THANK GOODNESS FOR GRANDPARENTS

Say whaaaaaat???  I actually managed to squeeze in two blog posts in a row this weekend.  It must be all of the caffeine and back to school adrenaline surging through my veins.  Sure, the hubs has been out and about and I got an extra day this round, but who's counting.  I'll take it as a win in the bloggy department :)

With Grandparents Day right around the corner (September 8th to be exact), I wanted to get my own ducks in a row.  This quickly led to the birth of my latest packet . . . Thank Goodness for Grandparents.  My goal was to create a series of easy and very low-prep activities that we could grab, copy, and use.  Things are crazy this time of year and our babes' attention spans don't have the stamina to survive a long-winded project (at least in my world right now).  With this said, I needed a handful of themed things that wouldn't make me want to pull my hair out :)  Here's what I came up with . . . 

This puppy has a mini-book, interview idea, letter writing templates, Grandparents Day card activity, bubble + can/have/are charts, a word search, and a classroom grandparent event idea/invite.  All of the activities include multiple templates to allow for classroom and grade level differentiation.  In addition, I know that not all kiddos are lucky enough to have a grandparent in their lives (I miss mine daily).  Therefore, I opted to include "grandfriend" templates as well.  

I think my favorite thing is the silly card - You're One In a Million.  I couldn't sleep last night and I wanted something that the kids could complete without a ton of prep or paper on my end.  Pay no attention to my SCARE to the BIG FAT EEEEEEEEE art!  As we say in school . . . I tried my best ;) 

I somehow managed to talk Ron Brown's Intelli-Tunes into offering up a FREE Grandparents song in this pack . . . wink  . . . wink!!  It's the sweetest little ditty and it makes me cry.  I included the lyrics for you to take a peek at down below.  CLICK HERE to take a little listen.  

Before I jet today, I am gonna switch gears on you quickly.  Cheryl and I are still looking to plug a few holes in the Postcard Exchange.  Is your state still available??

Alaska - 2 openings

Arkansas - 1 opening

Delaware - 3 openings

Montana - 3 openings

New Mexico - 1 opening

North Dakota - 2 openings

Oregon - 1 opening

Rhode Island - 2 openings

South Dakota - 3 openings

West Virginia - 1 opening

Wyoming - 2 openings

If you are a teacher from one of these states, we'd love to have you join in the postcard fun.  OR . . . if you know any teachers from these states . . . PLEASE send them our way!  To read more about the postcard exchange, CLICK HERE. If you signed up, we have to have all of the states full before we notify everyone - it's just easier on our end this way.  Expect a confirmation email next Saturday or Sunday (9/7 or 9/8).  Sorry for the delay my friends.  

Alright, I am out of here. Gotta get to gettin' on a shower and planning for my week.  Here's a a great short one my friends.  We can do this :)

If you have a grandparent in your life . . .
don't forget to give them a big old hug or phone call this week.
What I wouldn't give for just one more moment.