What I'm LOVING Wednesday

     I'm linking up with Jamie to share what I'm lovin' today!

Well....... I'm loving blazers yep,
I have pinned a few awesome looks and 

found a few great ones at jcrew.com that I'm sharing
(hopefully somehow they will magically appear in my closet)!
((preferably Chanel tweed))
I don't know about you but I find that a "blazer"
is a basic necessity in my wardrobe.  

You can wear them with just about  anything, dresses, shorts, 

basic white t, ballet flats, louboutains...the possibilities are endless.

A trendy blazer dresses up your outfit yet amazingly enough
- lets you look chic and casual-!

I love to wear my blazers with jeans and big fun jewelry!

   

3rd grade Brochure Writing

                                    As my little friends travel around the word,
                             I let them make brochures- as a culminating activity.
Brochure writing is fun, helps them develop perfect paragraphs, detailed illustrations, bold print, clever maps , cool titles and subtitles. I am able to teach and practice all of the elements of non-fiction with ease.
                            (plus looks SO cute on the bulletin board, I can actually fit all 31 pieces neatly)
                                                   We just left China next stop Italy.

This is My BF's bulletin board:

                                                http://charmedinthirdgrade.blogspot.com/

My bulletin board last year.

My class also made and displayed these Chinese Dolls (art class).

Paper towel rolls in the middle so they could stand-  a really amazing presentation for parent teacher conferences!

My fab- friend who works down the hall teaches 5th grade..She let me share her awesome brochures. 

Her students completed a brochure about one of the 50 states,

great links
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/3rd/homework/write/3_writ.htm

My go to spot for everything!! I love read write think....
 http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?sort_order=relevance&q=brochures&old_q=
template to get you started
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson856/planning.pdf

 Yay! A Gift of Birchbox

 I have received an amazing year long gift today! 

A very dear friend ordered me a subscription to BIRCHBOX!  

https://www.birchbox.com/join/

I can' believe how clever this idea is... each month I get to sample a few high end beauty products. So sweet, I'm already anxiously waiting for my first little package to arrive!

Here is how it works:

You can choose between yearly and monthly subscription plan, fill out your Beauty Profile to get products picked especially for you. 

This is the ultimate gift! I'm thinking that this was the best Mother’s Day present ever! 

 

I've collected some adorable things to help motivate my students,

 and ease their test anxiety!

 Here are some adorable ideas I plan on using with my 3rd grade before the testing begins.

I have 6 big testing days so I was thinking.. good luck notes, treats, good read-a-louds, songs, & then a pep rally.

One of the first things I did was let the parents

 write their child a sweet-encouraging note, 

                   (during parent teacher conferences)

 that I will give them on one of the test mornings! 

             (parents thought it was the best idea ever)

Then I found a  link that has great test prep songs:

http://www.songsforteaching.com/studytesttakingskills/index.htm

Answer Every Question!– Ben Stiefel           Chant #1 for Test Preparation– Jack Hartmann             Do Your Best!– Marla Lewis       Do Your Homework When You Get Home Today– Ben Stiefel       Good Way to Learn – Songs for Positive Schools       Hocus Pocus Focus– Cathy Bollinger       Homework First, Playtime Second!– Ben and Elizabeth Stiefel       I'm Rested, Energized and Ready– Ben Stiefel       I've Got the Tools that I Need to Succeed–       Ben and Elizabeth Stiefel       Make Reading a Habit– Ben and Elizabeth Stiefel       No-one Here Does Copying– Songs For Positive Schools       Organize Rap– Musically Aligned       Pace Yourself– Ben Stiefel       Proofread Your Homework Before You Turn It In!- Ben Stiefel       Stack-Up, Pack-Up, Trash-Up– Kenny Hood       Super Student– Tuned In To Learning       Take Another Look at Your Toughest Problems– Ben Stiefel       The Test-Ready Rap– Musically Aligned       Take Notes– Marla Lewis       Try Again– Ken Whiteley

                                                                    
cooperative learning 365 has amazing test prep material at her tpt shop, I've bought and LOVE it all!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Test-Prep-Strategies

 poster is from classroom magic.blogspot.com ( love this blog)!

These cute treat notes came from an amazing blogger: 

http://www.technologyrocksseriously.com/2012/03/notes-of-encouragment.html 

                                               Check out her blog it rocks!

add some herseys kisses

with some starbursts

with a blow-pop lollipop - how cute!

I've found  good read -a- louds from amazon.com

read a louds