Back 2 School Giveaways

It's getting that time of year where all teachers are prepping for back to school. For me, that means I'm spending so much money in my classroom. But to help you out, the Owl-ways Be Inspired girls have joined together to help you out!

You can enter over at the Owl-ways Be Inspired {here} to win one of these!

But that's not all! While you're there, you can also stop by all of these blogs to enter and win some great stuff!

Before you do that, you'll want to enter here to win a $40 gift card to Target.

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Do YOU Need a Gift Card for the Big Sale?

It's one of my favorite times of the year!  There's an upcoming sale for Teachers Pay Teachers!

My store will be 28% off if you use the code HEROES when you check out.  

This is a great time to get some things on your wish list!  

You might be interested in some of these:

My Reading Wonders Unit 5 GROWING Bundle currently has weeks 1, 2, and 3.  Weeks 4 and 5 will be coming soon!

And now to the best part!  How would you like to win a TpT $20 gift card?  You can enter below.  I'll be back on Tuesday evening (Hawaiian time) to pick a winner!  Good luck!

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To up your chances even more, head on over to my sweet friend at Surfin' Through Second and enter to win a gift card from her!

New Years Giveaway!

Happy New Years everyone!!!  Can you believe it's 2015 already?  I'm super excited to be teaming up with Owl-ways Be Inspired for an awesome giveaway.  You seriously will not want to miss out on this one, because you would win:

That's right, a $100 Amazon Gift card.  You can enter by clicking over at Owl-ways Be Inspired by clicking {here}.

And because I want to share these awesome highlighters and markers with you, I'm hosting a giveaway here on my blog!  One of my dear teacher partners gave me these erasable markers for Christmas.  Seriously, they are awesome.  And they no kidding erase!  I haven't tried the highlighters yet, but I bet they're just as good.  

Good luck entering and Happy New Year!

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MobyMax Winner

Hi everyone!  Thanks so much for all who entered in the MobyMax giveaway.  The winner is:

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Please check your email Katelyn!

MobyMax Giveaway

Hi everyone!  Recently, MobyMax reached out to me and asked if I was interested in using their program with my students.  Of course, I said yes!  What teacher doesn't want a program that can be tailored to each student's needs and provides reports on progress?

There's so many great parts to the MobyMax program.  Each student starts out with a placement test.  This allows the students to start out learning on their own individual areas of need.

One thing I love is that each lesson explains to students what they are learning before practicing.  So many programs just have the students practice with no lesson beforehand.

When students make mistakes, they are given corrective feedback immediately.  This is so important for our students to learn from their mistakes!

Since I teach struggling readers, I'm always worried about students being able to actually read the text on online programs.  MobyMax provides the option to listen to all problems and stories!  Such a relief for my most struggling readers.

Not only are students engaged and practicing important skills on MobyMax, there are GREAT report options for teachers!  

If you happen to be a special education teacher, MobyMax can be customized to specifically work on IEP goals.  How awesome is that?  I love that I can customize this for each child and then use the data to help report on IEP goals!

 MobyMax is being so generous and allowing me to giveaway a subscription to their site to one of you guys!  You can enter below. :)

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Christmas in Paradise Giveaway!

I teamed up with my favorite Hawaiian teacher bloggers to bring you a special giveaway!  We didn't want to keep all this warm weather to ourselves so we figured this was the best way to share some Christmas warmth!

You could win seven different holiday/tropical goodies, plus a fancy new pencil sharpener from Classroom Friendly Supplies!  Click on the images to check out their descriptions on TpT {and to add them to your wishlist in case you don't win!!}

Good luck!

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November Currently and the Giveaway Winner

First, I have to announce my Creative Teaching Press giveaway winner.  Halloween made this week CRAZY, and I didn't get to it yet.

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Linda, please check your email for more details.  :)

Now onto Oh' Boy 4th Grade's November Currently.  I seriously love these!

Listening:  I had a moment of weakness and agreed to let the neighborhood kids sleepover.  What was I thinking?  They're still on a candy high.  (They are also reading this over my shoulders).  :/

Loving: My 10 year anniversary gift from my hubby.  So happy he upgraded my ring!  I can't stop looking at it.

And just because, I'm throwing in this picture.  He deserves a shout out on my blog since he got me this awesome ring.  This is us at the Marine Corps ball last weekend.

Thinking: I'm soooo tired!  Seriously, wore out this week.  Really, Halloween on a Thursday?  So.not.cool!

Wanting: Someone to walk my dog, actually dogs.  But the cute fluffy one is mine and the big one is my hubby's.  Aren't they freaking cute???

Although, it's raining and I really don't want to walk them.  If I don't walk them, I'm sure I'll come home to this.  Who knew how much fun 50 page protectors could be??

Needing: Something to help with comprehending word problems.  I know it's a Friday night, and I shouldn't be thinking about work.  But yeah, I am.  My kids just don't seem to understand word problems.  They see 2 numbers and add those suckers right together no matter what it says. Anyone got any products or hints to help with this?

A yummy pin:  OMG, they are so yummy that I made them TWICE this week.  And super easy!  I ate WAY too many!  You gotta try these Cheddar Bay Biscuits by Slow Roasted Italian.

Blog Makeover and a Giveaway

First, I have to say how much I LOVE my blog makeover by Megan at A Bird in Hand Designs.  She was so great to work with and did a fabulous job. I'm so happy with my new look.  I highly recommend Megan if you're looking for a new look for your blog.

Now onto the giveaway!  Creative Teaching Press was kind enough to send me some of their awesome materials that are perfect for giving kids a visual schedule.

I really love how all of the cards are magnetic and can stick on your whiteboard (if it's magnetic).  If you don't have a magnetic board, you can always use the magnetic board included in the Every Day Starter Kit.  

There are 2 different packs for teachers.  One is geared more to PreK students {here} and the other is more appropriate for K and up {here}. 

The Getting Dressed and Bathroom Routine Add-on Pack is great if you have students who need a visual aide to help remind them of what to do while in the bathroom. 

My favorite add-on pack was the Chores & Special Times pack.  The triplets get SUPER distracted during chores.  Now that these are on the fridge, I just point to the chart to keep them on track.

Creative Teaching Press is graciously giving one of you awesome blog readers an Easy Daysies Every Day Starter Kit.  You can enter below, and I'll pick a winner on Wednesday.  :) 

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Time is Running Out (giveaway and a sale!)

Before I get to the important stuff (ya know the sale!), there's 2 things that running out of time quick!

First, have you check out this awesome Educents Bundle?

There's only 3 days left, and you can get some AWESOME stuff for only $29.99.  You don't want to miss out on this deal, because you'll be saving some serious money with this great price.  Click {here} to check it out.

Second, my Pin It to Win It giveaway is almost over!  You only have today to enter and then you can win any item you want from my store!  So click {here} to enter.

And I know a bunch of you are lesson planning and planning activities for the month of October.  I put all of Halloween themed items on sale for HALF off just for today!  Click on any of the pictures to check them out.  

Circle Maps, Colors, and a Fall Freebie!

I love using Circle Maps with my students.  It's a great way to document what we know about a certain topic or how to describe a topic.  When I taught colors to my Kindergarten students earlier this year, I focused on a new color each day.  Since my students had all received 1-2 years of special ed preK, they all knew their colors.  What they struggled with was applying this knowledge to something broader.

If you've ever taught students with disabilities, you've probably noticed that language and vocabulary can be difficult topics for them.  I could show my students a picture and they could tell me what color was on the picture.  But they struggled if I asked them to tell me things that are orange, blue, purple, etc.

So everyday, I would start our morning chit chat off with a color book, a blank circle map, and my Color Word Polka Dot Posters.

I try to give my kiddos lots of examples before I ask them to give me examples on their own.

*Please disregard my drawings and lopsided circles!  

I love my Color Word Polka Dot posters {found here and here}, because they provide real-world examples that are familiar to my students.  

Not only have we worked on identifying colors and reading color words, we've also worked on the sight word "is".  I made this little fall book about apples to help us practice, and it's a FREEBIE for you!  Just click on the picture to get your free copy!

Right now, I have Pin It to Win It giveaway going on.  Have you entered?  If not, stop by {here} before time runs out!