Thank You, Thank You Very Much!

And the award goes to..............................Mrs. Rhodes' Scholars!

I am so very honored to have been nominated for this award by

 Lori at Homemade First Grade.

 

Thank you Lori!!!

Ok, Ok!  I know I have the 50's on my brain.  I have been working in my room for several days and it is slowly starting to transform.  But first ....

Random FYI about Me:

1.  I was not even alive in the 50's so I have had to use my parents and the internet as resources for ideas for my classroom!  

2.  I have taught every grade level from Kindergarten through 8th grade at some time during my teaching career.  For part of one year, I actually taught 6th, 7th, & 8th grade math in the morning and Kindergarten in the afternoon.  (This could explain my craziness, you think? LOL!)

3.  I LOVE math!  I have a specialization in math.

4.  I LOVE art and crafting.  Most of my college electives are actually in art.  Many people don't understand my love of art and math, but art is really just math used in beautiful ways.

5.  My favorite authors are Tony Hillerman and Patricia Cornwell.  I love mysteries and the logic of solving them.  I enjoy Sudoku too.

6.  I use lots of music in my classroom!  I try to find songs that teach whatever concepts that my students are learning.  They remember things in songs so much easier than if it is presented in any other way.  My favorites are Jack Hartmann, Dr. Jean, Ron Brown, and Joe Guida.  Now that I teach 2nd, I tend to use more of the Ron Brown music because he has songs for more advanced levels.  I actually visited with him at KTOT's (Kindergarten Teachers of Texas) State Conference the year I was  in 6th, 7th, and 8th about songs for Middle School.  He was so gracious and helpful.  Gotta love him!

7.  I love to go "treasure" hunting at second hand stores.  I have found so many items for my classroom there.  I can't really go here where I live since we don't have any good ones, but when I go to my parent's,  I go on a "tour" of all of the wonderful stores near them!  My mom loves to join in.  She is a former teacher so she "gets it"!

8.  I live on a farm with horses, cows, cats, dogs, and lots of John Deere green!  My husband is a farmer and rancher who operates a farm with his identical twin brother and mother.  I LOVE the peaceful country life!  I couldn't make it in the big city.....too noisy for me.

And Now the Nominations Are:

I would like to nominate the following 16 blogs for this honor. (I just couldn't stop at 15!) They have provided me so much insight and they truly deserve recognition for their wonderful ideas!   I know that many have probably received this honor before, but I wanted to let them know what an inspiration they are to me!  So THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for sharing your ideas!

1.  Jessica at Dandelions and Dragonflies. 

2.  Amy at Step into Second Grade.
3. Brenda at Primary Inspired 

4.  Misty at Think, Wonder, & Teach
5.  Amanda at Reaching for the Top
6. Emily at 2nd Grade Mon-"Stars"
7. Lory at Lory's Page
8.  Kelley at Teacher Idea Factory
9.  Kylie at Down Under Teacher
10.  Inspired in Second
11.  Donna at Math Coach's Corner
12. Nicole at Mrs. Rios Teaches Second Grade
13.  Teri at A Cupcake for the Teacher
14.  Mrs. Sheehan at Learning in Wonderland
15.  Heather at Heather's Heart
16. Amanda at Teaching Maddeness

To accept this award you must:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you on your blog. 

 2. Include a link to their site.

 3. Include the award image on your blog.

 4. Include 7 random facts about yourself. (I did 8.)

5. Nominate 15 other blogs for this award ( I nominated 16.)
6. When nominating, be sure to include a link to their site.

 7. Let bloggers know they have been nominated. (I am leaving a comment on the most recent post on each of the 16 blogs!)

Again, thank you Lori for nominating me and please visit all of these wonderful blogs for ideas to make your teaching even more phenomenal than it already is!

Thank you, thank you very much