Florida Teacher Blog Hop

I'm so happy to be blogging about my city and state. Welcome to the Sunshine State! Enjoy yourself as you take a tour around our wonderful state! Grab some freebies along the way, and be sure to enter to win our Bundles of Sunshine!

Did you know that I'm from a town that some of you may have visited during your Spring Break? I'm from Panama City Beach, Florida. It's known for Spring Break but it has way more to offer than just that! 

One of my favorite spots is Shell Island. 

Shell Island is well-known as Panama City Beach’s most spectacular natural asset.  The pristine sand dunes, crystal clear waters, and boundless raw beauty of the island make it a one-of-a-kind retreat for visitors from all walks of life.  This natural asset serves as a haven for beach goers and swimmers who like to explore the emerald blue-green waters as well as a playground for families who enjoy spending the day searching for unique sea shells.

The very best way to reach the island is by boarding the Shell Island Shuttle, which is located in St. Andrews State Park.  

A funny thing happens to people once they visit Shell Island.  Maybe it is the salt air.  Perhaps it is the warm gulf breeze.  It might even be the sparkling white sandy beaches.  Whatever it happens to be, it entices people out on the water.  Seemingly normal, rational people take one trip across Grand Lagoon to this mystical place called Shell Island, and they can’t seem to get enough!  Like all the Islanders who have gone before you, I can assure you that your Shell Island experience is one you won’t forget!  See you at the Island!

I hope you enjoyed some of my pictures. To see more pictures on Instagram click on the camera.

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!).

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

Don't forget to check out some of my free products. 

Photo Signs

bee labels

learning scales

Bee Learning Scales

Leader in Me Behavior Beads

Getting to Know you Sheets- student forms

Getting to your students- parent survey/forms

An InLinkz Link-up

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun plus a freebie

I'm helping plan a party for my little niece and I had so much fun getting ideas from this sweet party that I thought you might like to see as well. This princess party was so much fun. I love that even the brothers were invited to slay the dragons and decorate swords and crowns.

Check out your local high school drama club for Princesses! We are lucky enough to have 4 high schools with great drama programs.

The little cuties had fun decorating wands with stick on jewels. 

Is all about the little details!

Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Turkey and Cheese Sandwiches

Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones! TO DIE FOR!

Chicken Salad Croissants. Seriously melt in your mouth

I always print my posters from Sam's. Quick and great quality

Decorating swords and crowns

I do believe "The perfect jewelry can change a girl's life" HEHE!

Do you use behavior beads in your classroom? I made this Birthday Princess one incase you do! Download FREE here!

Behavior Beads!!! So what is a behavior bead? Well, these are a MUST in the classroom!!! Students LOVE earning and collecting these colorful tags/beads. If you want to call attention to your students for a varieties of reasons such as good behavior, when it’s their birthday, or when they master their sight words then these are the perfect incentives.

Giveaway Contest:

I'm also picking 6 lucky winners to win my newest Spring set which has some fun new tags that your students will be sure to LOVE!!! Just leave me a behavior bead idea for your chance to win.

Happy Read Across America Week!

I'm a SUCKER for you!

I am linking up with 4th Grade Frolics  for my Valentine Monday made it. I honestly have been out of the classroom so much with ice days and professional development that I haven't had time to take pictures and create fun crafts. Anyway, our class will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday with a sugar cookie decorating party. It's always a fun time.  I can't wait to take some snapshots. I needed a little something from me so I hit up Target last night. I found these cute heart suckers at Target for $1. I decided they would be something special to put in the student's V-Day bags.
Here is the free download if interested. 

My next Monday Made It is one of my most favorite activities to do with the students. I LOVE self directed drawings. Sometimes it's a class reward and other times I tie it in with standards. We've had a blast this year learning how to draw some pretty neat drawings. Have you heard of 

 Art for Kids Hub?  It's a really awesome resource to bring in creativity into the classroom. I fell in LOVE with this site when I saw Alison's monkeys.

It's super easy for children to follow because the artist usually has

a YouTube video for students to get step-by-step instructions. Rob is so kind when he's working with his own children. I want to be like ROB when I grow up!

Rob Jensen also has a Pinterest page that you may like to follow!

Today we drew these darling raccoons with the help of Rob. We also watched videos and read some articles on raccoons. It was a great way to bring in some non-fiction reading and writing skills for my first graders. They were so motivated to write facts after they participated in the drawing.

I'm off to check out more Monday Made Its. Thanks Tara for the linky.