that exercising on a regular basis can be hard. I often get asked what keeps me motivated. I'll be honest that I am NOT always motivated. The self talk you have in that brain of yours is what makes a difference (BIG difference). You can easily talk yourself out of a workout, a healthy food choice, etc. You HAVE to keep it positive. If you think to yourself I can do this, I AM going to do this and just take 1 little step in the right direction, it will get easier!! If I don't feel like exercising, I will put on my work out clothes, wait a few minutes, say to myself OK I am going to do this (POSITIVE TALK), If I am really tired (really who is not REALLY tired after teaching all day) I will commit myself to just START the workout, which is the hardest step. The rest is easy peezy (teacher talk) and you will have so much more energy when you are done! One step at a time! What are some things you do to stay motivated??

3rd Grade Thoughts: Math Rotations: Lesson Work

Love these math rotationideas!!

3rd Grade Thoughts: Math Rotations: Lesson Work

New Blog Name!!

Yay! I have got a new blog name! (Thanks to all those who helped me decide on the name!!)
Since I am moving to third grade this year I needed a new name. I also wanted to incorporate some of my other favorite things such as working out, eating healthy, and just living life to the fullest!! I am sooo excited about this new adventure and hope that you will follow the new blog if you enjoyed the old one. If you weren't following before well now is your chance! You won't want to miss out on this!! Happy Wednesday!!

Where does the summer go???

Well, summer is going by waaayyyy to fast, (as it always does)!! I found out some great news at the end of the school year.......I will be looping up with my class to 3rd Grade! Eeeek! I am super excited, ( a little nervous, testing grade) but I am up for the challenge! I have been studying the curriculum and can't wait to teach it! It all looks so fun, especially the science and social studies!! Soooo with that being said, I guess I will have to change my blog's name. :)
Any ideas? Also, I have been busy working on some of my products on TPT.
You can check out the updated Teacher Planner by clicking on the picture here...

Anyone have any experience or advice about looping ( I have an awesome class to take with me :) or teaching 3rd Grade? I would love your comments!

Measurement Fun

We had lots of fun in math today! We are learning about measuring with inches and centimeters. I happened to have a few bags of Blow Pops I got on Easter clearance from Target, so what's a teacher to do?? Practice making bubbles of course! The kids LOVED it! So I let them have their pops during the math lesson and then they had to measure the size or their partners bubble and write it down. They each did it 3 times except for the few who who were having trouble blowing bubbles.

                                       

(It turned out to be a bubble making lesson too!)

Finally done!

Hello all!
I hope you are all enjoying your summer as much as I am. However, we all know there is always "teacher work" as my son calls it! I have been working on this Teacher Planner/Binder for few weeks now on and off but am happy to say that I am done! I hope you will check it out and be able to use it in your classroom this year. It is a Lifetime Binder that I will update each year! I will be making more colors and designs soon. Please leave some feedback on some designs and colors you would like to see or you think others would like. Click on image below. Then go relax and read a book or something! ;)

Ok, Ok, I know I have been slacking on my sweet little blog. I have been so super busy this year and where has the time gone! Our 3rd 9 weeks report cards just went home last week, MEANING- only 7 weeks of school left!! Cray-zee!! I have been up to a lot this year, working hard on guided reading, Daily 5 and my math block. Math time has been a nightmare this year. Our school uses Envisions but we don't have any texts. Hmm? Makes it kind of difficult. First of all I do not care for the program. I don't think it takes enough time on each concept and the way it explains things are sometimes very confusing. Second, it does not meet all of the Common Core standards which makes pulling from other sources very time consuming.  My Second Grade Team and I have been desperately trying to put together something that works. We have found many great resources on TPT such as Interactive math notebooks and Common Core bundles. We just put it all together and it is slowly but surely coming along. We are kind of making our own curriculum. How about your school? What math do you use and how do you like it?