Giveaway Winners and a Hat Trick

I am pretty pleased with my first giveaway. I had a blast and hopefully I can think of something better to give next time! I am still working on revamping the Dr. Seuss Literacy pack {and I am thinking while I am out for a week recovering from my wisdom teeth surgery will be perfect time to finish those up!}

Here’s the 12 lucky Winners!

I am loving my new borders from The Lilypad! Each of you will receive 10 new files from my TpT store. If you already own one of them, I can replace it with something else of your choice! You will also get the NEW Seuss file when I finish it up! Expect an email this weekend and thank you to everyone for supporting my blog and TpT {my dentist thanks you too!}

On a random drawing note, I was thinking about the ol’ Magic Hat {free download here}. I first saw this on Laura Candler’s website and used it a lot in 4th grade for partner activities. Now that my 2nd grade kiddos are coop’ing more and more, I think it’s time to break it out! You will need to download it onto your computer and enter your kids’ names, but after that it’s good to go!

Back with a Bang {a freebie and don't forget my giveaway!}

Believe it or not, we {me and the kiddos} went back to work MONDAY! Shameful, but reality.
Here’s what they met upon arrival: Tell Me All About Your Christmas Break! 5 W’s and H organizer. Download this freebie!

clipart DJ Inkers and Jessica Weible

And to get them back into the groove, we’ve been reviewing Read to Someone and Self expectations {we kinda just do Daily 2!} Monday we had a 1 hour reading marathon to get our stamina for read to self back. I found the idea on Ms. Winston’s blog and even though I allowed them to choose any book, it still worked well. I followed her setup if they chose fiction and had them record facts for nonfiction.
We also made our New Year foldables. I shared a printable version earlier, but I had to glitter mine up, so we made them using cut out numbers this time. I really loved how they turned out.
 

We have also been finishing up our insect life cycle unit. I sent the little buggers home over break so all the kids got to see their pupa emerge as darkling beetles. My teammie has discovered that they have new mealworms! The cycle has come full circle!

Here are the group posters we worked on. Students sorted insects into seasons when we would likely see them. We concluded about why there are simply not many in winter and fall, too.

and my big boy bunny {Wicket my mini lop} also made a return to the classroom and his favorite spot-the closet!

Happy TAILS!

and don't forget to enter my first giveaway! 12 winners will win 10 files from my TpT store!

First Day of 2012 and My First Giveaway!

To kick the year off with a bang I’m giving away a {school} year’s worth of my TpT files to TWELVE bloggers! And there are 3 chances to enter this little giveaway-so do all three or just 1!

Here’s what you get for each month of the school year!

January-Snowed in at School file

February-Terrifically Toothy Activities

March-Seuss Literacy rotations file {old and upcoming new versions}

April-Marvelous Matter for Little Scientists file

May-Handmade Ice Cream in a Bag sequence activity

~~~~Summer Break!~~~~~

August-Number Line Signs

September-Harry Potter or Wizard of Oz CAFÉ comprehension headers {your choice}

October-Day of the Dead minibook and followup activity

November-What’s Your Turkey Worth plane shapes shop and coin activity

December-Holidays Around the World Passport {Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Las Posadas}

 

Okay, here’s how to win! It’s simple, but I’m a stickler.

Way #1-Be a follower of this little blog and comment that you are below

Way #2-Be a follower of my little TpT shop and comment that you are below

Way #3-Blog to spread the word about the giveaway

I will use the random number generator on January 7 and twelve bloggers will win all 10 files. Be sure to leave your email, too; just in case!

Good luck!