Sunday's TpT Feature Product

Good Sunday evening, fellow bloggers!  I am gearing up for another busy week of school.  It seems like after this weekend, I need to go back to school to get some rest!  My husband celebrated his 20-year class reunion this weekend, so we spent most of the weekend in his hometown for the festivities.  It was fun, but man, I'm tired from trying to keep up with the Class of '92.  It also didn't help that we had two nights of parent-teacher conferences last week, which made for looooooong days at school.  On the bright side, my 6th grade team of teachers had almost 75% of our students' parents show up for conferences.  That is probably the best attendance we've had since I have been teaching.

Enough rambling and on to my Sunday featured TpT product, my Current Events Assignment.  This 2-page (or piggybacked printed) PDF document is a current events assignment that can be used in any social studies class. Students may use newspaper articles or online articles to complete this assignment, basically answering the who, what, where, when, and how of the article. Students also love to present their articles and findings with the class, which can lead to some really fascinating class discussions.  To learn more about this great project, click on the graphic below to be linked directly to the product in my TpT store.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!  Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time.....

~Mandy   :)

Sunday TpT Featured Product

Hello again, bloggers!  Do any of you feel like the beginning of the school year is just a whirlwind of activities and you meet yourself coming and going?  Hopefully I'm not alone in this!  In our district, we are already halfway through the first quarter of school.  Usually by this point in the year, I feel like I have settled into a routine, but this year still has that crazy and hectic beginning of the year feel.  I'm still trying to figure out why!  Another busy week is ahead for me....we have parent-teacher conferences on two nights this week and I'm scheduled to run the scoreboard for middle school volleyball another day afterschool.  Anyway, on to more important things....

This week my TpT store's Sunday featured product is one of my newly added items - State Capital Flash Cards.  This four-page, reproducible PDF document is a set of flash cards that can be used to help your students learn their states and capitals. The flash cards are designed to be printed with the states on one side of the card and the corresponding capital on the back.  To get more details about this helpful study tool, click on the graphic below to be linked directly to the item in my TpT store.

Before I sign off for tonight, I would like to give a shout-out to my college alma mater's football team - the Pittsburg State University Gorillas.  The Gorillas are the defending Division II national champions and are currently ranked #1 in the nation.  I finally attended my first PSU game of the season last night and witnessed an exciting romp over the Lincoln University Blue Tigers, 59-17.  Also another reason to be a proud Gorilla, PSU had a complete sell-out of the game early last week, the first time in school history.  Go 'Rillas!

Have a super week, everyone! Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time....

~Mandy   :)

Happy Sunday, fellow bloggers!  I hope everyone's school year is off to a superb start!  It's hard to believe that we've been in school almost a month now.  Time flies when you're having fun.  :)

This week for my TpT featured product of the week, I would like to share another of my best sellers - "U.S. Geography Notes by Region".  This 7-page PDF document is an outline of important notes pertaining to the geography and landforms of the 4 regions of the United States - the Northeast, the South, the Midwest, and the West. Information includes climate, landforms, industry, history, and vocabulary. This document was originally used as an overhead transparency in a 7th grade world geography class.  If this excellent product is one that you are interested in purchasing, click the graphic below to be linked directly to the item in my TpT store.

Before I sign off for today, I want to send out a quick reminder to all teachers who teach social studies.  Tomorrow is Constitution Day!  Each year, on our around September 17, social studies teachers are required to teach about the U.S. Constitution in some capacity.  Be sure to have fun teaching what can be a very interesting topic tomorrow!  :)

Have an excellent week in your classrooms!  Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time.....

~Mandy   :)

Sunday TpT Product Feature

Happy Sunday, fellow bloggers!  My TpT featured product of the week is another one of my best sellers - U.S. States by Region Review Game.  This 5-page Promethean flipchart helps students learn the location of the 50 U.S. states by region through a container game. Students can drag and drop states to their proper locations, with incorrect states being "kicked" back. This flipchart can easily be used as a whole-group or small-group activity.  It is a huge hit when we are review the states in my 6th grade social studies class.  If you are interested in this useful flipchart, click on the image below to be linked directly to the product in my TpT store.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a super week with your classes!  Until next time....

~Mandy   :)

Mrs. Allen, the master chef :)

Wow....it's hard to believe that we are in our 3rd week of school in my district.  It has just flown by....and of course, adding in meetings, sporting events to attend or work, and just the busy life at home helps with that.  I'm going to take a different direction with this post and share a quick and easy recipe for a busy school night.  I love to cook (and my husband loves for me to cook), but it seems when school starts back up and things get so hectic, I tend to go for the easiest dinner options.  I'm proud to say, however, that we have not eaten a meal out (lunch or dinner) during the week since school started.  That is thanks to yummy, quick and easy recipes, like my Pizza Bake.

Pizza Bake

Ingredients - 1 lb. ground beef (browned and drained), 2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls, 1 jar of pizza sauce, and 2 cups of pizza-blend cheese

In a greased 9x13 pan, roll out 1 can of crescent rolls, making sure to pinch the seams to make a crust.  Sprinkle on the ground beef.  Evenly pour the pizza sauce over the meat.  Cover with cheese, then roll out the 2nd can of crescent rolls and pinching the seams together to make a top crust.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes (or until top crust is golden brown).

Enjoy!  Until next time....

~Mandy   :)

Sunday TpT Feature Product

Good evening, fellow bloggers!  I hope everyone has had a great week at school and is having a wonderful Labor Day weekend.  This week for my TpT Feature Product, I would like to showcase one of my best-sellers - my World Map (Continents and Oceans) Review Game-Promethean Flipchart.  This 1-page Promethean flipchart helps students learn the location of the continents and oceans through a container game. Students can drag and drop continent and ocean names to their proper locations, with incorrect answers being "kicked" back. This flipchart can easily be used as a whole-group or small-group activity.  To be linked directly to this product in my TpT store, click on the graphic below.

Feel free to check out this product or any of my many others on TpT.  Have a restful and enjoyable 3-day weekend!  As always, thanks for stopping by!  Until next time....

~Mandy   :)