I have been nominated!!!!!

Wow!!!!!!! Melissa from More Time 2 Teach, nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award!!!!! I'm so happy, thanks a lot Melissa : )

Now I have to follow some really easy rules:

1.Thanks the blogger who nominated you. Done!

2. Include a link to their site. Done!

3. Include the award image in your post. Done!

4. Give 7 random facts about yourself. mmmm, let's see:

    * I love to stalk read other teachers blogs. They inspire me, and have changed my way of teaching, thanks a lot!!!!

    * I spent half of my teaching time with one 4th grade class, the one I blog about, and the other half with my incredible 6th graders!!!! I should blog about them too, but then I will have to start another blog, and I'm not feeling comfortable with this one yet, I have too much to learn ; )

    * I'm a book worm, I love to read, read, and read everything that I can grab that's written in English.

    * I speak Spanish, I learned English as a second language since elementary school, I have studied it my whole life, but is thanks to the teacher's blog that I follow that I have become more fluent both oral and writing. So once more thank you!!! By the way if I have mistakes is because I'm still learning.

    * Eventhough I was born in Mexico, I'm in love of the U.S., and I think that is why my kiddos love it too.

    * I'm addicted to scrapbooking. I have only made two complete albums, and I'm planning to work on more. Don't you love to look at the pictures in such beautiful displays?

    *I love vanilla scented candles, I have them all over my home, but I can't light them too often, my kids and DH don't like them a lot : (

After sharing a little bit about myself I have to nominate 15 other blogs, difficult task as I follow so many great ones, so well here we go:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, I finally did it, now I have to go and let the other teachers now about their nominations, happy Thursday!!!!!

Lili

Last year I found an incredible blog that has been a constantly source of inspiration: Step Into Second Grade with Mrs. Lemons. She is incredible, thanks to her and all her clever ideas my kids are having a blast this school years.

Eventhough my kiddos are fourth graders they enjoy her activities, of course I have to change them a little but in general they are hers and I want to recognize her incredible hard work, kindness, and her sharing soul.


Thanks a lot Mrs. Lemons!!!!!!

Lili

Summer and Giveaways!!!!!

Finally I finished school, I was as busy as one can be : ) but my kids left very happy and hopefully with a little more knowledge than a year before!!!!! And now it is finally summer for me, I want to sleep in every single day, and of course I won't be able, not with two kids at home!!!!!!

 So what can a girl do: blog, blog, and stalk, mmm blog, and that's how I found many great giveaways, all the great ladies out there are being really generous, thanks a lot you all are amazing!!!!!

If you love giveaways as much as I do, head over to Mrs. Sykes fabulous blog and enter her huge giveaway, trust me it is something you won't want to lose. See you there and good luck!!!!!!

Lili

Daily 5 and Cafe Books

I have been in love with these books since Mrs. Bainbridge introduced them in her classroom blog a couple of years ago. At the beginning I couldn't implement them because of the time that I spend with my kids (only 3 hrs a day) and then there was the problem that I didn't have the books!!!!!

Thanks God for internet, I was able to find both of them on the net, I didn't like reading them this way, but it was that or nothing, so well finally last year a friend brought them to me, I was really a happy girl.

And now some incredible and very talented ladies are joining efforts to start a study of these two amazing books. They are so into it that even created a blog so we can join together and exchange ideas, they have everything already worked out, with schedules and all. 

Hop to We Read, We Blog, We Teach to join us, I'm sure we are going to have tons of fun. Wow, I'm really excited, I can't hardly wait. Thanks a lot for all your effort, see you in July!!!!