Packing dilemma

I've been packing the past few days, focusing on gifts and teaching supplies. I'm in a bit of dilemma because my suitcase already weighs 40 pounds and there is a 50 pound limit. This may not seem like a problem but I haven't packed any clothing yet! My suitcase is nearly full with teaching supplies and gifts (along with toilet paper!). I've tried to be conservative but all of this stuff takes up space (even when I took the games out of boxes and put them in ziplocs. Good thing that we are going in the summer so clothing should be lightweight and minimal since we will have our laundry picked up every 4-5 days.

My plan is to bring one carry-on suitcase with everything I need for 2-3 days and the rest in my checked bag. Thankfully I haven't packed much in the carry-on yet so I should be able to pull this off.

Thank goodness for all the great teaching resources online. I've been putting resources together to teach the animal and food units. Any good food songs you'd like to share? Oh shoot- I just realized I still need to pack peanut butter and jelly (for a food lesson and to sing that great Peanut Butter and Jelly song). That's heavy stuff!

Oh my goodness, five more days. I'm so excited and nervous.