New Year New Material!

I don't know about you, but I literally feel sick going back to school after a long break. I love, love, love spending family time and the thought of Monday just does not sit right. Not only do I have to wake up early again and get back into the routine, I have to PLAN! I always try to leave my classroom ready to come back; however, we all know that doesn't always cut it. I have tried to make my life easier with already having my plans and objectives set. Hopefully you find them helpful to you as well! 

I always try to make time to reflect on the past year and make resolutions. It is a great time to knock out bad habits and start fresh. I have an entire mini unit on New Year's Resolutions and I talk to my students about what that means and how we can help each other stick to our resolutions. I have my students write about their top 5 memories from the past year. Check out the freebie here: 

                

Top 5 Events of My Year

Starting a new year does not have to be intimidating. We can do this together. Have a great week back and blessings to you all! I hope you all have a Happy New Year and enjoy a fresh start! Here is the link to the entire New Year Pack! New Year Activities

New Year Monthly Goals~ 2016

Happy New Year! As I was reflecting on 2015 I found many things that I want to improve on. I know I need to improve on many aspects of my life. I think it is a great idea to reflect and set goals for 2016! Here are my goals:

Family Goal: It is so easy to get caught up in life and forget what is important. My family is #1 always, yet often times family time gets pushed to the side. I want to focus more on family nights. My boys love playing board games so that is something I really want to focus doing more. I want to spend less time on electronics and t.v. and just enjoy each others company.

TPT Goal: I have to say 2015 was a great year for me on my TpT journey. I met my first milestone, which was totally awesome, and am looking forward to what's to come for my store! I still have many goals for myself. This month I want to focus on updated older products and making sure they are high quality work. I also want to blog once a week. I love getting my thoughts out and blogging is such a great outlet. 

Educational Goal: This one was difficult for me. I have my Master's Degree and I continue to read and learn about the newest trends in education. However, I do need to start creating more testing prep and materials that utilize the information I have learned. There is always something new that can be learned. 

Personal Goal: Oh wow...I have so much work to do on this one. I have let myself go. My husband and boys get the best of me (which I totally don't mind) and I usually don't have much left for just "me". I think this is pretty normal; however, I am in desperate need of "me" time. My goal is to start exercising and prepare healthier meals for my family. 

I encourage you to join us in creating your own goals. Make sure to link up with us on INSTAGRAM and use the hashtag #IG2016GOALS. We would love for you to tag us in your post! I am Coffman's Creative Classroom on IG! We can't wait to see your goals! Blessings to you and good luck with your goals!

DOWNLOAD this image to add your text. Happy New Year and Happy Goal Setting! 

My Favorite Things LInky

This Linky is from Southern Fried Teaching ! I love how The Little Ladybug Shop aka my awesome friend Jacqueline is always posting great ideas and blessings! I love this idea to post your favorite things so I am joining in!


1. My favorite holiday song is by Amy Grant...Christmas Wish.
2. Favorite holiday guilty pleasure food would have to be fudge.
3. My favoirte holiday tradition is spending Christmas at my Grandma's house with the entire family.
4. My favorite holiday book is the Night before Christmas.
5. Favorite holiday act of kindness is to help those in need. My husband and I love taking a tag off the Christmas tree at church and shopping for kids in need.
6. My favorite holiday memories are spent with my family. Sledding, building a snowman, igloo, and just enjoying the moments.
7. My favorite holiday childhood gift would probably be when I got My Buddy.
8. My favorite holiday craft is anything that involves paint and a mess!
9. My favorite holiday movie is Frosty!
10. My favorite place to shop for the holiday is Meijer.
11. All I want for Christmas is for my family to be healthy and safe.
12. I can't really pick one favorite product. I have to say I love all of the Winter Products! They are engaging, fun, and the kids love them! This one is such a great deal in my store right now! Make sure to check it out. :) 

Winter Writing

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Just copy the picture and join the linky on your blog! :)

Fall Interactive Activities for Kids

Fall is such a great time of the year to get outside and have your students or kids write. There are so many wonderful engaging activities you can do! Here are some of my activities I do with my students. They love these activities and the best part about it...very little prep! Fall Activities Bundle has everything you need for a great Fall Unit!

If you are looking to teach about Bats, I have a great unit for you! I absolutely love teaching this bat unit. It gets the students engaged and the interactive activities have endless possibilities. My third grade staff loves placing all of the bats in the hallway for a bat cave display. It is so awesome! The kids love walking down the hall reading their writing and checking out everyone's bats. You are going to want to give this unit a try! Bat Unit

Make sure to come back for more great Fall Activities! 

Columbus Day- Interactive, Engaging, Worth While Activities

When I first started teaching, I had a difficult time finding interactive, engaging, hands-on activities for my students. Especially when it came to finding them for holidays. I made it my mission to create my own materials that would be worth while and engaging for my students. If you are like me, you are not ever going to hand your students worksheets and let them go at it. You want them to learn, be engaged, create, and understand! Columbus Day is coming up and I have created materials that will engage your students and help them discover the great voyages of Christopher Columbus!

Columbus Day Activities

Back to School

Back to School Resources

Reflecting and Processing

As I am sitting here reflecting on my TpT Vegas conference experience, I feel exhausted and energized all at once! It was a lot of awesome information in two days! I can't wait to start implementing ideas and strategies I learned. I am excited to continue to develop quality products that engage your students in your classrooms!

My Inspiration

What is your inspiration?

My inspiration is my family. My boys drive me to be a better mom, teacher, friend, TpT seller, and mostly to sum it up, a  better person! I feel that your inspiration is so important. It is what drives you to do the things you do and become the person you want to become. I challenge you to think about what inspires you and to build from there.

Here's to following dreams and finding your inspiration!