Back to School Sale!!!

Hi Friends.

It's that time of year again....

You know, the busyness of shopping for classroom supplies, decorating your class, shopping some more, (and if you're like me) then returning what you bought because you bought too much, lesson planning for the first weeks, AND to top it all off.. still trying to manage and live your "normal" life outside of the classroom. Is there really an "outside your classroom"??? Doesn't feel like it right now.

I start work tomorrow. YES!! TOMORROW!!!! We have meetings and kids come on Wednesday. Although I am excited to meet my new bunch (I'm teaching a 1/2 combo this year), I am also VERY sad because it marks the end of my summer. Boooo!!!  One of the few good things to this time of the year are the many sales.

Thanks Hope King for this image!

Teachers Pay Teachers is having a huge Back to School sale!  This is what we've been waiting for people! You can save tons! My whole store will be 20% off PLUS, enter the Promo Code BTS14 to get an EXTRA 10% off!!! In the end, you will be saving 28% of your total purchases!!

I'm filling up my wish list tonight to get ready for the sale bright and early tomorrow morning! Make sure you leave feedback on your past purchases to earn credit towards any future ones. This is FREE money PEOPLE!! And really, who doesn't love free??!!!

Here are some of the things in my store that will be on sale:

My writing unit. This seriously has helped me create more colorful writers in my classroom!

My Memory Book. There are fun activities for students to do at the beginning of the year AND then at the end. They love to compare their likes/dislikes and how their writing and friends have changed. You will need this for the first week of school. Because it's a perfect independent activity for students, it frees you up to get those beginning of the year assessments done!

Editable Classroom Labels

My Open House Resource can be used for any projects, really. Click on the picture to see some previews.

My Reading Comprehension pack. You can click on the picture to see some previews.

All my Houghton Mifflin 2nd grade curriculum components that are common core aligned are on sale, too!

Gone Fishing game...also editable to turn any skill into a FUN and interactive game!

For those who are still on break (jealous!) or are planning on taking a road trip with little ones, I have some great road trip activities that are kid tested and approved! Our family took at 16 day road trip and these little packets kept my 3 kids busy and engaged. PLUS, they went two 8 hr days on the road without any media!!! Wooohoooo!!!

Here are some pages from the packet:

You can see more pictures of how my kids used it {here}.

Another one that can be used for road travel, too...

You can see more pictures of how I used and organized this unit {here}.


These are just some of the few things that are in my store!

Ok friends, I'm gonna fill up my TPT cart (shhhh!!! Don't tell the hubby!!! Hee hee!) so I better get at it! Hope that you do the same! :)

Blessings,

Burlap Pencil Banner Tutorial, My Face.... book (that is), AND MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Hello Friends,

I begin back at work in about a week. That means that I have one.more.week to relax. This marks the end of summer and I'm in mourning. Yes, I will be wearing black this next week... while I set up my classroom.... in 1000 degrees weather. I don't even care. I'm wearing black because I want everyone to know that it's a crime, A CRIME to start school so early when you know all the kids (and me, too) will be looking longingly out of the classroom window daydreaming of swimming, beach days, and sleeping in. It really is hard to go back to school in the first week of August. By the time Fall rolls around, we are basically BEGGING for a break and CRAWLING towards Christmas vacation.... and that's just the teachers! Ha!

Before I get to the tutorial, I want to share with you some exciting news that has a bit to do with it! My blog FINALLY has a Facebook page!! YAY!!! I knoooow, I'm probably behind the times here, but I went back and forth deciding if I was responsible enough to have a Facebook page for Lights, Camera, Teach. After talking to a few of my TPT friends, it seems like that was the way to go.  SOOOOOO to celebrate, I will be doing my FIRST EVAH GIVEAWAY, awaaaay, waaaaay ((echo, echo, echo)).  You won't want to miss what I'm giving away... TRUST ME! :)  Can you guess the connection between the tutorial and the giveaway? Read on dear friends!

Today I want to share with you something that I've seen floating around Pinterest. Ahhhh, Pinterest. It's a love/hate relationship. You see, I begin looking at all these fantastic ideas in the beginning of summer and start pinning like a mad woman! "I'm gonna be SO awesome this summer!!!!!!" I says to myself.  THEN by the time when school is about to start, I'm feeling pretty loserish <---- (red underline tells me that it's not a word, BUT it IS because I just made it up right now!).  You know the feeling. The one that tells you you stink because you didn't do everything you pinned?? OR if you did take on a project, it didn't come out the way the picture shows. Sheesh! Talk about false advertising! I should have known that 2 wooden pallets and a box of mason jars could NOT make my daughter a cute playhouse! Ha! And...AND... I believe that Pinterest is enabling me to continue in my hoarding ways. Hello, my name is Angela and I'm a virtual hoarder. OK, we can now move on.

I did take on a project that I felt that I couldn't screw up could do fairly easy. I want to share it with you here since I don't think you could screw it up, either. And if you do, then you probably shouldn't be doing ANY projects. Kidding...KID-DING!!!!

I made this A-DOR-A-BLE banner for my writing wall!

Here is how I did it:

I got this burlap roll from Hobby Lobby.  I didn't want to be cutting a lot so the width was perfect. Remember? EA-SY is what I need.

I got this twine from Lowe's.

I used regular tempera paint: Yellow, black, red, and white. I didn't have pink on hand for the eraser part so I mixed the red and white and it came out great! If you have pink then you can use that instead.

I wanted my pencils kinda big (9.5"x4.5") since it was going to be the header for my writing wall. You can adjust the size if you want but this tutorial is for my size.

I rolled out the burlap and measured at 10.5" (I'm leaving an inch to fold over).

Cut....

Then fold length-wise... or like I say in my classroom "hot dog style",

Measure 3". You are making the "point" of the pencil.

Cut...

Unfold.

You will need to make a fold over for the twine to go through. Measure 1" on the straight side.

Fold...

 Ok, so I'm going to jump WAAAAAY ahead here in my pictures because my camera ran out of batteries and I just COULD.NOT.WAIT to finish this cute banner! So I painted it and let it dry while my camera charged. We are all pretty smart. I'm sure we can figure out what I did here. If not, I will explain and pray for you. :)

I used a sponge brush to paint the pencils. I felt that it gave me the width that I needed. I got these at Michael's (wooden handle). I bought some Dollar Store cheapies (red handle) and they were so flimsy. NO BUENO.

1. I painted the yellow first
2.Then I painted the eraser and left a small space before I got to the yellow.
3. Waited a bit for it to dry. (cue Jeopardy music). It does dry pretty quickly. Maybe 15-20 mins? Go eat some chocolate and come back.
4. I painted the black line then the lead of the pencil.

After they all dried (It was late so I went to sleep and continued the next day), I used a thin paintbrush and painted the letters.

All done! Wait for it to dry.

Still waiting...

After it's all dried, flip it over and put your twine inside the fold.

Hot glue that baby! *TIP* Make sure you glue closer to the edge so that your string has room to move. Don't ask me how I came up with that tip. :/

Press.... Don't burn yourself like I did.  !!*#!*##!!!!  All for the sake of a stinkin' picture! I took one for the team. :)

VOILA! Oh goodness... PLEASE excuse my mess on the floor! BUT it's such a cute picture of the banner that you shouldn't be looking down there anyways! I have 3 kids. I'm tired. It's messy. Don't judge me.

 My models...

They work for Oreo cookies. I pay well.

If you don't have time to make these, or don't want to.... I have a solution!!!  Remember my NEW Facebook page I was telling you about? Or did you scroll down and not read anything I wrote until you hit the tutorial??? SHAME.ON.YOU! Hehe. I do that, too. :)

Soooo... you want this but don't want to/have time to make it? Head on over to my BRAND NEW Facebook page {here} to enter to WIN. You AND your friend can win one! All you have to do is tag a friend who you think would want one and "Like" me..... because I like you and it makes me feel good when people like me, too. :)  

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Blessings,