Have You Shopped Yet? #BTSReadyWithTPT

Have you marked some of those items off your TpT wish list yet? Don't forget the fabulous Back to School Sale at Teachers Pay Teachers. You can receive up to 25 percent off all items in my TpT store by clicking on the pic below! It's your last day for big savings!




And if you have not yet entered the giveaway for a $25.00 TpT gift card to be given away on August 7, follow the directions below.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher)

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, It's a Teacher Thing, LIVIN' IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER, Kathryn Watts, Dee Bibb - Teaching at the Beach, Globe Trottin' Kids, Pitner's Potpourri, It's Kinder Time, Growing Grade by Grade, and The Dennis Crew.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter.  Giveaway ends 8/7/17and is open worldwide.

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Jammin' with Multiplication and Division PLUS Sale and $25.00 TPT Gift Card Giveaway!

Here's a fun way to develop fluency in multiplication. Put this game in a math station. Your kids won't even know they are building fluency as they try to beat the clock and collect as many cards as they can. Instead of the typical drill on basic multiplication facts, students have to find the unknowns in equations, such as 4 x ? = 36.

Click on the pic below to get the freebie!

Click HERE to visit my TpT store and purchase the entire pack.

Don't forget the fabulous Back to School Sale going on at Teachers Pay Teachers! If you want the whole pack of ten games, plus one multiplication wheel worksheet activity, click HERE to visit my TPT store.




How would you like a $25.00 TPT gift card to spend on all those back to school goodies on your wish list?

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher)

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, It's a Teacher Thing, LIVIN' IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER, Kathryn Watts, Dee Bibb - Teaching at the Beach, Globe Trottin' Kids, Pitner's Potpourri, It's Kinder Time, Growing Grade by Grade, and The Dennis Crew.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter.  Giveaway ends 8/7/17and is open worldwide.

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TPT $25 Gift Card Giveaway AND TpT Back to School Sale!

Get #BTSReadyWithTpT! It's Back to School Sale time at Teachers Pay Teachers! The sale starts Tuesday, August 1, at 12:01 a.m. ET and runs through Wednesday, August 2, at 11:50 p.m. ET. You can save up to 25% off all products in my TpT store!

PLUS how would you like a $25.00 TpT gift card to spend on all those back to school goodies on your wish list?
The gift card will be given away on August 7.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher)

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, It's a Teacher Thing, LIVIN' IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER, Kathryn Watts, Dee Bibb - Teaching at the Beach, Globe Trottin' Kids, Pitner's Potpourri, It's Kinder Time, Growing Grade by Grade, and The Dennis Crew.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter.
Giveaway ends 8/7/17and is open worldwide.

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Even More Common Core Poetry Activities - Freebie - and a Doggone Good Giveaway!

I've got another freebie on poetry today and the chance for you to win a fantabulous book!

First....the freebie....

Click on the pic above to get activities tied to Christina Rossetti's poem, "Who Has Seen the Wind?" It includes other poems students can use for comparing and contrasting. These are the poems I'll be using our second week back after Christmas Break.
(Remember to set your printer options to "FIT" so that all the material will print on each page.)

Now for the giveaway....

I was excited when I received an email asking if I would be interested in giving away copies of The Miracle Dogs of Portugal, by Tracy Aiello. 

Really...need you ask? Reading is my passion. Sharing reading and books with my kids and friends is just part of that love.

Tracy Aiello's book is the "almost true" story of Henry the Navigator. I love the lyrical words in the story. Aiello actually captures the sound of the ocean in words. Click on the pic below for more info on the book and author.

I have five, yes FIVE, copies of the book to give away. All you have to do is enter below.

And the BEST part of this giveaway.....Miracle Dogs will be donating five additional books to give children affected by Hurricane Sandy. How cool is that?!

Enter now. The contest ends Friday, January 4 at midnight.

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Giveaway Time!

Educational Insights is one of my go-to sources when I have school funds to spend.  Educational Insights has generously donated a set of their Hot Dots to a lucky winner if I would review the set in a post. I've loved their collections of Hot Dots and have used them for years, so it was easy to say, "Yes, please!"

I chose this Hot Dots Laugh It Up set to reinforce using context clues....(and my kiddos need lots of practice on using context clues!) 

Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and multiple-meaning words are all titles in the Hot Dots Laugh It Up series.

All you have to do for a chance to win your own set of Hot Dots is fill out the Rafflecopter form below to register.

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Amazing Giveaway!

Are you ready for an amazing giveaway? And by amazing giveaway, I mean a year's subscription to the website Amazing Classroom?

Since I am about to 800 followers and Amazing Classroom provided me with a membership to their site to review all their resources, I thought this would be a great time to pass along their offer of a free membership to you!

At first, I was attracted to the site because of their math fluency tests. Common Core requires my second graders to be fluent with addition and subtraction facts within twenty, so that feature caught my eye.

But then I started clicking around on their site and found sooooooo much more!

It's relatively easy to find resources on blogs and on the internet for Smart Boards, but my system purchased Promethean Boards and I haven't found that many for our boards. I have a set of ActivExpressions that my students love to accompany the board. I was BEYOND happy to get access to all the great ActivInspire flipcharts for Promethean boards that are available on their site. (If you are a Smart Board user, they have resources for you, too!)

PLUS......there are station activities, worksheets, assessments, and more for you to print out....even newsletter generators.

If you want to win your own year's subscription, enter my giveaway below.

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Happy Blogaversary!!

It's been a little over a year since I first started blogging. I think I have learned more from the blogging world than I have from almost anything I have ever done in my professional life!  Sharing ideas....asking for help with specific problems...finding that perfect organizational tip...I've benefitted in all these ways since I started blogging! I have many, many friends I have never met in person that I communicate with regularly via blogging. I've loved making free activities to share with you all just as much as I've loved getting all those great freebies I found as I'm blog-stalking.

To celebrate both my "First Blogaversary" and Back-to-School, I have teamed up with some of my blogging friends to offer you the chance to win some FAN-TAS-TIC prizes!

To enter, you must be a follower of my blog. You also get other chances by visiting my friends and following their blogs, too!

Here's what you could win:

a $25.00 gift card from me!

Leslie at Kindergarten Works' KinderTrio Kindergarten Common Core Assessment Bundle 

Kim at Finding Joy in 6th Grade's surprise gift

Stephanie at Teaching in Room 6's Reading Response Skills Mat Comprehension Pack

Kathy at First Grade a la Carte's surprise gift

Angelia at Extra Special Teaching's Magic E Game

Any item from Brenda at Primary Inspired's shop

Any item from Andrea at Stepping Into First's shop

Any item from Sue at SOS Supply's shop

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Woo Hoo! 600 Followers!

I woke up this morning and was surprised with 600 followers! So it's time for a giveaway!

Enter my Rafflecopter below to register for a $20.00 Amazon gift card. EVERY teacher can use an Amazon card while we're planning for next school year and the transition to Common Core, right?

Maybe you want to order......

I just found this and am going to post a freebie using it to teach context clues SOON! (So keep checking back!)

I gave you lots of ways to enter, so you have lots of chances! Contest ends at midnight on June 27.

BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN THE COMMENT!

Ready...set...ENTER!

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A Little More Teacher Appreciation Giveaway!

THIS CONTEST HAS CLOSED!
I thought I would stretch out Teacher Appreciation Week for a few more days! 

Learning Resources has provided this won-der-ful Luna Interactive Projection Camera for a lucky winner. Not only is it a document camera, it's a web cam and photo/video camera, too!   It connects via USB Port, so it's easy to install.

Click on the pic above for more info on the Luna camera.

If you JUST HAVE TO HAVE this cool little gadget, do one or all of the following. (You have to post a comment to this post to be considered as an entry for the giveaway.)

Leave me a comment below by midnight, Saturday, May 20. If you aren't a follower yet, please consider joining my readers now. 

You can also "Like" Learning Resources on their Facebook page by clicking HERE!

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Follow Learning Resources on Twitter by clicking HERE!

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Check Them out on YouTube HERE!

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Follow them on Pinterest HERE!

So that's FIVE ways to enter! But be sure you leave me a separate comment on this post for each entry right here so you will be in the drawing five times!

Isn't Learning Resources wonderful for giving us the chance to win?

HearALL Giveaway!

THIS CONTEST HAS CLOSED!
Learning Resources sent me a HearALL Assessment Recorder to try out in my room. I can sum this handy little device up in three words.

I.  LOVE.  IT.

(Click on the pic above to go to the Learning Resources webpage.)

I turned it on while my kids were reviewing in small groups for our big TCAP test. They were playing games and one group was getting a little off track. I put the recorder beside the table, hit the button, and let it run for a few minutes after I walked away. I came back in a few minutes, turned it off, and played back the group's conversation.

Let's just say it wasn't on topic.

Silence. Furtive looks around the table.

We talked about the goals of the game they were playing and appropriate comments. Then I started the HearALL back up and walked away.

When we replayed the recording a little later, everyone was on topic! Imagine that.

We have also used it to record our fresh reads for fluency practice. The kids are getting a little bored with fresh reads by this time of year, so using the HearALL and playing the recordings back made it all new again.

The possibilities for this are endless....playing samples for parents at conferences, recording the directions to learning stations, listening center activities...

It's so easy to use that the kids can handle it themselves.

The best part of all this? Learning Resources offered one of these for me to use as a giveaway for my followers! And since I just reached 500 followers, the timing is perfect! We can all celebrate!

So if you want a chance to win this amazing little device, you have several ways to do so. If you are a follower of my blog already, leave me a comment below by midnight, Monday, April 30. If you aren't a follower yet, please consider joining my readers now. You'll want to keep in touch, because Learning Resources has given me a Luna document camera to give away, too! Aren't they wonderful?

You can also "Like" Learning Resources on their Facebook page by clicking HERE

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Follow LEarning Resources on Twitter by clicking HERE

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Check Them out on YouTube HERE

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Follow them on Pinterest HERE!

So that's FIVE ways to enter! But be sure you leave me a separate comment on this post for each entry so you will be in the drawing five times!

I'll draw a name using a random number generator later on during the day on Monday. Be sure you include your name and email address in the comment so I can contact you.

Happy New Year! Giveaway!!!!!!!

What better way to start the New Year than with a gift card to Amazon? To enter the giveaway, you can do one, some or all of the following:

1) Send me a comment that you are already a follower or just became a follower.

2) Send me a comment that you have contributed a link to my Snow Day Linky Party (Go here to contribute!).Share your favorite snow-related activity, favorite snow-themed book, or most inspiring snowy Pin from Pinterest!


3) Get a friend to become a follower and send me a comment that you helped me out.


4) Post about my giveaway on your blog.


5) Follow me on Pinterest. Use the red button on the right.

Thanks for all your support this past year as I started my blog! I've made lots of new friends I will probably never meet in person, but you each helped me become a better teacher.

(Giveaway closes when I reach 300 followers.....yes, I'm a little ambitious!)

So Close to 100 Followers!

I am so close to 100 Followers....plus it's the Friday before Halloween....so I think that calls for a Giveaway!

No Tricks......Just Treats!

Winner gets a $25.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com! Just think of all the cool books you can buy!

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You have two ways to win.........

1) Become a Follower and leave me a comment that says you did...or that you are already a Follower.

2) Leave another comment that tells me which of my freebies you have liked the best.

You have until midnight on Halloween night to enter. I'll use the Random Generator to pick the winner.

Happy Halloween!

Ladybug Rounding to the Nearest Hundred

Here is a new Math activity I made. I'm planning on using it as part of my introduction to rounding to the nearest hundred lesson tomorrow. We are going to do it in small groups. Later on, I will put it in one of my Math stations. Click on the pic below to download. Please leave me a comment if you download. I love to hear from you!

And if you haven't entered my giveaway for a $10.00 Target gift card, please click here to enter!

Hope you and your students enjoy!

Monster Compound Words Freebie

Here is a fun activity to review compound words for your Word Work station or center. Some of these words are from What About Me? in the Third Grade Scott Foresman basal, but many others are included. Students choose a card and make a sentence that correctly uses the compound word. If they draw a Monster card, they must turn in ALL of their cards! Click on the pic below to download the game. 


If you download, please leave me a comment. Better yet, vote for my Limeades for Learning project by following the link on the right of my blog!


If you haven't become a follower yet or are already a follower, but haven't left a comment, go HERE to post a comment so you can be entered in my drawing for a $10.00 Target gift card.

Singular and Plural Concentration Game -- Freebie!

Here is a fun freebie for your kids to use to practice singular and plural forms of words. These words are the Spelling words for "What About Me?" in the Third Grade Scott Foresman Reading Street basal, but can be used as a review no matter what series you are using. If you download, please leave me a comment......and think about clicking on my Limeades for Learning project at the top right of my blog!

Steps of the Writing Process Poster for Writing Notebook

Here's a new freebie for you! My kids are going to put this in the front of their Writing notebooks/journals as a reminder of the steps in the writing process. Click on the pic below to download. If you download the poster, please leave me a comment.