Tell All Tuesday Summer Linky Party

Summer is the perfect time to sit back, relax, and enjoy some time to reflect on the previous school year.  It also gives teachers time to daydream and think to the future.  In honor of summer and the time time off we're giving ourselves from our teacher reality we want to know your dreams for your teaching career.  For this Tell All Tuesday we'd love for you to share your "Teacher Bucket List."  What hopes and dreams do you have for your teaching career?  Do you want to go back to school to become a reading specialist?  One day become principal of your school?  Or something else in the realm of teaching?  Dream big and don't hold back!  Share your Teacher Bucket List with us today!

Tell All Tuesday Linky Party

Here's how to join in on the fun:

1. Grab the picture and banner above and use it to link back to this post on your blog.

2. Save the Teacher Bucket list picture to your computer.  Using a tool of your choice (I used Power Point) write your Teacher bucket list and upload it to your blog post.  

2. Write a post about the topic of the week.  
This week is: Teacher Bucket List

3. Add your link below.

4. Advertise your post using any social media of your choice.  

Grow My TpT Store, Blog and Fan Page:  I really enjoy working on my TpT store items and I love to write but the problem I run into is available TIME!  This year I hope to be able to structure my available time a little better.  I have a full time Kindergarten classroom, a part-time job and with all the other things, it's a bit hectic at times.  My plan is to set aside specific times dedicated to working on my store, blog and fan page because I'm going back to school in the fall!

Complete My Principal's License:  This summer I have applied to attend an elementary Principal's license program.  I love being a Kindergarten teacher and I also love mentoring, guiding and helping new teachers!  I am looking forward to going back to school when we go back to school!

PhD in Early Childhood Education:  Someday, I want to finish my PhD.  It's a long term goal but every step I take leads me closer to that goal.  Over the years I have obtained my Masters and enough additional credit hours to probably have another Masters!  It just shows that I am a life long learner!  I learn something new every single day and certainly enjoy gaining knowledge in our field!

Presenting Workshops In The Future:  Presenting at the ITeachK! National Kindergarten Teachers Conference in 2013 was AWESOME!  It was interesting and I certainly learned so much!  It's my dream to continue to present at workshops and conferences all over the country!

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog post!  I hope you'll take the time to link up so that I can read yours too!  

Thank you to Diana at My Day In K! for creating this fun Linky Party!

It's Teacher Week '13! Let's Talk About Me Monday!

Blog Hoppin'

Talking about Kimmie!  This should be interesting!  LOL!  Well, here are some things that you find fun about me!  Let me see how many numbers I'll need!

1.  I'm getting ready to begin my 20th year as a teacher!  I've taught 2nd grade and 1st grade and for the last 11 years, I've been in Kindergarten!  It's the best grade ever!

 My TpT Store



 

 

2.  My hubby Jim and I have been married for 30 years!  Our anniversary is coming up in a couple of weeks and that will mark our 31st anniversary!  Wow!  He's a wonderful man and we spend lots of time together!  We have two smart, beautiful girls and we're so proud of them! AND we have another member of our sweet family!  It's Gigi!  She's our chubby little beagle!

Sweet Little Gigi! Who could resist that face?

www.spinning.com

3.  I teach SPINNING!  I love to Spin (indoor bike, high intensity aerobic exercise! - Not to be confused with weaving or spinning yarn! LOL!)  I've been a Spinning Instructor for about 14 years!  I also teach Pilates, YogaFit and HydroRider, which is Spinning in the deep water pool.  I love to exercise and I like to make it fun for others!  I do resistance training, I run a little and take all kinds of exercise classes at the Health Plex near where I live in Cincinnati! 

  

    

   

4.  I love to cook!  I think I'm a chef!  I've been a vegan for almost 16 years!  It seems like forever and I'm so glad!  It's definitely a life choice and most of the time it's easy and simple.  It's a little tricky when we have to travel, but it's getting easier as restaurants become more interested in offering healthy low fat veggie choices!
 

 

 www.vegnv.com

I think this is so true!!www.gopantone.com

 

 

 

5., 6., 7., & 8.  This summer my husband and I went to Las Vegas so that I could present at the I Teach K! Conference!  That was awesome!  I met some really fun teachers!  It was lots of fun!  One of the summer highlights! 

Debbie

 Deedee

Deanna

I also elbowed my way up to meet Kim Adsit, Kimberly Jordano and Kathleen Pederson!

Thanks girls!

Here's a photo of the Blogger Meet Up 2013! 

Where are you?  Do you see yourself? Can you find me? (Middle, about 3 from the right!)

 

 

9.  After the conference in Las Vegas, Jim and I took a little vacation for the first time in about 20 years!  We've been kind of busy with work and the girls and giving all our money to The University of Cincinnati!  Finally, we were able to spend some time together and enjoy Palm Springs, CA, the Grand Canyon and the area all around Sedona, AZ!

 

 

                                           

 Palm Springs, CA

 

 

 

 The Grand Canyon!  So Beautiful!

 

 Sedona, AZ   A Gorgeous Area!



10.  Tomatoes!  We are growing lots and lots and LOTS of tomatoes!  We have 32 tomato plants and the tomatoes are starting to get ripe!  There's nothing like a Cincinnati tomato and we wait all summer for them to ripen!  We grow many, many varieties and I love them all!  Brandywine, Grape,  Roma, Cherry, Black Cherry, Big Boy, Better Boy and Early Girl are some of our favorites! Need a few?  Come over!

 



 

 I could go on and on!  That's a lot of Kimmie info!  Tomorrow is another day and another fun blog post coming up! 

I love doing these Linky Party Activities! I learn so much about FABULOUS bloggers and the GREAT ideas that they have and the WONDERFUL places they go!

Blog Hoppin'

Thanks for taking the time to read all this! If I think of something else I'll add it later!
Have a great week!

 

Back From The SDE Conference and Looking Forward To A Great Year!

Wow!  What a wonderful trip!  The things that I learned, the new friends that I met and the sessions that I attended made the SDE - I Teach K! Conference an overall AWESOME experience! 

I want to share the Kindergarten Common Core Curriculum Map that I created for my own classroom!  You can download the text version on my Facebook Fan Page, right after you click the "Like" button! If you've already clicked the "Like" button, then just choose the Freebie or Freebies that you want and download.  You can also pick up the more colorful version as a Freebie on my TpT Store!  Clicking the link to the right will take you right there!

Kindergarten Common Core Curriculum Freebie

Facebook Fan Page Freebie

Kimmie's Kindergarten on Pinterest

I'm glad to be home after being gone!  I have so many new ideas that I want to put together for the beginning of the new school year! 

Here's hoping you have a great start if you've gone back this week! 
Thanks for following my blog! 
Have a wonderful week! 
Kimmie!

What A Great Conference!

There are so many wonderful presenters here at the I Teach K! Conference here in Las Vegas!
I've already attended so many interesting and informative sessions!  I had a chance to meet some exciting presenters and I'm looking forward to the next few days!

One of the nicest and most valuable parts of any conference is the opportunity to hear about new ideas!  I love learning about the ways we all work to help our kiddies to learn and to grow emotionally while we have them in our classrooms! 

I'll keep you posted on some of the great things I'm learning here in Las Vegas!

Think about me tomorrow when it's my turn to present, Keeping Kindergarteners Engaged All Day Long!  Send those positive thoughts my way!

Thanks for visiting my blog!  I appreciate all that you do for our kiddies!
Have a great week!

Kimmie

Link Up With The Sunday Smorgasbord!

 What a fun idea that my friend Michelle posted on her blog

Fabulous In First!

I've linked a Sunday post about bread baking, chicken clucking, recipe writing randomness on my post!

I hope you enjoy this fun Sunday throwback to April!

 

 

I've been so busy with getting ready for the I Teach K! Conference coming up next week that I haven't been posting as much!  That's going to change because I want to share as much as I can next week about what's happening out in Vegas!

Thanks for visiting!  Thanks for following!  Thanks for signing up for Bloglovin!  Thanks for going to my Facebook Fan Page and hitting the LIKE button!  I appreciate it and I love hearing from you!

Have a great week!
Kimmie!

This Giveaway Has Ended! We'll Do Another One Soon!

Hi Everyone!

Thanks so much for following and for entering this Bloglovin Giveaway!  I love hearing from you and I hope you enjoy what's happening in my little room of the world! 

Check the Rafflecopter Poster below for the winning names!  I've sent you an email!  Congratulations!

I'm working very hard to get ready for the upcoming SDE I Teach K! Conference in Vegas! 

I'm so looking forward to meeting new friends and seeing those friends who we connect with on Facebook and Blogger and now Bloglovin!  I've also added Twitter and Instagram and you can find me there!

I appreciate all of you, your unique talents, individual perspectives and thoughtful positive responses on all that you do!

Have a wonderful week! 

Meet Everyone At The Meet-Up!

Look at this great Meet-Up Plan for the bloggers and teachers at the

I Teach K! Conference in Las Vegas!

Thanks so much to

www.whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com

for setting this event! 

Sharing, chit-chat, prizes! 

Wow! 

Sounds like fun!

I'll be there!

Hey, Hey Summer Plans! Treat Tags Freebie For You!

Hi!
Can you believe that summer is here and school is out for my Kindergarten kiddies?  If you're still working for a few more days, then maybe you'll be interested in using this little freebie that I put up today! 

I needed some little gift tags for some little gift baggies that I gave to my sweet kiddies!  So I made  some that I could use and I thought I would share these!  I hope you enjoy using them for your kiddies!  I also added some ideas on what could go along with each one, but you're so creative I'm sure you will come up with some amazing ideas!  Jump over to TpT and pick it up!  It's a freebie!

Treat Tags For Little Bags

 

 

So, once your school year has ended, are you planning lots of fun things to do this summer?  Are you taking classes for college credit?  Attending any seminars or conferences? Vacations?

Whatever you do, enjoy every minute!

 

I hope to see you at the SDE I Teach K! Conference in Las Vegas this July! 

Come and introduce yourself!  I'd love to meet you!

 

 

Have a fun week! 

Kim