Five for Friday: Back to School Edition!

Another school year has begun! And somehow I managed to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for the weekly linky... It has been a great week!


Preparing four classrooms is extremely time consuming. Luckily, I was able to use my Back to School resource that I created two summers ago so that I could focus on the other million little details of getting ready for my students. One favorite activity from the pack is the talking monsters. Some of the dialogue that students created was pretty hilarious!

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There's something so therapeutic about visiting the book store before the school year begins. I found several great ones to add to my collection, and I used these two for the first day. I LOVE Scaredy Squirrel, and the students BEG me to read the other books throughout the year. A few years ago my 4th graders took it upon themselves to begin an adventure journal with Scaredy as the main character, and they took turns adding stories to it throughout the year. It was adorable. They even threw him a birthday party at some point! You just never know how much a single book might change a kid's life.



I seriously don't know what I would do without my part-time teaching assistant, especially at the beginning of the school year. She spent countless hours helping me label and organize my four classrooms. I would be sleeping at school without her. There just aren't enough hours in the day!



I know I'm the last woman in the world to discover Gossip Girl, but I did about 6 months ago. It's so addictive... Not to mention a great distraction from work stress. ;)



This week I discovered a morning treat that allows me to hold onto the summer for just a little. Bit. Longer. Check out these strawberry lemonade smoothies! They are SO delicious (and easy to make).


I'm curious, what are your guilty Netflix pleasures? (I'm looking for suggestions. ;))
Happy weekend!

9 comments:

  1. Have you watched Friday Night Lights? What about Scandal? Those are two guilty pleasures. :)
    That strawberry smoothie looks AMAZING! I'll whip that up for snack later today.
    Going to order "Hank has a Dream" on Amazon now. Thanks for the suggestion.

    -Liz
    TheHappyTeacher

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    1. Hi Liz,
      Thanks for the suggestions! I do watch Scandal but I will have to check out Friday Night Lights.
      I hope you enjoyed the smoothie! :)
      Erica

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  2. I love Scaredy Squirrel! They are such fun books. That strawberry lemonade smoothie looks delicious- I am going to put that on the list for this weekend!
    Kim
    Curriculum and Crayons

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    1. Hi Kim,
      Hope you have a great weekend... and that you love the strawberry lemonade smoothie. :D
      Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Love your read aloud picks. Love your labels also. Too cute!

    My Bright Blue House

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    1. Thanks so much! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  4. No time for Netflix, but I do have time for that strawberry thing... yum! See you around. Kathleen Kidpeople Classroom

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    1. I do love to make smoothies ahead of time and pull them out of the freezer when there's no time to make breakfast or a snack. I'm always on the lookout for timesavers! :)
      Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. I second Friday Night Lights...Gossip Girl is a favorite guilty pleasure of mine! I always loved Blair's clothes.

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