Liebster Award AKA: Showin' Some Love

I'm changing the rules a little.  Instead of my blog being nominated and then my reciprocating, I'm just taking this opportunity to show some love to my favorite blogs.  Although it was tough to pick just 5 because there are so many awesome blogs out there!
My top 5:

http://www.classroomfreebies.com/

This blog helps me keep my philosophy: Teaching should be creative, cost-friendly and fun!

http://msnoren.blogspot.com/

Even though Lindsay is in Texas  (a looong way from Virginia) and she teaches fifth grade (as opposed to me teaching fourth), I feel like she's a colleague of mine.  I also love her sense of humor.

http://teachingmyfriends.blogspot.com/

Once again, Nancy is in Jersey and teaching fifth grade, but I feel like she's teaching in my school.  I love her creative ideas and Dollar Store finds. 

http://love4thgrade.blogspot.com/

There's a reason she's a blogger for Scholastic: She's one of the best!  She's creative, she uses best teaching practices backed up by research and she shares many of her activities and worksheets for free.

http://wiseguystpt.blogspot.com/

These guys make the most amazing educational resources, most of them free or cheaply priced.  They teach 5th grade and like to use elementary school organizational and Daily 5 techniques.