The Teacher Appreciation Celebration GIVEAWAY!

Whoo-hoo! The Teacher Appreciation Celebration continues with a BIG GIVEAWAY! Enter below for the chance to win one of 4 $25 gift cards! (Be sure sure take a look at the terms and conditions.) The giveaway runs from midnight on April 30th thru 11:59pm CST on May 8th. Best of luck and stay tuned to this channel (and my FB page) for more Teacher Appreciation fun! 


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Teacher Appreciation Celebration, April 29-May 8, 2015

It's a party!!! I want to thank you each for your business and for keeping up with my shops on TpT, TN, and Educents. It means a lot to me that you are following my pages and taking the time to leave feedback on my items. SO . . . I want to let you know how much you are appreciated by having a 10-day CELEBRATION! And . . . so my blog followers DON'T MISS THE FUN, here's a central place to let you know what's happening.  I will add a link to this page each day, telling you about the FREEBIES, GIVEAWAYS, and FLASH SALES. 

Day #1, April 29th:

Click on the picture above to grab a MYSTERY FREEBIE from my TPT store! If it isn't for your grade level [sorry :( ] , feel free to pass this one on to a colleague. Grab it before midnight CST on Wednesday, April 29th. At midnight, it turns into a paid pumpkin! 

Day #2, April 30th:

Click on the picture above to enter my GIVEAWAY on Teacher's Notebook! I'm giving away 10 COPIES of the Sight Word Books (Paste, Trace, and Write) COMBO PACK (a $12 value)! AND . . . the giveaway only lasts for 4 days, so hurry to enter! 

Day #3, May 1st:

Click on the picture above to read about and enter the GIVEAWAY on my blog! I'm giving away four $25 gift cards! Ends 5/8/15.

Day #4, May 2nd:

It's a $1 FLASH SALE in my TN shop! You can grab each of these sets for just $1 for 24 hours (Saturday, May 2nd only). Click on the pictures to take a look!

Plus, everything else in my shop is 25% off from May 2-May 8! Use promo code "TeachersRule" at checkout to get another 10% off! 

Day #5, May 3rd: 

Click on the picture above to grab another BRAND NEW, MYSTERY FREEBIE from my TPT store! If it isn't for your grade level [sorry :( ] , feel free to pass this one on to a colleague. Grab it before midnight CST on Sunday, May 3rd. At midnight, it turns into a paid pumpkin! 

Day #6, May 4th:

You can enter for a chance to win one of 3 COMBO packs (a $20 value)! If you keep up with my giveaways on Teacher's Notebook, then you know 2 things: 1) I usually have one running, and 2) I NEVER do giveaways for COMBO packs! I thought I should make an exception for Teacher Appreciation Week! Click on the picture above to visit the page and enter. (Ends 5/8/15 with 3 winners)

Day #7, May 5th: 

Don't miss this FLASH FREEBIE in my TN shop! It's available until 11:45 pm tonight! (a $3 value, grades K-3) Click on the picture to visit the page!

Day #8, May 6th:

It's a $1 FLASH SALE in my TPT store! You can grab each of these products for just $1 for 24 hours (Wednesday, May 6th only). Click on the pictures to take a look!

Plus, everything else in my TPT store is 20% off thru midnight! Use promo code "THANKYOU" at checkout to get another 10% off! 

Be sure to visit this page tomorrow to find out about the next Teacher Appreciation event! 

It's a Spring SALE and an Extended FLASH FREEBIE!

GUESS WHAT?! I'm having a Spring SALE! You can finally purchase that item on your wish list because it will be AT LEAST 20% OFF! That includes COMBO PACKS! 

I am in the process of revising some cover pages and making additions to some products. So, a few of my items have already been discounted. Those prices will remain in effect throughout the sale. 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY TEACHER'S NOTEBOOK SHOP!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY STORE ON TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS! 

AND . . . I am running a 4-day FLASH FREEBIE in my Teacher's Notebook shop! CAN YOU FIND IT?!  Click on the picture below to hop to my store and take a look! Don't forget to tell your friends so they can get a copy, too! 

Sight Word Scrambled Sentences for Spring!

Today, my own littles worked on sight words, grammar, punctuation, and reading with these sets of sentences. My oldest tackled the 2nd and 3rd grade set, while my middle son worked on the set for kinder and 1st. Cutting, gluing, and bright spring graphics made it an appealing, hands-on activity! 

The kindergarten and first grade set includes 60 cut-and-glue sentences. Over 125 Dolch sight words are covered! The second and third grade set has 63 sentences. It focuses on  over 120 Dolch sight words. Both sets include pictures for text that might be unfamiliar to students. 

If you haven't tried a set of these with your class yet, please download a FREE set HERE.

You can find the spring sets of scrambled sentences by clicking on the picture for the appropriate grade level.

Thanks for reading! 

Educents Marketplace $50 Giveaway and a FREEBIE!

Guess what? Educents, the site you know and love for great discounts, is now launching a new marketplace for educational materials! As you may know, I have offered some of my materials as deals on Educents in the past. I am so excited to be offering ALL of my materials on Educents, too! (Well, as soon as I get them all loaded, of course!) Click on the picture above to take a look!

You can download all of my FREEBIES from Educents, too! Click on one of the pictures below to download my Spring Math and Literacy FREEBIE for K-2. Don't forget to click on the heart at the top to follow my Educents shop! 

AND . . . You can also enter to win $50 in Edubucks! Just fill out the form below to enter! 

Educents Marketplace $50 in Edubucks Giveaway #10 - Kinder & First Grade Stores

Thanks for reading!

Why We Teach Blog Hop!

Thanks for hoppin' by to read the story of how and why I started teaching! I love to hear other teachers talk about what inspired them to pursue a career in education. I'm happy to join in with my story, too.

Once upon a time, I went to school to be a family therapist. Even though my mom was a teacher, my brother is a teacher, and my dad was a principal, I guess I just had to be different and choose something else. At least I had to try to choose something else.

A few years later, I found myself in a psych doctoral program shadowing a school psychologist. I was sitting in the hall waiting for him to finish a meeting. It wasn't long before some poor, overworked teacher spotted me and hauled me off to help cut out bulletin board materials. Now that I think back on it, I wonder how long it took before the school psychologist A) remembered that I had been shadowing him that day and B) found me hiding from him in the first grade classroom. 

Later that exact same day, I went to see my advisor. "I've got some good news," I told him. "And I've got some bad news. Which do you want first? The good news is that I have discovered what I want to do for the rest of my life. The bad news is, school psychology isn't it." Then, I transferred to the education department. 

That's how it all started, now for the why part. For the last 17 years, I thought I became a teacher to make a difference in the lives of others, to help impart the basic knowledge children need to be successful, and because I want to be rich and famous. (Okay, so scratch that last part.) And I did become a teacher for those reasons. Yet, being home with my own 3 littles this year (mainly as a  chauffeur) has changed the way I look at being a teacher. 

I have realized that I became a teacher because I have the right combination of talents for  it. The things that I LOVE to do and teaching go hand in hand. I enjoy working with children. I find their playfulness energizing and their laughter contagious. Reading is one of my favorite pastimes, so I'm thrilled to teach others to decode words and enjoy the company of a good book. I also enjoy drawing and crafting, building things and creating. What teacher isn't doing this every day?! 

So, I'm enjoying working with my own littles at home. We aren't homeschooling, but we play educational games and build things and work on music lessons. As I work with them, I am realizing why I became a teacher in the first place: because I really enjoy the act of teaching, the creativity that goes into reaching each individual child. Whether I'm at home or in a classroom, being a teacher is part of me. And it always will be.

So don't miss one of my FREE creations for kindergarten! Click on the picture to take a look and download this fun set! 

Thank you so much for reading! 

Hop on by the next blog to hear why Mrs. King teaches!

Teachers are Heroes SALE Linky Party!

Don't miss the BIG sale on Teachers Pay Teachers! Lots of teacher-authors will have resources on sale AND you can get an extra 10% off by using the promo code HEROES at checkout. (I want to send a big shout out to Becky Castle, a.k.a. the Barefoot Teacher, for creating the wonderful ad above! CLICK HERE to visit her TPT store!)

Teacher-Authors: You can add up to 3 links to the party below. Add best-sellers, your favorites, seasonal resources, or a link to your store or blog. New links will be added in random order! Don't forget to promote the linky on social media! Thanks for joining!

An InLinkz Link-up

Happy shopping!