Giveaway # 2 Spring Break Countdown

I made it through Monday. 4 more days until break. Ready for your next giveaway?

Today I am giving away a premium membership to VocabularySpelling City.

My students love to go to the computer lab and play the different games with our spelling words. They can also log on and play or take practice tests at home.

Notice the direction page from the talented Erica Bohrer!

I find it helpful for the kids to bring a spelling list so they have more success trying to figure out the words.

My students' favorite game is Letter Fall which is only available with the premium membership.

And look at all these other features of the premium membership.

Would you like to win a premium membership to VocabularySpellingCity?

To enter:
1. Follow this blog AND my TpT store, then leave me one comment with your email. ***
2. For a bonus entry, spread the word about my Spring Break 5 days=5 giveaways on your blog, facebook, twitter, etc.

If you missed giveaway # 1 yesterday click {here} to check it out. I will announce the winners of all 5 giveaways on Sunday. the 18th.

*** I have some newbies contact me yesterday saying they wanted to participate but were unsure about the following and commenting business. Here is a quick tutorial:

1. To follow my TpT store: click on the link and when my store opens click on Follow Me. 

2. Come back here to my blog and follow me by clicking Follow in the very top left corner of your screen OR in my sidebar under Followers click the blue Join this site button.

3. At the end of my post, under my signature, click on comments.

Scroll to the end of the comments and you will see a comment box for you to write in.

Hope that helps!

5 Days=5 Giveaways!!!!

I have been super envious of all of you who have been on Spring Break. I still have to teach 5 full days until mine finally arrives. It will seem like the longest week EVER! To make this countdown more bearable, I will be hosting a GIVEAWAY each day. Yes, you read that right. 5 days=5 giveaways! And these are not small items either my friends!

To start us off with a bang, today I am giving away my most treasured teaching item....

a 13 inch Hot and Cold Laminator from Purple Cow!

It also comes with 50 Hot Pockets to get you started! A $70 value!

 

I love my Purple Cow and use mine to prep all my centers and math games. The school laminator has thin laminate and often ruins my hard work but my Purple Cow laminator has NEVER let me down in 6 years! Comes out perfectly every time!

To enter:
1. Follow this blog AND my TpT store and leave me one comment with your email.
2. For a bonus entry, spread the word about my 5 Days of Giveaways on your blog, facebook page, etc. and leave me another comment.

I will pick all the winners for the giveaways on Sunday, the 8th.


Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see what I am giving away on Day #2!

Mother's Day Gift updated

I updated my Mother's Day Gift Idea for If you Give a Mom a Muffin on TpT today. I posted all about this idea last year so click {here} if you didn't follow me then and want to know what I am talking about.

 I had remembered to take the date off the cover...

..but I forgot the one on the poem for the gift bag. Grrr...

This wouldn't be that hard to fix IF the original wasn't one of the things I lost in the 2 computer deaths I experienced last year. I managed to redo that last page and insert it into the original pdf. Did you know you can delete/insert/move pages in a pdf if you open them with preview?  Best trick ever!

So if you have bought this item previously you will want to go download the new version with no year.

Synonym Freebie

Have you seen the adorable "synonym" rolls floating around Pinterest? I had this pinned but when I followed the links I could not find the original poster of this cute idea! Let me know if you have better luck so I can give proper credit. Well, as much as I love art projects, what I really needed was a new literacy center that would keep my rowdy bunch engaged. I decided to make a read the room type activity.

I taped the synonym rolls around the room and my cuties had to find the matching synonym on their recording sheet. Click {here} if you'd like a FREE copy. 

We have the Distinguished School people coming tomorrow and we are all a little nervous. Wish us luck!

Finger Puppet Fabulousness!

Last month, I got the sweetest offer from Cheryl at Crack of Dawn Crafts to send me a Splat the Cat finger puppet. When I opened the package today not only was this adorable guy in there...

I'm using Cheryl's photo because mine was fuzzy.

but so was a note saying that Splat was lonely and he insisted a year of puppet buddies accompany him!

 Aren't they adorable!?!?!?!

One of my faves since I teach at a science school!

Jellyfish and mermaid.

Penguin and pirate with a gold earring!

I wish I had a better camera to do these justice! I love all the different textures, feathers, beads, etc! The frog has a fly that can be pulled into his mouth. The groundhog pops out of his burrow and be put back in to hide again. My co-workers were SOOOO jealous at lunch!

Easter!

 Cheryl has all the major holidays and many teacher topics covered. I have never done any finger plays in first grade but I think I may have to start collecting some! Go visit her blog and tell her how talented she is!!!