Blog Makeover!

Hi everyone! Yes...you have come to the right place.

This is still the Once Upon a Time in First Grade blog! I just had a much deserved blog makeover. I am thrilled with my new blog design by Kristen at Ladybug's Teacher Files. She is an extraordinary person and was ever so patient with me as we worked on redesigning my blog! I think she did a FAN.TAS.TIC job!

Thanks Kristen...I absolutely adore my new blog design!

Ok..so Once Upon a Time in First Grade has a few changes coming up and I am so excited to share them you!

Teaching in High Heels- I have recently changed the title of my blog to just Teaching in High Heels...due to the fact that the 2011-2012 school year may be my last year in 1st grade for a while. Our principal believes in moving teachers to other grade levels to better understand the concept of vertical alignment...as if we could forget, right?! LOL!

Free Printables- This tab was made to help all of you access the free printables I post on my blog. I hope it is useful to all of you...and that it will help you access what you are looking for quickly.

Advertise- I will be featuring some advertising on my blog soon. This is something I have been working on..and it will probably be taking place some time in the early part of the summer...hopefully.

Please be patient as I continue to work diligently on my blog. I hope to get all the links up and running soon...my fingers are crossed!

Many, many thanks to all of you who follow my 'lil ole blog faithfully...I hope you will stick around for a long time and will continue to join me on my journey.

You truly are an inspiration!

P.S. Oh...and if all of you could do me the biggest favor and change the title of my blog on your blogroll to Teaching In High Heels and pick up my new button...woohoo! Don't you love it?!? Thank you sooo very much!



Winner, winner!

Thank you, Mrs. Lofgren!

You are the winner of the Creative Teaching Press Giveaway! Woohoo! Congratulations!

You have 48 hours to contact me via e-mail...so that I can give you the information you need to get your FABULOUS prize!

Thank you everyone...for entering this great giveaway...remember you are ALL winners in my book!

A very special thanks goes to Creative Teaching Press they are an AWESOME company...and I can't wait to purchase some

for my classroom next year...turquoise is definitely a beautiful color to work with...so I'm sure it'll be fantabulous!

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Hip, Hip Hooray for Giveaways!

Hey y'all!

I hope everyone is having a FABULOUS hump day!

And an incredible Teacher Appreciation Week...I know that all of you teachers in blogland are superb...and y'all deserve to be appreciated!

Thank you for everything you do...and share!

So now for the giveaway...I know that most of you know my sweet bloggie friend Deedee Wills...and if you all don't know her yet...y'all need to get on to her blog because she has some awesome ideas for both Kinder kiddos...and Firsties!

Well as it turns out...Deedee was very generous in offering to have a giveaway...here on my 'lil ole blog...and you know me...I'm always up for some fun giveaways!

Of course I said yes!

So here it is...

oh. my. word!

Aren't these center packets A.MA.ZING?!?

She is one talented lady!

Thank you, Deedee!

Ok...so here is what you have to do:

1. Follow Deedee's Kinder blog .

2. Follow Deedee's TpT store.

3. Follow my blog.

4. Follow my TpT store. (Yes, I have one now...but my two items are free!)

5. Blog about this giveaway.

Oh...and don't forget to post a comment for each thing you completed.

The best part of this giveaway is that sweet Deedee is letting me giveaway 6 products for 6 winners in honor of my now 600+ followers!! Can you believe it?!?

Six of you will win 6 FANTABULOUS products!

I told you she was super sweet!

So...there you have it...5 chances to enter...woohoo!

Good luck!

This giveaway will end Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 11:00 p.m. CST.

I will announce the winner on Sunday, May 8.

P.S. If you can't wait for the giveaway...just as an FYI...Deedee is having a FANTASTIC sale, click here to go to her store and fill up your shopping cart!

Toodles!

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Creative Teaching Press Giveaway!

Hey everyone!

I hope everyone is having a FABULOUS Friday!

Wooohooo for the weekend, right?!

So I know that I have kept my little giveaway a secret long enough...well here it is...y'all don't have to wait any longer, isn't that exciting?!

I'm sure you all know of Creative Teaching Press, I mean you would have to be living under a rock for the past 40 years not to know about this company!

I mean really...if you're a teacher...then you must know about them!

This company is one of my favorite teaching companies...they have the cutest classroom decoratives...and the most amazing resources!

I'm totally in LOVE with this beautiful set of bulletin boards and decoratives...

Aren't they uber cuuute?!!

okay...enough about my wish list...let's move on...

Not too long ago...I contacted Creative Teaching Press to see if they would be willing to sponsor a little giveaway...I was literally BLOWN away when the Marketing and Trade Show Coordinator replied to my email stating that they would be delighted to take part in my giveaway!!!

Ahhhh! Isn't that FANTASTIC?!

So here is the deal...the lucky winner would win...get this....

$50 worth of CTP products...

and they get to choose whatever items their little hearts desire!

FABULOUS...if I do say so myself!

Here are the requirements to enter this awesome giveaway:

1. Like CTP on Facebook.

2. Post a little blurb on CTP's Facebook wall, telling them I sent you.

3. Follow CTP on Twitter.

4. Leave me a comment telling me what CTP product is on your wish list.

5. Follow my little blog.

{oh...and don't forget to leave me a comment after each entry!}

That's it!

Piece of cake...piece of pie...right?!

This giveaway will end Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 11:00 CST.

I will announce the lucky winner on Thursday, May 5, 2011.

Thanks for stopping by my little blog...

Good Luck!

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It's My Turn...

Hey y'all...I hope everyone is having an awesome Wednesday!

Today was my turn to be a substitute teacher for the FBU girls:

Check out my post here.
I'm blogging about Fact Families using these little characters:

Oh...and I have some EXCITING news!

Beginning on Friday I will be hosting random giveaways throughout the weekend...

We are CELEBRATING...600+ followers!!
Woohoo!!!
Don't miss out on some FANTASTIC giveaways this weekend!
Until then...
Toodles!
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