Currently November: Lots Of Things Are Going On!

Yay for November!  It's getting fifty-fifty closer to Jan when I'm the currently sponsor too I acquire to part my Kickstarter amongst a bunch of teachers!

I honey that Farley puts on this smashing linky every calendar month were nosotros acquire to acquire nigh how too thus many instructor bloggers are doing.  I honey to read them all!

Here's mine...

Listening:  Well, it was still.  Now my domestic dog is scratching at my door!

Loving: That my Kickstarter that volition last running December 31-Jan 31 is actually taking shape.  Hooray! You tin grade the axe run into a preview of it here.  Feel gratuitous to write whatever comments! The video is almost done too I but involve to complete working on the recipe pages.

Thinking: I convey been spending a lot of fourth dimension on my mass too the Kickstarter.  I sort of intend of it 24/7--but I convey waited too thus long to run into it come upward to life.  Anyway, involve to ready aside twenty minutes or to a greater extent than a solar daytime to brand certain I but focus on the menage unit of measurement : )

Wanting: My hubby has been sitting on a to create detail I've had for him for a while.  Don't desire to last a nag, but inwards companionship to run on my recipe pages for the mass I involve him to complete processing the pictures he took.

Needing: With all this work, an assistant would last nice!  Any ideas?  One friend of mine said looking into hiring an intern.

Reading: Story Sprouts 2014.  It came out final month!  I've create my stories inwards it, but I involve to complete reading everyone else's.  So far it is amazing!
  I promise everyone has a smashing November!

Currently November (5Th!) Together With I'm Published Inward Floor Sprouts!

Okay, my life has been rattling busy, but I am finally posting today for the Currently Linky Party alongside Farley at Oh Boy Fourth Grade.

So, hither is my Nov Currently...

Listening--Yep, entirely my clock.  All the kids are inwards bed together with my hubby is downstairs watching the in conclusion recorded episode of Agents of Shield.  I am rattling happy to convey but about downwards fourth dimension to grab upward alongside this fun linky political party : )

Loving--All the things I was finally able to produce today!  I started off the solar daytime feeling form of downwards (piles of materials throughout the identify were annoying me together with I was feeling similar I tin never continue up).  I called a few friends every bit I cleaned together with they were able to cheer me upward (yay for friends).  I did dishes, laundry, cleaned several areas of the house, together with pose away laundry, made certain kids were bathed, together with made/cleaned upward dinner.  Whew, together with I'm likely going to slumber good tonight.

Thinking--I require to sit down downwards a write downwards my schedule of things I desire to produce for ME.  I convey a whole calendar total of materials that needs to learn done for the kids together with the house, but I require to write downwards my goals alongside achievable deadlines : )

Wanting--A appointment nighttime alongside my husband.  The in conclusion appointment nighttime was nearly a calendar month agone together with it was wonderful!  I immature adult woman fourth dimension when nosotros used to travel out to a greater extent than often.  It is difficult to adapt for babysitting when you lot convey 5 kids together with the 12 year-old doesn't actually thinks he needs a babysitter.  I know nosotros convey a travel political party coming upward inwards a month, but it would live on prissy to brand it i to a greater extent than earlier then.

Needing--To learn used to this daylight savings fourth dimension change.  I am non actually certain why nosotros produce it, but hopefully I tin adjust soon.  I convey been hence sleepy the in conclusion couplet days.  Probably since the babe is nevertheless on his regular schedule hence 7AM is straightaway 6AM wake upward fourth dimension (yawn).

Yummy Pin:  Chocolate together with fruit (two of my favorite foods!)

And beyond the currently linky I convey other exciting news!  My non-profit writing grouping that I am the Secretary of but published the showtime annual anthology!  It's upward on Amazon inwards softcover together with digitally for the Kindle!
I convey 2 writing pieces inwards it.  The cool affair nearly the CBW-LA Anthology is it goes through our solar daytime of writing exercises!  I am a tertiary of the agency through my copy.  It is actually fun reading everyone's stories together with personal writing experiences.  On Sabbatum nosotros had our launch political party alongside nearly 35 people attending.  Here are but about pictures : )    We had a sparkling cider toast...

And a film of xiii of the xix authors alongside our majority embrace poster...

H5N1 film of but about #StorySprouts books together with the tasty cake!

We had but about fourth dimension to autograph each others books!

After it was over together with nosotros had cleaned up, the Children's Book Writers of Los Angeles Board headed exterior : )  You tin follow our grouping CBW-LA on facebook too!

It was a fun afternoon together with I got to pass fourth dimension alongside my sugariness writing friends!

I promise to encounter you lot dorsum on Th for MaTh (Math activeness Thursday) where you tin link up!

Kindergarten Math (Math Activeness Thursday) Together With Currently January

Happy novel year!  I decided what to create for my Math action Thursday!  I volition topic the months past times grades.  For my invitee bloggers I create the same affair (Let me know if yous always desire to survive a invitee here).  This is the schedule..

• January & July--Kindergarten
• February & August--1st Grade
• March & September--2nd Grade
• April & October--3rd Grade
• May & November--4th Grade
• June & December--5th Grade

So when yous link upwardly elbow grease as well as brand the shipping applicable to that month's aeroplane level.

Today I made a freebie which is purpose of a bigger pack I am working on.  It is called 'Meet my frogs!'  It is fun for Kinder as well as First grade.  Here is what it looks like.  You tin download yours free here.

Basically, students color 2-10 frogs amongst 2 unlike colors of their choice.  They write the names of the colors they used as well as the cast they volition survive pasting their frogs onto (in the gratis sample it is a square, exactly my paid version volition bring to a greater extent than cast pages as well as fifty-fifty 3D shapes too).

I dear making activities that the kids learn to select as well as brand their own.  Like inward this action the kids learn to select their colors as well as how many frogs they volition utilisation as well as color each color.

If yous bring a math shipping yous desire to part that would survive neat for Kindergarten teachers (or parents) delight link it below!

Now onto the Currently linky amongst Oh Boy!  I filled out my Currently final nighttime as well as hither it is...

Listening--When did Duck Dynasty learn as well as thus pop anyway?!
Loving--Yes, I'm as well as thus happy that ane of my movie books I wrote is directly available for yous to buy! (Although in that place is however a giveaway running on Teachers Notebook for it.)
Thinking--Too much materials on my mind...
Wanting as well as Needing is pretty straightforward.
Memory/Tradition--Watching the Rose Parade amongst my family.  We actually necessitate to become or at to the lowest degree run into the floats they display for the adjacent pair of days.  We exclusively alive well-nigh 12 miles from Pasadena (but amongst LA traffic that could survive over an hr to learn there).

Thanks for stopping by!  Remember to link upwardly if yous spider web log well-nigh Kinder math as well as if yous don't yous tin bring together during other months when your aeroplane storey is highlighted : )

By the way, create yous similar the freebie?

Have You Lot Idea Of Writing Children's Book? Gratis Ebook In Addition To Listing Of Organizations & Websites!

Hello Teachers together with Educators!

I relish writing for kids together with today I stance I would portion amongst yous some of the organizations I am utilisation of simply inwards illustration yous desire to write too!  I set inwards some swell websites also : )

So, I am utilisation of 3 organizations together with at that spot are also some FB groups equally well.  One of the organizations simply made a gratis ebook titled Teacher to Teacher: Advice for Educators who desire to write for Children.  You tin respect my advice on page 22 : )

Here is my listing of writing groups inwards monastic say of my involvement together with all the same they come upwardly to my mind.

Children's Book Writers of Los Angeles is a grouping close together with honey to my pump since my friend founded it v years ago.  It is a non-profit arrangement that helps prepare together with inspire writers together with let's everyone know they accept a voice.  Although, nosotros come across inwards the South Bay expanse of Los Angeles yous are gratis to follow the facebook page together with proceed upwardly amongst CBW-LA.org's official newspaper--Scribbler's Scoop (lots of expert insights)!

Society of Children's Book Writers together with Illustrators (SCBWI) is an international non-profit arrangement that is also amazing together with has been around for most twoscore years!  They accept 2 conferences a twelvemonth inwards Los Angeles together with New York together with they accept satellite branches around the globe.  There are a lot of things to larn together with SCBWI tin attention the newbie to the to a greater extent than experienced.  There are many FB pages for the diverse areas, but hither is the primary i Fans of SCBWI

Children's Book Insider has some swell insights together with a handy newsletter.  They are currently giving away an ebook for Teachers interested inwards writing for children that gives inspiration together with insights from over 75 instructor writers!

KidLit411.com has a swell website amongst a wealth of data together with they also accept a Facebook grouping (although it is a unopen grouping where yous quest to acquire permission to join).

KidLit.tv is a neat site that also has a unopen Facebook group, but in i lawsuit you're inwards at that spot are many things there.  The website is helpful together with has swell videos!

Here are also some sites that are swell to know about...

• Picturebookmonth.com has PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month--every November, xxx ideas for xxx motion-picture demonstrate books)
• 12x12challenge.com has yous challenged to write a motion-picture demonstrate majority each month!
• Inkygirl.com--Debbie reads, writes, together with illustrates children's books together with has a swell site!
• Taralazar.com--Another swell author spider web log amongst tons of information!

together with best website for information on literary agents...

• Literaryrambles.com

Wow, a lot of information is out at that spot if yous desire to write for kids!  Best of luck to all yous teachers together with teacher/writers out there!