Thankful for Bloggers!

 

It has been roughly one year since I started this blogging journey, and what a wonderful year it has been! There are so many great people in the blogging/TpT world, and I appreciate every one of them.

 

 

I would like to highlight a few of the wonderful K-6 people who have inspired me or helped me in some way during the past year.

 

 

Let's start with the teachers of our littlest people - Kindergarten. Oh how I wish I would have known about teacher blogs when I was teaching Kinder a few years ago! Maybe again someday in the future... Anyway, here are some of my favorites!

 

 

My favorite blogging buddy is fellow South Dakota girl Michelle! She lets us into her Kindergarten world at her blog Inspired by Kindergarten. She has some great ideas and the cutest products EVER at her Teachers Pay Teachers store. We got together once last summer, and I can't wait until we can do it again! =) 

 

   

 

Hadar is Miss Kindergarten, but don't let her name fool you! This gal has ideas for ALL elementary classrooms. {And her craftivities kick some major butt!}

 

     

Crystal over at Kreative in Kinder is an absolute doll! Her blog posts really make me think about the way I ran my Kinder classroom (and I love that type of self-reflection!). She has great ideas across a wide array of topics, and she even allows little bloggers like myself to have a shining spot once in awhile to guest post. Thanks, Crystal!

       

While there are other great Kinder bloggers out there, I'd better not highlight every one of them or I'll be here forever! So let's move on to the some of the elementary people I love to follow!

Denise over at Sunny Days in Second Grade is so sweet! She has an awesome blog bursting at the seams with great ideas! The items in her TpT store are pretty stellar as well. Make sure to stop by her blog if you haven't recently!
 

 

 

Rachel Lynette over at Minds in Bloom has been a life saver to me on so many occasions! I have her task cards printed off and sitting in my room to use at any point. If I can tell that silent reading isn't going to go over well on a particular day, I just pull out a set of task cards! They are well written, match standards, and get students up and moving around! {Have I mentioned how I much I <3 task cards?!}
       

Then there's Shelley Gray at Teaching in the Early Years. I recently bought a "book-tivity" from Shelley that I know I'll be able to use with students from 2nd-6th grade. It's GREAT! She also has a wonderful blog, and even allows fellow teachers to post questions on her Facebook fan page.

Here's a picture of Shelley's "book-tivity" being used in my classroom!

 

 

       

Here's a shout out for one of my favorite TpT artists! {Although lately I am finding myself following even more talented artists on TpT! Can anyone say clipart addiction?!} Michelle is the 3am Teacher and boy, is this lady talented! Her store is FULL of great graphics. Check them out now if you haven't in the past!

 

 

 

Now, this is where the post gets a little long... Since I've been blogging for about a year and that's the year that I've transitioned to the older kiddos - I've found myself following a lot of upper elementary/middle school people. They have been so kind in offering me ideas and support! So here they are all. Please click on their blogs to find out more about them, as I'm sure they'd love some new followers! {hint, hint}

 

 

Hello?! Can you say Interactive Math Journals? LOVE THEM!    

Love the ideas on Stephanie's blog. I can get lost for hours reading it!

I followed Laura back before teacher blogs were even "cool". I credit her for helping me get through student teacher with her File Cabinet! =)     Mor is a sweetheart! She was incredibly supportive when I found out I was making the jump to 6th grade. I have a couple of her resources that I use regularly in my classroom, but of course no pictures...    

Kim is always so positive and a great support in our online blogging buddies forums/groups. She inspires me to be a better person!       The two ladies below I was fortunate enough to work with in the last product swaps. We exchanged items from one another's stores and featured them on our blogs. I appreciate them allowing me to be a guinea pig on their students with my not-always-so-upper-grades ideas!

 

 

There are soooooooo many other great blogs I could showcase and tell you about, but I'm out of time. Coaching is starting to take its toll, and this girlie needs to get to bed! However, please check out all of my other bloggy friends by clicking here! There are over 100 of us that you should get to know!

 

 

I hope you found at least a couple new people to follow. If you've made it this far, please leave a comment stating what you're thankful for this Thanksgiving.

 

Happy {almost} Thanksgiving!

~HoJo~