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I thought I'd start off my post with a new product!  I've been working on these adorable doodle frames... and I just love how they came out!  Being in the Christmas spirit, I thought I'd give away some of my new products for the next five days (through 12/25!)  So... if you want to win those doodle frames, you only have to do one thing: guess my favorite Christmas book/story!  The first two people to guess correctly and leave their emails will get the above frames for free! Update 12/22: The winners are Heather from The Busy Bee Hive and Teacher Gone Digital ! My favorite Christmas book is The Polar Express! Now, I know, I know... December is almost over!  But I actually filled out this currently weeks ago and totally forgot to post it!  Oops!  Well... better late than never! I'm looking forward to browsing the other "currentlys" that everyone linked up over at Farley's !

I'm going to make this post short and sweet!  It's a new month, which means it's time for Farley 's currently! I've been working all day (literally all day!) on re-vamping my word wall, and I still have two Dolch lists to go.  It's amazing how much time we spend on making things just right for our classrooms!

I honestly have to say that if I could spend all of my time focusing on my blog, I absolutely would!  Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, but since my little kiddos have finally graduated, I am excited to have more time to focus on my blog!  I'm celebrating this by linking up with Farley for her July "Currently" post!  I keep meaning to do this every month but never quite get around to it... and it's now going to be my monthly goal!  309 people already linked up... it's definitely the largest linky party I've ever participated in!! The reads was definitely tough... but #2 was actually easier than #1.  The Book No More Letter of the Week totally revamped the way I teach phonics and it made a major difference!  I know I've mentioned it in blog posts before, but I HIGHLY recommend it!  For #1... I love a million different books, so it was a tough choice.  But this year I obviously fell in love with Cat in the Hat all over again! I also want ...