What did you buy?

With the TpT 3 million strong sale over, its time to share those bargains that you bought!

Let's just say I spent a lot more than I earnt, but hey I saved money right?!

My bargains include:

I'm particularly excited about the clipart (I've got several product ideas on my to-do list!) and Listen Up as my class loved the freebie I tried on them, so I'm sure they will love the whole pack. 

Since its the 1st of March today, its also time for another Currently hosted by Oh' Boy Fourth Grade (with a funky new blog design!).

Listening - Just keeping up with another series!

Loving - I bought several new clip art sets which I'm very excited about (see above!)

Thinking - That weekends need to be longer for the amount of stuff I always seem to have planned and need to do!

Wanting - I have to plan a unit of work on Art, but can't decide where to start. Anyone with any ideas?!

Needing - 

?????? - Guess the question in the comments!

Lollypop lollypop oh lolly lolly pop!

I have a new product just in my TpT store today to celebrate the TpT 3 million teachers sale which is on for only 2 days! You can get up to 28% off! Click on the image below to go to my store!

Graphic from Creative Clips

It's a lollypop-themed word sorting game. This is a game aligned to the UK Letters and Sounds in that I've created words for the different Phases, however, it will work for any children who are still needing practice in sounding out and blending words.

I've included a mixture of real and made up words to ensure they are not reading them solely as sight words, but are also using their sounding and blending skills. Much needed practice for the Year 1 Phonics Check!

Phonics is one of my favourite subjects, any ideas what I could create next?

Anyway, I'm off to see what bargains I can grab in the TpT sale... remember it is only on today and tomorrow (USA time). Check out the linky party below to see what everyone else is buying/selling!

Have you ever?

It's only Tuesday, so I consider this fairly successful for a Meet the Teacher Monday from me! Although luckily the rules from The Ordinary to Extraordinary Classroom allow any day of the week posting!

1. Have you ever been on TV? 
I've been an extra in a film (Tomb Raider 2 should you wish to see my moment of fame, blink and you'd miss it!)

2. Have you ever been trapped in an elevator? 
No thank goodness as I'm not great in confined spaces!

3. Have you ever made anyone cry? 
I've made a child cry multiple times by using the words 'we are going to write now'. It got to the stage where I did all my modelling and handed her a pencil without ever using the word (I still don't know what she thought we were going to do with the pencil other than write!)

4.Have you ever walked into a window because it was just that clean? 
Nope, but I've seen it happen!

5. Have you ever fainted in public? 
Again, no, but my doctor is surprised that with my blood pressure I don't faint on a daily basis.

6. Have you ever gone to a restaurant and ate, only to realize you didn't have any money? 
I think I would just about die of embarrassment if that happened!

7. Have you ever gone to greet a family member or friend and then noticed it was someone else?
Yes all the time, from when I was a child. Its how I make new friends half the time.

Thanks for a fun linky party, head over to The Ordinary to Extraordinary Classroom to join in! Talking about joining in, I'm sure you've noticed by now that TpT are gearing up for a special 2 day sale at the end of this week. Don't forget to use the promo code to bag yourself 28% off all my products and many more across the whole site!

Graphic from Creative Clips

I'm grateful... so here's a freebie!

Today I'm linking up with another new linky party, this time with Angela from Southern Fried Teaching for her Grateful party. There is always room for more gratitude in my life, so I thought I would take this opportunity to post about it!

• I am grateful for the supportive comments that I get on my blog.
• I am grateful for the people buying my products on TpT.
• I am grateful that my class are enjoying and learning from my experiences on here. 

To show how grateful I am, I am posting a little St.Patrick's Day freebie in my store for you all. It is some number bonds to 10 loop cards. Click on the image below to grab them!

Be sure to stop by my store on Thursday/Friday as I'm joining in with the TpT 3 million teachers sale! You can buy my products for up to 28% off! I know I'm prep-ing my wish list now!!

Storybook Sunday - Giraffes Can't Dance

Linking up with Paula's Place for the first time to join in with Storybook Sunday.

The story I want to post about is one of my all-time favourite books. Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. 

Gerald is a giraffe who doesn't seem to be good at dancing, all the other jungle animals are holding a Jungle Dance and he gets laughed away, until a friendly cricket speaks to him and shows him that he is special too. This is such a fun book to read with rhyming verses and a very sweet message at the end of the story. 

Whilst I read it every year with my class, last year I decided to do it as my class assembly to parents. I dressed the children up as the different jungle characters and had them each say 2 line or a verse (depending on their public speaking ability!). They then sang the song 'Good to be me' to show that they recognised just like Gerald that they were special in their own ways!