Five for Friday!

Hi teacher friends!  I'm linking up with Doodlebugs Teaching to share five things from my week with you!

1.) We are back from Disney World and I have Disney fever.  We had an amazing time, despite the intense heat.  And I want to go back. Like right now :-(  I've priced out half a dozen imaginary vacations (any other crazies do that???)...but my husband is not as enthusiastic as I am. Boo!

Leah at Beaches and Cream.  You are adorable if you think she ate that ice cream.  She was just happy to have it in front of her!

We stayed at Animal Kingdom!  We saw animals!

 By the end of the week, Jacob was calling Mickey "the boss."

Minnie is Leah's FAVORITE!

2.) We've been spending a lot of time at the pool.  We have a great county pool nearby. It has a kids training pool that's only 2 feet of water, perfect for a two year old.  There is also a fun spray area with water cannons and waterfalls.  (No pics because they aren't allowed!)  We are actually in a great routine of lazy morning, pool, gym, afternoon coffee (just me, not the littles).  I am really loving summer!

3.) Speaking of the gym, I just got serious about training for my fall races.  I'm running three half marathons, although the first two are really training runs for the big one:

I'm running the Philadelphia Half Marathon for the second time! I had a great experience here in 2011!

Any readers from Philly want to give me Center City food recommendations? I like pizza the night before races, but the meal after the race can be anything!

4.) Confession: I haven't been thinking about my classroom.  We aren't allowed back until the week of the 26th anyway, so I haven't really thought too much about my room configuration much.  I don't plan on changing too much since I liked my classroom last, but I will have a LOT more kids than I did last year.  In 2013-2014 I had 18 - a perfect number for upper elementary.  Next year I have 26.  Yikes.  That's a lot more paperwork than 18!

5.) Have you heard about the Back to School Sale on TpT? I'm sure you have :-)  My entire store, bundles and already discounted items will be on sale August 4th and 5th.  Don't forget to use the promo code!

Have a great weekend! And tell me about Center City food I shouldn't miss!  Or tell me about Disney resorts you've loved :-)

What's On Your Wishlist Linky!

Surely by now you've heard that TpT is having a Back to School Sale from August 18th-19th!  Many sellers are discounting their entire stores by 20% and then you can use code BTS13 for an additional 10% off (remember: 20% +10% = 28% off your order!).  My store will be on sale the 18th, 19th and 20th!

I'm linking up with the Collaboration Cuties to share my two most wish listed items and the item I can't wait to purchase!

My most wish listed item is my Fifth Grade Math Task Card Bundle.  This is every set of task cards in my store, plus any that I add in the future.  It's a huge bargain over buying the cards individually...and even more so after 28% off!  

Next is my Danielson Framework Teacher Binder.  This binder has gotten really great feedback!  I included two options for your binder cover and dividers and an editable ppt file!

So what I am SUPER excited to buy?  The Brown Bag Teacher's iWrite: Monitoring Student Progress in the Writing Process. 

Credit: The Brown Bag Teacher

Every year, I've tried making something cute to show where students are in the writing process.  I've done the clippies, the names on magnets, some horrendously embarrassing set up with Velcro...but this is SO cute.  I can't wait to add this to my classroom!  I think this will be perfect for keeping kids on track, especially during performance tasks!

So what's on your wish list?  Be sure to link up with the Collaboration Cuties to share!

Also, I've rejoined Instagram under MissKinBK....leave your Instagram name so I can follow you!!!