The Story Behind the Logo

I often wonder how businesses come up with their names and logo.  It is such a personal story that reflects a single moment in time. Today, Art with Jenny K has this great linky where we are sharing those moments, those stories behind the logo. Meet fabulous teachers by going behind the scenes of where it all started.

Two years ago my logo looked a lot different, I was just starting out on TPT and had my name as Mamato4liltots. I drew the image to symbolize my four little tots, three sons and one daughter. They have my heart. So this logo represents that. At that time my oldest insisted he was not a tot anymore. He was 7 that year, he was right. I racked my brain for a new name and logo.

My little ones love long car rides. They each have mini backpack where they shove everything they want to bring to entertain themselves in the car. We go through a lot of them since they overload them and they tear and break. My daughter would bring her all her art supplies if it fit in her bag. 

We are traveling on the highway and they have notebooks where they do schoolwork, draw, play those travel mini games and as we are driving it happened I realized we were The Education Highway. 

Recently, I have changed my logo to this one below. The little avatar is so me with brown hair and glasses and I love those brown boots. And turquoise is my favorite color so it works for me. It is very much a life lesson as well. I know that wherever the road leads us, we are learning. With each bump in the road we are traveling it together no matter where we go in distance. When we come to our destination we stop and enjoy the adventure. Then turn around, all roads lead home.

To join this linky stop by Jenny's post and download the template then add your blog post about your logo. Share your story behind the logo.

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Twas the Night Before Christmas

I went shopping last night or rather super really this morning, you have to love how some stores stay open for us last minute shoppers and I was thinking about all the blessing I have this season. It is the night before Christmas, my heart is overfilled with joy and the only place I can think of to share is here with all of you. 

Decorating the tree is always a favorite thing around here. We turn up the Christmas music and add all our collections from the past years. Here are my sweet little ones adding the last few ornaments on the tree. They are reason for being. I was meant to be their mom. 

What is your favorite Christmas song? My four year's song goes a little something like this...

Jin-gle bells, jin-gle bells,

ROCK

Mer-ry Chr-is-tmas,

fa lala lala lala

To-mor-row, to-mor row,

I love you, to-mor-row

(cue in clapping folks) 

We were watching the movie Annie, so I guess he picked up a part of it. We still need some practice with our holiday songs. He is super cute when he sings it just like that probably 100 times or so a day.

It is my daughter's birthday. She turns 8 today. Eight years have passed by much to fast. She has three brothers who spoil her, play with her. I love seeing their friendship grow. She loves dressing up and painting her nails. Her newest thing is straightening her very curly hair. She loves this new look. Occasionally, I even let her wear colored lip gloss. Something so simple yet she makes such a fuss about it. In this picture with her hair straight  it is the same sweet expression from when she was a toddler. I caught myself thinking about her 8 years from today at 16. This little girl is growing up, I wish she'd stop that. (yea I guess that is not going to happen lol) Focusing on the right now.

 Happy Birthday my sweet darling girl!

This year I have had the pleasure of blogging with the wonderful ladies from The Teaching 2 Step. They are teachers who inspire a love of learning in their students. We created a blog where we share our teaching ideas, tips, share freebies, and provide information about lessons that others would love to use in their classroom. Collaborating with them has been a blessing. I am looking forward to a new year. Recently, we wrote a blog about all about our favorite thing during Christmas, we would love it for you to stop by and meet The Teaching 2 Step Gals.

It is here. My gift to you. Check your TPT inbox for the link to download this resource only available for free my TPT followers. Hope you love it. Thank you so very much, you are appreciated. Have a wonderful Christmas.

Sneak Peak of what to expect in your TPT inbox.  

Follow my TPT store to receive this product for free.

Sunday Spotlight and Sunday Scoop Linkies

Sunday spotlight is a new linky by Countless Smart Cookies. You can find the images to link up by heading over there.

Here's how SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT works: 

1. Pick a product to spotlight from your TpT store. Put the products on sale for at least 24 hours. The amount in which you discount is completely up to you. Write a description in your blog post about your product(s)! If you have multiple products you'd like to spotlight, go for it! If you want the product to stay on sale for a longer time, go for that too! 

2. Pick another TPT-er to spotlight! Post a description of their store, put the link of the store/Facebook/blog/any social media site they use to your post. Encourage your readers to follow the teachers you spotlight and leave feedback! We wouldn't be the great teachers we are if we didn't collaborate, right? ;) -RIGHT! What you share with your readers is up to you and the seller!

3. Linkup below! Make sure to include the link to my blog and the linky logo so everyone can find our discounted products.

This product can be found at my Teachers Pay Teacher's Store. It is 30% off until Wednesday November 5th.  It includes addition and subtraction practice for second graders. It uses a simple layout with printing option of using place holders as a gently introduction for learning the concept of regrouping. Subtraction equations have no borrowing.

46 Worksheets of
double digits plus single digit 
double digits plus single digit with regrouping 
double digits plus double digits 
double digits plus double digits with regrouping 
subtract double digits from single digit 
subtract double digits from double digits
triple digits plus double digits with regrouping

18 worksheets with no place maker 
(same equations as those with place markers)

8 worksheets of Review of Second Grade concepts

14 Pages of answer keys

Amanda is kindergarten teacher in Florida. She is blogs at Daisy Designs and The Teaching 2 Step. Read about Daisy Designs here, and see her adorable fur babies. One of them named Daisy. Her name inspiration for her blog name. How many teachers do you know that turned their teacher desk into a pirate ship? Awesome idea! You can find pirate products for the classroom at Amanda's Teachers Pay Teachers Store. She is celebrating a birthday tomorrow, be sure to stop by for birthday dollar deals, and freebies. Oh, and a giveaway prize pack, hosted by a bunch of fabulous TPT sellets with products that you will love. You can check it out tomorrow.

And now The Sunday Scoop with The Teaching Trio. 

Writing about three things I HAVE to do, two things I HOPE to do, 

and one thing I am HAPPY to do

I am off to a Birthday Party as they as my little ones are patiently waiting. And by patient I mean they are asking me every 30 seconds if I am ready yet. So I am ready now, okay ten minutes from now since I still have to pin my hair up and put on my makeup.  While I do that Have a Happy Sunday!