Guest Post with a FREEBIE!!!!

Happy Saturday Everyone & GUESS WHAT?? I have a guest post today!!  Please welcome my dear friend, Tammy!! She is not only a friend, but a fellow artist. Please sit back, relax, and enjoy a little something new!! I love her new set and I know that many of you will be so excited about the theme!! Please leave her some love <3

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Hi Everyone!! This is Tammy from Dots of Fun! Clip Art and 123 Teach With Me:) I'm so excited to be guest blogging for Michelle today!! 

Let me first start by telling you a little about myself. I was a teacher for 10 years and now I'm a stay at home mom of 2 wonderful kids. I LOVE being home but miss the classroom a lot! Since I'm not in the classroom, I brought the classroom home with me. 

I spend everyday, engaging my kids in fun and creative activities that you can read about over at 123 Teach With Me.

Now I have developed a new love of creating Clip Art!!  I started my blog Dots of Fun! back at the end of summer last year and have loved creating images for my followers!! It's just a great feeling seeing my images being used in so many creative ways. I'm sure Michelle will agree with that! I always loved to draw as a little girl but never really focused on it until now. I started making clip art to use in my own teaching projects and it just kinda grew from there:) I have used my graphics for many things other than just teaching. You can say I'm a little addicted to it now. I'm sure many of you are right there with me...haha! Here are a couple of pictures of how I used my graphics for parties.  My daughter's birthday party.... and Halloween Treat Bags.

This past week I just finished up my very first custom made set. It is called "Don't Be A Bully!". I was asked to create a set to go along with a book this teacher was making on bullying. I thought the topic was a wonderful one and hadn't seen many sets out there related to bullying so I was eager to take the challenge.

Here is a little preview.



You can find this set and all of my other images over at my TpT Store. Click on the image to take you directly to this set.
 I hope while you're there, you'll follow me as well as my blogs.  I love meeting new people!!!

Thanks Michelle for having me over today!!! I REALLY enjoyed it!!

I'm giving you this adorable Freebie!! 

This is one of the images to my "It's Puppy Love!" Set.

Time to WAKE up, Best blog & a FREE Puzzle Piece image!

I have REALLY exciting news!! Author, Angela Watson will be a guest on my blog on August 30th, 2012!!! She is quite an amazing person and such an inspiration!

Hop on over to her site to read a quick bio about Angela and her work in the field of education,  The Cornerstone for Teachers

Back & with a Guest Blogger!!!!!!

Hi bloggers!!! I am so glad to be back online and up out of bed!!! Our internet was down for a few days (bummer) and then I ended up catching the flu after taking care of my little Missy (okay, my high-schooler) for four days )-; I was miserable, but feeling much better now!! Thank you to all of you who sent such nice emails and let me know you I was missed!!  I am VERY excited to announce that I am having my very FIRST guest blogger today!!! Woo HOO!!! I am playin' with the big girls now!! It may be a couple of days before I get to reading up on everyone's blogs, but I can't wait to see what I've missed!! I am so excited to get my Pinterest Exchange gift sent out (I know...I am LATE).

I am going to over-night it tomorrow to

Here is a little sample of what I am sending to Tennessee! It is a scrap rug...I have one that I made in my laundry room & I love it. I also made one for my dog. It is super easy - just a bit time-consuming.

Well, without further ado....Here is my guest blogger....Enjoy!
Thank you Lindsey for being my very first guest blogger!!!

Ahhhh! Hi, everyone! It’s Lyndsey from A Year of Many Firsts.

I am so excited to be guest blogging today for Michelle. I ADORE you, Michelle. Don’t we all? Your creativity seriously BLOWS ME AWAY. Love you, sweet lady! I cannot believe how quickly this school year has flown by. Each day, I am more and more amazed with the progress that my students are making. It seems like they go from little babies to BIG firsties overnight. I am getting a little teary eyed just thinking about seeing this group of kids go. Last year was my first year teaching and I remember thinking, “Gosh, I don’t think I could ever love another group of children as much I love these kids.” But sure enough….I DO, I DO, I DO! I love them. A big focus in my classroom right now is WRITING! We are working on editing our own work for capitalization, punctuation, and clarity. I always tell my students that writing takes a lot of effort and practice. In the next few weeks, we will be setting up our very own Writer’s Workshop with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It! I am creating a packet right now to help students edit their own writing, and to develop the necessary “tools” to becoming amazing writers. I can’t wait to share this little packet with you all. I hope to have it posted on my TPT store in the next week or so.

I’ve created a Writer’s Checklist poster (similar to the Fluency Checklist poster) for you all to grab for free here:

This poster is hung up in my writing corner. I often ask my students to go read the checklist before turning in written work. It is a great way to remind students to do their personal best WITHOUT having to hear it from me. The last check, “Does it showcase my best work?” was created for my fast-finishers. You know, the ones who don’t always do their personal best because they just want to be the first ones finished. Grrr! I hope you’ll find the poster helpful in your classroom. I hope you’ll stop by my blog and say hello! Thank you so much, Michelle, for letting me guest blog. You are so, so sweet!

Thank you again, Lindsey!!
Here is a "show-off" button for being my guest!!!!