Throwback Thursday (Summer Bloggin' with TTT)

This makes my third link up this week with The Teaching Tribune! Today is Throwback Thursday, and it really is a throwback to my childhood!

The theme this week is a photo of when we were the age we are currently teaching. I am now teaching Year 1 who are 5/6 year olds. This very bad (its a photo of a photo) picture is from when I'm roughly 4 or 5 one summer with my younger brother and mother. We are hilariously picnicking by accident on a race course and very soon after this photo was taken a load of riders rode past us much to our surprise! It was a long time after this I knew I was destined to be a teacher (I kinda fell into teaching, but thats a story for another day!) but I did always like bossing my brother around so maybe it was meant to be after all. 

p.s. do you like how everyone else sits on the picnic blanket, but Princess me has her own deckchair!!

Two Linkys for a Tuesday

Today I'm going to try and link up with two different linky parties.

First of all, The Teaching Tribune's Summer Bloggin and 'Two for Tuesday' where I am putting two new products up on sale for 50% off for the next week. This week I'm choosing my two best-selling products so it really is a great deal!

Part of a series of flashcards aligned to Letters and Sounds with a cute, colour-coded butterfly theme.

My most popular product by far, this count the room resource has a minibeast theme and recording sheet included.

My next link up is with Deanna Jump's 'Let's Talk about Books'.

The book I've chosen to talk about is

My class and I love this series of books, they are fun to read, every so slightly 'naughty' and always have a happy ending! The illustrations are busy, but the detail has attracted them to re-read. 

This particular Sir Charlie Stinky Socks adventure I picked up at the last book fair I visited and the giant flaps were very popular! There is even an app of one of the books available on iTunes. Click on the image above to grab your own copy of the book!

Monday Meet Me (Summer Bloggin' with TTT)

This week I thought I would try and join in with another day of The Teaching Tribune's Summer Bloggin' week long linky party and so have gone for 'Monday Meet Me'.

I teach in Year 1 which is 5/6 year olds in their second (first for some!) year of school. 

I have moved abroad to teach in my current school and although its been nearly 2 years I still can't quite believe I did it!

I watch lots of old British tv shows so I don't feel homesick! Currently still working my way through Hustle, but got Broadchurch ready to go once I'm finished.

I listen to soundtracks from musicals mostly! Wicked, Legally Blonde, Shrek, Les Mis... just some of my favourites!

I read pretty much everything going. If I lost my Kindle I would be devastated! At the moment I'm reading the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. 

I do far too much procrastinating! Such as writing blog posts when I should be writing reports!!

Why don't you link up too? I love finding out more about my fellow bloggers!

Saturday Sell It

I'm joining in with a brand new linky party today! It's hosted by Kristin from Teaching in a Nutshell. She is starting a link up called 'Saturday Sell It' and even though it is Sunday, I thought I would join in!

The product I'm going to highlight is my brand new addition to my TpT store - Chameleon Tricky Words.

This is a full set of tricky words from the UK Letters and Sounds programme. They are colour coded by Phase and all the words from Phases 2, 3, 4 and 5 are included. There are also two choices of colour for blank flashcards, so that you can write your own words. 

Leave a comment and tomorrow I'll choose one random winner to receive a copy for free! 

Edit: Winner chosen. Congratulations commenter number 2 - Susan K! 

Let's have Five for Friday

A link up with Doodlebugs with Five for Friday.

Here are my 5 moments of randomness this week.

My TA made this display for me. I asked for a seaside from the past. I got actual sand on my wall. Amazing. Love it!

I started some reading journals a few weeks ago as part of my Challenge Area and they are very popular! Look at this lovely independent writing.

My craft club made some fossil dinosaur pictures this week. An excellent use for the huuuuge box of art straws in my cupboard!

I found these at my local savers store, I couldn't resist buying them, but need to come up with a genuine educational idea to use them!

Have you checked out The Teaching Tribune's Summer Bloggin' linky? I joined in for Two For Tuesday. Today it's Free Font Friday! I've already grabbed the free font and I'll be checking back to see what other great freebies I can get.