Happy Thursday! During the school year, Thursdays are my second favorite day of the week. I am sure we can all guess why! During the summer, I like Thursdays because my new friend Miss Kayla at Meet Miss Parker is hosting a Thursday linky party! I spent the last two days in an AMAZING Common Core Math training. I cannot wait to share some of what I learned over the last couple of days with you throughout the summer. My goal is to create a summer Common Core Math series focused around the benefits of using math tasks in your math curriculum. The trainings were about an hour away from where I live which I am totally okay with! Why? Because that means that I can visit some of my favorite stores( Target and Home Goods) which I don't have where I live. Target was the perfect fix for my frazzled, fried brain and a horrible scenario for my bank account. Teacher problems, anyone? Here are some of my "Thursday Steals" from Target! As research continues to stress ...