Introducing The Crazy Daisies! Share the Love Giveaway and Blog Hop

You guys! I've been keeping a secret... for MONTHS. It's finally time to reveal the big news! My buddy Jodilyn of Daisy A Day Doodles and I are teaming up to bring you and your students (okay... and OUR students :P ) educational resources featuring Jodilyn's precious artwork. We'll be able to integrate art into our subject areas. And, really, two heads are better than one! We've been cooking up all kinds of great ideas and I can't wait to share them all with you.

But first... let's party!

Just in time for the TpT site-wide sale starting this week (WOOOOOO!), make sure you enter for your chance to win one of TWO $40 TpT gift cards!

Here's how the blog hop works:

1) Read through the post so you can learn about this new collaboration!

2) Read about the freebies and how to snag them.

3) Enter the giveaway.

4) Check out some Valentine's Day resources (some are free!!!).

5) Download your FREEBIE!

6) Click the "hop" button at the bottom to go to the next post and repeat! Each valentine is different so make sure you collect them all!

7) Share with your friends on social media so they can snag their valentines, too!

So, here we are! I'm Amanda, of course, and Jodilyn. The Crazy Daisies is part educational resources, part clip art! We’re putting our heads together to make learning fun for our students and YOURS. I am a 2nd Grade teacher in Florida. I also teache Musical Theater and Dance at a local theater. I'm passionate about reading and am a total dog-lover! In fact, Daisy is the name of my 5 pound chihuahua! I have a 5-month old son, Isaac, and if you've been following me for a while... you'll know that he is a total cutie! Jodilyn Blake @DaisyADayDoodles has been teaching for 8 years on the Indian Reservations of New Mexico. She has taught as a reading specialist, 2nd grade teacher on up to Middle school Language Arts. Her TPT shop has teaching resources along with her artwork. She has been doodling since she was 12 years old for fun. However, her doodles became digital creations in May 2015. She is relatively new to the clip art world, but she loves to share her joy.


By our powers combined, we wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day with free valentines featuring Jodilyn’s art and my witty puns!

To download the freebie, click the image at the bottom of the post and it will open in a new tab! Simply click the download button in the top right hand corner and it will download. Easy peasy! And don't forget to head to everyone else's blogs so you can collect them all! Aren't Jodilyn's doodles just PRECIOUS?! I'm obsessed with the typewriter.

And now for the fun part... THE GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

A special thanks to all of my fellow bloggers who are participating in this awesome event! Be sure to check out their TpT stores and blog hop posts... you might be able to snag a few more freebies and Valentine's Day resources! ;)


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Aw, I just love Valentine's Day. It is one of my favorite classroom celebrations with all the love and kindness just overflowing. I also love how easy it is to incorporate fun and engaging learning activities throughout our day! I have a couple of freebies in my store and a new item (on sale, by the way...), so while you're adding goodies to your cart for the sale, check them out!

Oh wait... looking for that freebie?! Okaaaaaay.... here it is! I LOVE THAT TYPEWRITER! <3 Again, just click the image below and it will direct you to the page to download from.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you are as excited as we are with our new and exciting plans to provide awesome resources for you and your students. Make sure you are following us on Facebook and Instagram for updates on new collaboration projects and more freebies and giveaways.

And now, head over to Jodilyn's blog to snag her freebie! And leave a comment for her on her post. I mean, for real, her artwork is adorable.

The Moment We've All Been Waiting For!!! BLOG RE-LAUNCH GIVEAWAY!!!

OH. MY. GOSH! Notice anything different?! You certainly should because MAN, what a makeover! I am thrilled that I can finally reveal the amazing work the ladies at Blogs Fit for a Queen did on my little ol' blog! Thank you SO MUCH! Take a look at this before shot! I love the transformation!

Not only is this a celebration of a new blog makeover, but my TpT store also hit 500 followers last month! Woo-hoo! You guys are so awesome! This week school is also starting back for me and I know that I have an amazing year ahead, so this giveaway is HUGE to match the amount of celebrating I get to do!!!

A fabulous team of teacher-authors are helping me celebrate by giving some lucky winners a ton of loot for the back to school season! I am so thankful for them and excited that they are joining me for my celebration.

The giveaway will end on August 30th, so don't wait! Enter now! And make sure you come back and check out all the linked up blog posts below. Teacher-authors will be adding in their links with the products YOU could win!

In addition to ALL of the prize packs below, each winner of this giveaway (that means 3 winners!!) will be receiving a HUGE prize from ME! I have never given this product away IN MY LIFE but I think today it deserves to be won. I will be giving away to three lucky winners my Pirates and Polka Dots Classroom Decor Bundle!! It is valued at $25 in my store and is the decor pack I used in my own classroom last year! I can't wait to share it with 3 winners!

Click the image to see what's included!

Not only that, but my ENTIRE store will be on sale for the entire 2 week period this giveaway is going on, so snag your swag from my store at a discounted price!!!

Here are the giveaway packs, people! Prepare to get excited!!!

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Five for Friday - Last Day of July!

Well, folks, I've been on a little bit of a blog hiatus. I took a step away to finish up a show at the community theater I work for, move my classroom (I'm moving out of the portable!), and to just try to wrap my head around back to school season. That being said, I figured today would be a GREAT day to start back up again with a Five for Friday!! Thanks for the linky, Doodle Bugs!

My husband and I usually try to do a weekly date night especially during the school year so we can actually spend time together. Our work schedules tend to be a bit weird together... Over the summer we did some cool stuff! We recently did a couple's painting class and as nerdy as that sounds... it was SUPER FUN. 

And now we have this really cool double painting thing to hang up! The place we went to is called Painting with a Twist. I think it's a franchise, so check it out. There might be one near you.

I mentioned a moment ago that I'm moving out of the tiny portable to a BIG classroom with a Smart Board! I am insanely excited about it, but I gotta tell you... moving a classroom is worse than moving your house... I swear. Yesterday I spend ALL DAY organizing my books and it's not even done! Here are a couple of very messy shots of some crafty things I've been up to to get this room up and running. When it's done (IF it EVER gets done...) I'll post some photos and I'll do a Periscope tour!

Ants for the "Word Picnic" word wall.

This was the beginning of my ABC Caterpillar when I cut the pieces out at home.

I put it up... but am SO upset about the glare on the laminating!!! I thought laminating it would be the best idea but the glare is HORRIBLE everywhere in the room from that row of ceiling lights. I really don't want to print them out again (that's a LOT of ink).... please someone tell me you have advice for me here...

I started with the proud wall. This classroom doesn't have wall space because of the cabinets, so I thought I'd jazz up the cabinets themselves. I'm not sure I love it yet, but I think when there's work actually hanging from them, it will look nicer.

I had to take a picture of the supplies. I got those little flowers at Tuesday Morning in my town and they were 99 cents for 8 little fabric flowers! What a steal!

I found a really neat linky over at The Tattooed Teacher and I am loving the posts people are writing! It's a get-to-know-you linky which is always super fun to do at the start of each year. I'm finding a lot of new blogs to read up! Here's my day 1, a little late... and I'll be doing more when they get posted at her blog!

Click any of the images to go to the linky! If you are a blogger, link up! It's a fun one. ;)

This summer at the Ocala Civic Theater where I work in the Education Department was a HUGE one for the kids. I directed and choreographed the kid's musical called We Are Monsters (more about that HERE), and I choreographed the BIG youth musical Into the Woods. There was a lot of excitement around this show because of the movie, but it has been around for a LONG time and it is immensely difficult. Music by Stephen Sondheim is no walk in the park, my friends. That being said, the teens in the show have worked their tails off and the show is absolutely stunning. I am so proud of them. I've known a lot of them since they were kiddos and their hard work for this show has blown my mind. Here are some beautiful pictures of them in their costumes. I'm telling you, the quality of this production exceeded my expectations and that of the audiences that have seen the show. This is the last weekend it's running and I will miss these guys until next summer!

And now to overwhelm you with photos from the show. I couldn't pick just one! But I saved you from posted all 9 million...

And now for some news I've been so excited to give, I can hardly contain myself! My blog is getting a HUGE makeover! I've been working with Blogs Fit for a Queen and I cannot wait till till it's done to show you! With that news, there **might** be a celebration surprise in the works for my readers when the blog makeover is complete!