Double Digits

18 July 2013
My oldest daughter turned 10 today - double digits!  Eeek!  I'm not sure why it's so scary for me - I teach this age level ... OK - maybe that's why it's scary.  I know what my students know, and I hear what my students say (especially when they don't want me to) ... and I'm having a hard time coming to the realization that my little girl is now that age.

Elizabeth is such a mommy's girl (even though she's the spitting image of her dad), and LOVES everything I LOVE.  So I gave her a little of that love tonight with two of her gifts:  an Erin Condren writing journal and a custom print from Melonheadz (is it wrong that I want one of these for myself?).  Watch out - I think we have a future teacher in our midst.


And because I'm still in the giving mood, I wanted to share that mood with you.  Elizabeth was the inspiration behind one of my resources in my TPT store.  I got the idea watching her one day, and ran with it.  Can you guess which resource?  Leave a comment with your email address below, and I'll send a copy to the first 10 people who guess right (10 because she's 10).  Need a hint???  It's on the first page of my TPT store. Happy Guessing!!!

Update:  And that's 10 - it was the comprehension cootie catchers - she came home with a cootie catcher one day and I thought ... there has to be a way to use these "for good" in the classroom.  ;)  I'll send them out shortly.  Thanks for playing my little party game!  :)

34 comments

  1. The journal response unit?
    lorena.delgadillo@gmail.com

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  2. The Writing Journal!
    kburch@sjbplymouth.org

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  4. Cootie Catcher comprehension?
    mshelton33@yahoo.com

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  5. Happy Birthday Elizabeth! Reader's Response Journal? dbednarsk@yahoo.com

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  6. The Lap Book Report Project?
    kim.combs@pfisd.net

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  7. Paper bag character study
    kim.combs@pfisd.net

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  8. Fractured Fairytale. Tamara tccam71@comcast.net

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  9. Fractured Fairy Tales?

    knesslinger@gmail.com

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  10. I agree- the journal! lisaann1731@gmail.com

    Hopefully this goes through! I keep trying to post and it's not working! :(

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  11. I think it has to be the cootie catcher =) Everyone loves one of those!

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  12. Happy birthday to your daughter. I'm going to guess the writing journal!
    Ugamler@boyertownasd.org

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  13. Hmmmmm cootie catcher comprehension? johnstonheather@yahoo.com

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  14. Paper bag character study

    Arclark57@gmail.com

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  15. Cootie Catchers?!
    Happy bday to your little lady. I love her gifts! I would have been SO excited to get those when I was 10! OK- so I'd be pretty excited to get them now too! haha
    aspirations80@yahoo.com

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  16. Cootie catcher- laurawagenman@gmail.com

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  17. I have no idea....but I love the Elizabeth Melonheadz picture. What a fantastic gift!!! Who knew they made them??!! Happy birthday 10 year old!

    Stephanie
    Teaching in Room 6

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  18. My guess is "The Length of a Summer". emilyfischer@antioch.k12.ca.us

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  19. Happy Birthday Elizabeth! How about the Lap book report project?!? Amandapamperedchef@att.net

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  20. I'm guessing the cootie catchers. My kids love making those!
    ehusby@asd.wednet.edu

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  21. Cootie Catcher Comprehension
    kmbond@lakeheadu.ca

    Happy Birthday!

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  22. Fractured fairy tale?? My oldest daughter is Elisabeth too! Happy 10th birthday!

    Jennie
    stortsje@japioneers.org

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  23. Got to be the Cootie Catcher Comprehension! :)

    ~Wendy
    sdwd727@gmail.com

    Happy Birthday to your daughter!!!

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  24. Fractured Fairy Tales? I am thinking princess here :)
    Tania
    My Second Sense

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  25. Cootie Catchers! My kids love these...they were surprised when I told them that I did them when I was a girl!

    bookskt19@yahoo.com

    :) Kaitlyn
    Smiles and Sunshine

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  26. And that's 10 - it was the comprehension cootie catchers - she came home with a cootie catcher one day and I thought ... there has to be a way to use these "for good" in the classroom. ;) I'll send them out shortly. Thanks for playing my little party game! :)

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  29. Totally the cootie catcher! :-) kendrasmom724@yahoo.com

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  30. I was going to guess cootie catcher, but the game is over. That's OK - happy birthday to your girl! Enjoy her this summer!
    susanlulu@yahoo.com

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