tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508900356454312572024-03-13T10:26:13.800-07:00Twins, Teaching and TacosFollow along as I try to find the balance between being a mom, a great teacher, and never missing Monday taco night!Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565364518531380798noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850890035645431257.post-5555824822310630182015-09-02T19:24:00.002-07:002015-09-02T19:24:54.894-07:00Ch, Ch, ChangesA lot has happened since the last time I posted about things going on in my classroom! In February I found out I was expecting a new baby. This was very surprising, as we hadn't planned on expanding our family, but we are so excited to welcome another girl to our family! Harper Grace will be here in a few weeks.<br />
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With the twins in our already cramped house, we made the decision to put our first home on the market. We had thrown the idea around over the past year, but never committed to getting it ready to sell. Once we decided to sell, it took 3 <strike>short</strike> long weeks to find a buyer! Then we were faced with having a new baby on the way, with no home! God sent put perfect home in our path and made it work for us. So by the end of July, we had packed, moved out of our first home, and were in the new house. </div>
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As if that wasn't enough change, a month into summer break, I got a call from my fab principal telling me our numbers were down in 1st grade, and she needed me to move to 4th grade. What?!?! Hello, I'm having a new baby, already have 4 year old twins, and just sold and bought a house! No, I don't want to move grade levels! Well she pulled the 'it's what is best for kids card' and I was done for. I ALWAYS try to do what is best for the kiddos at my school. So for the next two weeks, I prepared to move my house. </div>
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Then my world turned upside down. My amazing principal took a big, fancy promotion to our County Office being over all elementary curriculum....great for her, sucks for me! So after a VERY DARK WEEK (remember I'm 6/7 months Prego by this point and EXTREMELY hormonal) I had a pity party, basically refusing to move.</div>
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Fast forward two more weeks. We are 3 weeks before go time for back to school. I sucked it up and my wonderful hubby packed and moved my classroom. Did I mention how fab he is!?!?! So finally I am excited to share my 2015-2016 classroom with you! </div>
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4th Grade Rocks! Love these back to school treats!</div>
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I am loving 4th grade and my class is AMAZING! Having 4 1/2 yr olds at home, it has been refreshing to be working with older kids at school. I am excited about the arrival of my new baby girl, but am sad to miss out on my kiddos this year while I'm on leave. </div>
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I hope you will stick around and join me for this new journey this year :)<br />
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Here is my Top 10 List of things that have happened at Pinnacle this year.<br />
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10. Mindcraft can be an amazing tool to use in the classroom. Just make sure you take the Dramamine before attempting to play!<br />
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9. Badges! What a great motivator for students to keep up their work.<br />
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8. Inquiry Circles...Great way to incorporate technology and content together! <br />
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7. Wonder Notebooks-In the past I have done Day Books for my students to use across different subjects. I am excited to see how using Wonder Notebooks allows my students to tap into their natural curiosity.<br />
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6. Nearpod-what a neat tool to engage learners quickly. I am excited to explore this tool next school year.<br />
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5. People Machine-loved this idea for getting students to collaborate and engage with others.<br />
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4. Personalized Learning-This idea has caused me to wonder how it would be possible with our current curriculum frameworks we have in place. I will researching more about this topic and adding components of it to my room.<br />
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3. Working with other pinnacle leaders. I don't get to see some of these educators very often, but when we are together, amazing things happen. We build off each others expertise and energy and are able to come up with great ideas that we use in our classrooms. <br />
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2. FOOD! Ice Cream Sundaes, Biscuit Bar, Gourmet Popcorn, Cookies and Milk, Pizza lunch.....are you hungry yet?!?!?!<br />
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1. AppMazing Race! I loved this activity. It incorporated multiple different tech ideas and allowed our group to be creative and have fun. It was so much fun, a group of us created one to use at the beginning of the year with our students. <br />
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1. I need to get more comfortable with TPAC and know how to utilize it better in my classroom.<br />
2. I am excited about trying the menu idea to allow students to work through a learning task.<br />
3. I am not ready to go back to school and for summer break to end!!<br />
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<u>2 Interesting Things</u><br />
1. Moving from first grade to fourth grade, I am excited about the new technology ideas that I will be able to use in my classroom. <br />
2. I like the idea of making my classroom more individualized for each student. I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the planning aspect.<br />
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1. How to manage the time to learn about the different technology ideas and then plan the lessons to incorporate them into my day.<br />
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The next experiment we conducted was to see if they could push or pull a wooden block using only a rubber band, craft stick, or string. I gave very little instruction on what to do, and the results were amazing! My kiddos are so creative! <br />
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At the end of the lesson, I had them summarize what they learned and all I can see is WOW! Way more learning took place than if they had worked on a worksheet. <br />
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The final experiment for this standard was using the <a href="http://www.hotwheels.com/en-us/speedometry.html">Hotwheels Speedometry set</a>. This.set.is.amazing! I am so lucky to have such a great Instructional Tech Facilitator (AKA Sandy!) who can hook me up! If you don't have one, check out the link and get your own for FREE! <br />
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I gave simple instructions, your goal is to have your car travel the farthest. Nothing else. I gave them each track, connectors, 5 different weighted cars, loop extensions and a piece that could attach it to a bookshelf, desk, chair, etc. <br />
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For two days my kiddos worked on creating plans, building tracks, testing and discussing what they learned. There were so many components of force and motion they learned, that would have never happened had they not explored it this way. They discovered that the weight of the car effected how far it would travel. They also discovered that the height of the ramp increased the cars speed, which made it go faster. <br />
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During their building and testing, I had one recorder for each group take pictures and even some videos of their progress. They then used the app Popplet to create a one page explanation of what they learned.<br />
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My students loved this project and especially loved the idea that this is what roller coaster engineers do! <br />
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I am so lucky at my school to have a set of Chromebooks and I also have iPads in my classroom. I incorporated these into my Pilgrim Day. My students spent time doing a webquest on Scholastic learning all about the Pilgrims. They then used the iPads to record what they learned about Pilgrims. The app Chatterpics was so easy for them to use! </div>
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This week we also celebrated our moms in first grade. A big shout out to Christy and Tammy at <a href="http://www.flutteringthroughfirstgrade.com/">Fluttering Through First Grade</a> for creating this adorable Spa Mom! My kiddos did a great job creating them! We then had a treat for the moms of cookies and tea or lemonade. The cookies weren't just chips ahoy (those are delicious!) we served the special Peperidge Farms cookies!! It was a blast and the moms felt super special! God truly blessed me by sending me my dream job this year!</div>
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I am happy to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for her Five for Friday post! <br />
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1.) This arrived for me in my school mailbox! In my first years of teaching I was nicknamed "Super Teacher" <strike>for being the annoying teacher who made others look bad by being fantabulous </strike> for always going over and above with my students in my classroom. One of my team mates sent this to me and it made my week!!!! Thanks Shannon for sending this sweet note and shirt over. <br />
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2.) We went to the <a href="http://www.riverbanks.org/">Riverbanks Zoo</a> in Columbia, SC this week. My Firsties LOVED it!! We have been studying how animals communicate, so it was awesome to see STEM in action! Spring has sprung and the animals got the message loud and clear!! When we walked up on these tortoises one of my innocent sweeties said, "Mrs. Haywood, that big turtle is on top of the the small one!" My response: LET'S MOVE ON! </div>
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3) April means its time for the annual Egg Hunt! The girls seem to really understand the concept this year. It was tricky when they threw in, they could only find 8 eggs. Telling a 3 year old they can't pick up every egg they see is VERY difficult!!!! <br />
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4) The Kindergartners and First Graders are putting on a mini Broadway Musical of A Year with Frog and Toad. It.Is.Adorable. We were asked to choose the lucky kiddos who would play Frog and Toad, and hot dog, they are both from my room!! Watch out Hollywood, these guys are coming for you!<br />
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5) My Firstie Friend, Faith, is having an awesome giveaway over at her blog 1st Grade Fantabulous. She is offering a DVD bundle from The Learning Station. Head over there and enter to win! <a href="http://1stgradefantabulous.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-learning-station-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://1stgradefantabulous.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-learning-station-giveaway.html</a><br />
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That's my week in a nutshell! One more till Spring Break! I think I can, I think I can! <a href="http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/">Head over and link up!</a><br />
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1. Crazy Weather! Here in the south, we are NOT prepared for winter weather. We don't usually get much, but what we do get shuts down everything! In a 5 day week, I taught 1 full day!!! We dismissed early on Tuesday, were out Wednesday and Thursday and had a delay on Friday. I will admit I loved being home with my sweeties playing in our minimal amount of snow. They still had fun, and let's face it, down here we don't know that having the grass stick up through the snow isn't normal! <br />
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4. I have a Student Teacher this semester! I have never had one before, and it is so exciting! She has been adding on different subjects each week since coming back from Christmas break, and next week she takes over FULL TIME!!! It is so weird to be in my classroom, but not be teaching. She is doing great, but I thought this comic pretty much summed up Student Teaching!<br />
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5. I am spending my Saturday at an Emmaus team meeting. <a href="http://emmaus.upperroom.org/">Emmaus</a> is a Christian movement where men and women commit to spending 72 hours with God and other believers. It is a great time to remove yourself from the distractions of this world, and focus on all that God has given us. I attended my original walk in 2005, and have been blessed to be chosen to work on several teams since then. My faith is a huge part of my life and I am excited to spend time with God today, remembering the multitude of blessings He has given me. <br />
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I used <a href="http://tunstalltimes.blogspot.com/">Reagan's</a> awesome packet to help organize my Orientation into stations. It worked amazingly. I did have a presentation going in the background, but I was able to actually talk to parents without feeling I hadn't covered everything. Coming from a Title One school I wasn't prepared for all the supplies I received that night and I have the sweetest class ever. I even got my first teacher gift of the year!<br />
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After Orientation was done and over with, I had 3 days to make sure my room was 100% ready to go. I am finally ready for the reveal, even if its <strike>a week</strike> months late! Throw in a Disney trip in Sept, and I am really behind!!!<br />
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Hopefully I will now get back on my regular blogging schedule! I never realized how tough changing grades and schools would be! Thanks for sticking with me!</div>
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My twins are the flower girls in the festivities and here is how I think it will go for them: They will come out of the house, head down the stairs (maybe) and take a leisurely stroll down to the meadow for the ceremony. They will get freaked out by all the people and have to be removed after approximately 3.5 seconds. I will update this post to let you know what really happened! I made their "dresses" which are really a white tutu with a leotard under it. I must say they are pretty cute! <br />
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I have to actually set the alarm for the AM because I am going to the Pinnacle Conference. I was chosen to be part of this technology group in my district that helps give teachers tools and resources to support technology integration into their classroom back in 2010. It was the reason I started blogging! It was a requirement that I honestly thought was lame at the time! Oh what I would have missed out on if I hadn't started this journey! I have made so many amazing friends through blogging. Not to mention how much I have grown as an educator because of blogging. <br />
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This past weekend I had a chance to meetup with some of my Carolina Blogging Buddies (CBBs) in Greenville, SC. The amazing and adorable <a href="http://teachingmaddeness.com/">Amanda Madden </a>planned this super fun meetup along. She is such a doll! Our riddler for the weekend was <a href="http://gingersnapstreatsforteachers.blogspot.com/">Ginger</a>. She came up with a neat scavenger hunt that allowed us to see all the key places in Greenville. Love these ladies!<br />
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I headed down with my real life and bloggy BFF, <a href="http://amber-polk.blogspot.com/">Amber</a> and man did we have fun! I mean we have fun where ever we are, but this weekend was especially fun!</div>
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We stayed at the Westin downtown and it was NICE! This is a pic of all my roomies. <a href="http://www.creatinglllearners.blogspot.com/">Brandee</a>, <a href="http://funin4b.blogspot.com/">Elizabeth</a>, <a href="http://teacherytidbits.blogspot.com/">Natalie</a>, and <a href="http://amber-polk.blogspot.com/">Amber</a>.</div>
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We spent the night at a local Dualing Piano Bar which was so much fun! I think Amber and I had the most fun, but I may be a little biased!</div>
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Saturday we headed over Chicora Alley for lunch and it was delicious! Its like Mexican meet American. Yall know how I love my tacos, so I was in heaven.</div>
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Listening: I am seriously obsessed with Discovery ID! I might need an intervention for B2S time. I love all the lying, cheating and affairs. I know, I'm crazy! Tonight involved a marathon of Deadly Affairs!<br />
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Loving: Our Carolina Blogger Meetup was this weekend. It was such a fun time! Look for a blog post all about the fun.<br />
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Thinking: Time is running out and I NEED to get my room unpacked and put together! I am beginning to panic!<br />
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Wanting: I so want a massage before I get back to the grind, but it doesn't look like its going to happen. We shall see!<br />
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Needing: If I would stop being such a procrastinator I would solve my Thinking and Needing problems! Room is not done, stress is starting! I have got to get my booty in gear!<br />
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B2s Must Haves: Sharpie Chart Markers: these are my #1 go to chart markers. I love sharpies and these don't bleed through. <br />
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Really Good Stuff book bins: these are a must for optimal organization of your classroom library! <br />
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This leads me to the final must have: Organized Classroom Library: if you want students to successful read for long periods of time, they have to be able to find and choose appropriate books.<br />
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There ya go! Head over to <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/">Farley'</a>s and link your Currently up!<br />
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So with a dream job, comes packing and moving and the dreaded. . .UNPACKING!!! My new room was my own second grade classroom, and it is still very surreal that I will be teaching in the fall at my old elementary school! The room is an ok size, I've taught in smaller, but it could be bigger! </div>
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See that <strike>ugly awful</strike> Rainbow wall???? Its G.O.N.E I ripped that puppy down on day 1 of unpacking! And yes that is one of the twins with her baby Belle. (Gotta have something to keep them occupied!)</div>
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Today's post is all about when I first began using Reading Workshop with full implementation. I still get chills when I think of all my students' accomplished that year! </div>
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I am getting so excited about setting up a First Grade Classroom for the first time ever! They.are.so.small. I keep telling myself that! Lakeshore Learning had a sale a few weeks ago and I scored some awesome new library bins. Reading Workshop is NOT possible without a functionable (is that a word?) library. I have been going through and deciding which books will be going in the classroom library. <br />
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This set includes 66 different theme labels and a label for all 26 letters to allow you to organize by Guided Reading levels too. Head over and pick up your copy at my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chalk-It-Up-Chalkboard-Themed-Library-Labels-760726">TPT</a>.</div>
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<p dir="ltr">Melissa over at Dilly Dabbles is celebrating a huge milestone with lots of giveaways planned! You don't want to miss out! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Head over there now by clicking here http://www.dilly-dabbles.com/2013/07/celebrating-1000-facebook-followers.html?m=1 (I cant get the link to work from my phone!)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Hope your enjoying your time off!</p>
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<b>Listening: </b>So my first baby is my adorable little dog, Polly. She is a Shih Tzu and a black and white ball of cuteness! She is obviously in a deep sleep dreaming about doggy treats, because she is snoring...LOUD! It is cute, but at times, I can't hear the TV for her snoring! </div>
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<b>Loving: </b>I am still pinching myself to make sure I am actually going to teach in my old elementary school this fall! I got my 'official' email saying it was real! The planning has already begun! I'm doing an Owl and Chevron theme, check back for more on that!</div>
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<b>Thinking:</b> My aunt and uncle live at Myrtle Beach and I can't wait to get down there for the 4th! The girls also love being down there and this year they are older, so it <strike>will</strike> should be easier. Who doesn't love having the largest sandbox in the world to play in??? Toes in the sand, listening to the crashing waves, ocean breeze on my face! life.will.be.good.</div>
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<b>Wanting: </b>The heart of my classroom has always been my library. I love doing Reading Workshop and that can't happen without an organized library. I went to my Lakeshore store yesterday and bought some bins, now I am working on labels and can't wait to get busy organizing!!! </div>
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Lastly, I need your help! I said before that I was working on my classroom library labels. I am loving all these chalkboard fonts and options, but you know what happens when there are too many options??? I can't decide which one looks best!!! I have put my top 3 choices in both color and B&W. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You have probably heard by now that Google Reader is going away on July 1st. Well, Google Reader may be going away, but I don't want YOU to go away, so I hope that you will consider following my blog through Bloglovin'! I know that change is hard...so I thought I might sweeten it up for you a little bit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have not yet switched or are not following my blog through Bloglovin', then there are a few easy steps to follow. You can go to the sidebar (that's the column on the right over there that shows my followers) and you can click the button that says Follow this Blog with Bloglovin'. Or, you can <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5108041">click here</a> to follow me on Bloglovin'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You will need to set up an account with Bloglovin' so that you can follow me. Please be sure to leave your Bloglovin' username in the Rafflecopter entry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you want to go ahead and move all of the blogs you follow from Google over, you can go to <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/import/reader">this link</a><span id="goog_371531508"></span><span id="goog_371531509"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a> and it will take you through the super easy steps. BUT, please go to my Bloglovin' link and make sure that you are following <b>me</b> through Bloglovin'. To be sure, make sure that the blue button at the top of my bloglovin page has been clicked (it should be gray with the word following- if it's blue, please click it to follow)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, if you follow me by Bloglovin', please enter my giveaway!! I will be picking 2 WINNERS and each winner will get their choice of 2 UNITS FROM MY TpT STORE! </span></div>
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