The Liebster Award, Whoop, Whoop!

The Liebster Award

I, and every other teacher blog in a three thousand mile radius got nominated for the Liebster Award! This award is given to new bloggers with 200 followers or less. It is supposed to bring recognition and support to all the new bloggers out there.

 
And the rules are:
1. Post 11 random things about yourself
2. Answer the questions the nominator set for you
3. Create 11 questions for your nominees.
4. Choose 11 other blogs with fewer than 200 followers to nominate and link them to your post.
5. Leave a comment on this post if you were nominated so I can learn more about you and see who you nominate.

11 Random Things About Me!

1. I have been to over 15 different countries!
2. Once upon a time, I played 3 instruments- saxaphone, piano and guitar.
3. My baby brother and dad are both in Afghanistan.  
4. I really love to write, I want to publish a children's book.
5. Heaven to me- a really good book, a fuzzy blanket and a warm cup of Earl Grey Tea.
6. I was in New Mexico Allstate Choir in 2002.
7. I met my husband at a rock concert- I was the radio intern and he was the video editor.
8. My mom and husband both teach 8th grade social studies.
9. I have an adorable 9 month old baby boy who cut 8 teeth in two months (catching our breaths!)
10. I lived in Germany for 4 years while my dad was stationed over there.
11. My favorite time of year is spring, when the world is waking up and coming back to life. It is fresh and beautiful!

Christina's Questions to me:

 1 - If you could be any animal for one day what animal would you be and why?

A lion, so that I could lay around and sleep and no one would think anything of it!

2 - What is your favorite flower?

I love peonies! They are classic beauties!

3 - What is your favorite pizza toppings?

Bacon and Green olives, and no I am not pregnant!

4 - What is your favorite childhood television show?

Winnie the Pooh and Dumbo's Circus

5 - What do you like to do on a day off?

Go to the Art Museum and my back yard garden

6- When at work- make up or no makeup?  

Make up! Don't want to scare the kids!

7 - Disney World or Disney Land?

Disneyland- Paris!

8 - When you were a kid did you always want to be a teacher?

No, I wanted to be a writer, a gymnast, a physical therapist and a number of other things. :)

9 - What is your favorite song?

Tough one! I guess if I had to choose one-

Everything By Lifehouse

10 - If you were stranded on a deserted island what three things would you want to have with you?

Water, sunscreen, a fast, well-fueled motor boat!

11 -   If you could choose to speak with any one person - dead or alive - who would it be and why?

Stumper! Daniel, from the Bible, he had amazing will-power, that is a character trait that I would love to have more of!

My Questions to the Nominees:

1. What is the coolest thing you have ever done?

2. What is your favorite day of the year and why?

3. What is your favorite part of speech?

4. Biggest pet peeve as a teacher?

5. If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?

6. What inspired you to start a blog?

7. What did you dream of when you were a child?

8. What is your favorite kind of cookie?

9. What is your dream vacation?

10. How many years have you been teaching?

11. Who was your most inspiring teacher and why?

And the nominees are:

Ok lovely teacher friends, I have been hunting around for a blog that has not been nominated yet, and it looks like you all (translation: Ya'll, Yuns), got hit already. If you did not and you would like to hop in on the fun, send me a message and I'll hit you up.

For all those nominated make sure that you copy and paste the above instructions and my questions to you on your blog. Don't forget to leave me a comment when you are done!

 

 

Happy Friday Eve!

 

Love,

Ashley

Sunday Offerings and One big helping of Thanksgiving Cheer!

Don't you love the new look? A big thanks to Alicia at Dreamlike Magic for getting this up for me! It was very reasonably priced too! Scroll down to the bottom of this page for a link to her very colorful website!

Alright, I have been working away most of the morning trying to get all of my lesson plans and reading centers done for this week. I think we are somewhere near finished (if there is such thing!) We did the whole "write what you are thankful for on the turkey feathers" thing last week, and I wanted something with a little more *meat* (cough-pun intended!) for this week I have three centers in this document- writing, reading and spelling. I really like how they turned out! So guess what? To wish you thanksgiving cheer and thank you for dropping by, they are yours for the taking! Click the photos below to claim them for yourself.

Here's a peak of whats inside:

Sometime today or tomorrow, I am going to attempt to host my very first LINKY PARTY!!!! Most veteran bloggers and blog followers know what that is, but for the newbies, which I still consider myself as, here is my best definition:

Linky Party: noun- a blog post where blogger friends post their latest and greatest into one place for all to view. The theme of the part is: November Show and Tell. More details coming soon!

Have a restful Sunday!

Ashley

Welcome to our BRAND NEW location!

Good evening to all of my friends in blogland!

I am so excited that you found me! Some of you may have followed me in my old location at wordpress, but I realized that if I wanted to customize and make it look really snazzy, I needed to move over to blogspot. I am a super visual person, and if doesn't look pretty, why bother? Well anyway, we have had CogAt and ITBS testing the last couple of weeks in my grade level and boring test time is the perfect time for me to think (finally, some QUIET!!! lol). My wheels have been spinning and I have some great ideas about the holidays and what not that I can't wait to share!

However, I want to give you something that you can use right now. I got an email yesterday from here. It is a program called Adventure to Fitness.  My students needed to release a little steam after testing yesterday, so I decided to pull it up. It is a history lesson/ exercise video all rolled into one! The kids LOVED it and have been begging me ever since then to do it again. There are a dozen or so different episodes and it is all free. Go check it out and see how you can work it into your lessons. Did I mention that it is FREE to public schools? Love it! Let me know if you use it and what you think!


Happy Teaching and be sure to check back next week for our new look and our first giveaway!