Black Friday Cyber Sale

What did you end up getting during the Black Friday Sale or are you still planning to shop on Cyber Monday?

Warning: This will not be your typical teacher Black Friday blog post with pens and post it notes. While I love those things with a passion, this post shares some of my other favorites!

Here are some things I grabbed up.

I absolutely love Aerie for sleep/lounge clothes. I grabbed some of their Real Soft Joggers and the Waffle Henley. These are my favorites. I literally have some on while I am typing this blog up. Last I checked, they are still 50% off. Some sizes are out of stock, but go ahead and sign up for them to notify you when they become available. Thank me later.

https://www.ae.com/us/en/p/aerie/bottoms/joggers-sweatpants/aerie-real-soft-jogger/0496_4924_357?menu=cat4840006

https://www.ae.com/us/en/p/women/t-shirts/aerie-t-shirts/aerie-waffle-henley-long-sleeve-t-shirt/5493_2061_618?menu=cat4840006

I also had to stop by Bombas and check out my very favorite socks. I live in their ankle socks. My husband does as well so I grabbed him some as well. They are 20% off with CHEER20

https://bombas.com/products/womens-holiday-ankle-sock-6-pack?variant=mixed&size=m

I also checked out JCrew Factory

 

I bought my husband a few things and then ended up throwing in these super soft looking slippers and cute earrings. 

https://factory.jcrew.com/p/mens-clothing/slippers/fauxshearling-moccasins/H1299?color_name=caramel-suede

I also thought about my cats and stopped by chewy.com They had a great sale on cat trees. I ended up getting the exact one that we already have, but it has seen lots of love and needs to be replaced.

https://www.chewy.com/frisco-72-in-faux-fur-cat-tree-condo/dp/129326 

For Christmas decorating, we decided to get a few more strands of our favorite lights while they are on sale.

These are from Target. They have color and white lights and are Philips brand. I like that they are big and it's plastic around the lights. I've dropped them quite a few times while untangling them and they have yet to break. 

https://www.target.com/p/philips-25ct-christmas-led-g40-string-lights-multicolored/-/A-50851666#lnk=sametab

My husband was extremely excited to get a tree for our front porch from Home Depot.

Ok, let's talk for a second about Rakuten. If you shop online a lot and you don't use it, you are missing out. Just leaving money out there that could be in your pocket. I use it as an extension on my computer and before I make a purchase on a website I check click the extension and see if they are offering cash back on what I am about to purchase. I signed up to use it last Christmas and I've already earned $350 to date from them. I admit that I shop online and rarely go into stores (this is just me, even before quarantine). 

Click the photo link below if you also like to shop online and would like to sign up. 

Technology Recap from GaETC!

GaETC was different this school year...as everything has been different this school year. It was a Virtual Conference and took place Thursday Night, Friday during the day on into the night and then Saturday. My principal allowed me to attend from my office in the media center on Friday. I watched many sessions that were specifically about Media Specialists of the Year, Exemplary Media Programs and Future Ready Libraries, but I also attended wonderful sessions by some presenters that are my favorites at GaETC each year, Leslie Fisher and Tony Vincent. 
I've put notes from their sessions into a Smore Flyer, like I have done in the past for GaETC Recaps.
Check out some of my previous GaETC Recaps as well. You will be shocked at how useful and relevant the resources and information from years past remains.
2016 GaETC Recap2017 GaETC Recap2018 and 2019 GaETC Recap

Integrate Science and Writing

Are you running out of time for teaching science each day with the main focus being math and language arts while science and social studies get the short stick?Well, I just may have a solution for you.

I have revamped a product that I made and used in the classroom many years ago. 
Now this resource is a PDF as well as a Google Slide.Use it in-person with students in your classroom or use it during a google meet or zoom by sharing your screen and having a discussion about the animal similarities and differences. The absolute best part of this lesson is the discussion. Kids are so funny and when you start getting them talking about animals and their prior knowledge about each animal I promise someone will say something that shocks you and is funny. Those laughable moments turn into teachable moments where you are also making connections with your students and building relationships. 

Response sheets are included that can be printed or shared in google classroom. This is where the integration of writing comes in. You can print the response sheet for in-person students to draw the animals they are comparing and write a response. 
If you are teaching remote or if you enjoy using technology instead of paper copies, you can share the slides and students can add text boxes. 

Did you know that students can actually draw on assignments in google slides?The image below shows how to get to the scribble option where they can freely draw on the assignment. This would of course be something you need to teach and I'm sure they will become pros over time. 

I've been teaching students how to use google drawing during our media center lessons and they have really been enjoying it. If you know how to use google drawing, it works exactly the same in google slides. 
If you like this product also check out Digital Picture of the Day to focus on generating ideas and making inferences. 

I've actually update all of my Picture of the Day Products in TPT. Here are some other examples: