Teacher Appreciation: What Works GIVEAWAY

I am so excited to celebrate TEACHERS and all of their{our} hard work this week. Many teachers do not hear it enough... THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO! Without you, many things would not be possible. I hope you you all know how appreciated you are!

With that said, I have linked up with a few of my bloggy friends Lisa and Marissa for an AMAZING  Teacher Appreciation GIVEAWAY! We are also sharing a few classroom secrets that work for us in our classrooms! Hop around and you may find some that will work in your classroom! :-)

I don't know about you but my class is super chatty this year!!! AND now that it is spring they are more chatty than usual. A teacher friend of mine had this great idea to give her students each a ticket to hold onto all day long. Each morning tickets would be passed out and each afternoon they would be collected. At the end of the day if they kiddos still had their ticket, their name was placed on the list for "Marvelous Movie Monday!" Tickets can be taken if students are talking when they aren't supposed to be. If a kiddo lost the ticket, they do not get another one. At the end of the week the students who had kept their ticket each day and never lost it, got to participate in watching a movie for 15-20 minutes on Monday.

I loved this idea so much that I decided to try it with my class! Instead of a movie on Monday, I offer my incentive on Tuesday. Students have a chance to earn iPad time. They can get on any educational app or game for 15-20 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. I call this "Techy Tuesday!" So far the kids are LOVING it! The students who do not get to participate work on spelling or math fact practice.{And boy do they remind me if I forget to pass their tickets out first thing in the morning.}

You can snag a copy of my "Techy Tuesday" Tickets HERE!

For the past 5 years I have done the same thing for spelling homework--three times each, sentences, and ABC order. This can get B O R I N G; both for the teacher and the student! So, last year I had the idea to create a spelling calendar/choice board where students could pick 3 different activities to complete each week. Each month I gave them a new paper with 9 different choices like phone spelling, Scrabble spelling, techy words, story time, etc. THEY LOVED IT!! I had more students doing their homework AND they were more successful on their tests!!
Giving students the freedom to pick what homework they do really had a positive effect on my classroom. Due to my computer crashing last summer I had to create new boards because I lost the file! I was so sad! So over the course of this year I have retyped them and will have them in my TpT shop soon so be on the look out if you think this is something your students would be successful with!

Now lets get to the REALLY fun-exciting-AMAZING GIVEAWAY!! Did I mention how AMAZING it is!?!?!? Below you will have TWO chances to win many goodies so scroll on down to learn what you could WIN! Remember that the more entries you have on the Rafflecopter, the more chances you will have win!!! GOOD LUCK friends!!!

Just take a look at everything you could win...One lucky reader will win this entire prize package!!!

Prize Bundle #1 Includes

Mountain Math/Language Resource of your Choice (up to $99.95)

$100 Gift Card to Teachers Pay Teachers

$50 Amazon Gift Card

Smart Class Website Designed by Flapjack Educational Resources

Pencil Sharpener by Classroom Friendly Supplies

Year-Long Writing Prompts by Mrs. D's Corner

Mentor Sentences Unit by Jivey

Dealing with Math Homework by Teacher's Clubhouse

Your Choice of Melonheadz Graphics (up to $7.00)

Growing Bundle Purposeful Problem Solving by Pawsitively Teaching

Pop Art Coloring Page for Seasons and Holidays by Art by Jenny K

Game Pack from Flap Jack Educational Resources

PLUS....$140 Gift Box of Fabulous Teacher Supplies sent to you from Amazon

We aren't finished yet....take a look at everything a second lucky winner will win!!!

Prize Bundle #2 Includes

Mountain Math/Language Resource of your Choice (up to $99.95)

$100 Gift Card to Teachers Pay Teachers

$50 Amazon Gift Card

Smart Class Website Designed by Flapjack Educational Resources

Pencil Sharpener by Classroom Friendly Supplies

Year-Long Writing Prompts by Mrs. D's Corner

Mentor Sentences Unit by Jivey

Dealing with Math Homework by Teacher's Clubhouse

Your Choice of Melonheadz Graphics (up to $7.00)

Growing Bundle Purposeful Problem Solving by Pawsitively Teaching

Pop Art InteractiveColoring Page for Seasons and Holidays by Art by Jenny K

Mega Task Card Bundle from Flap Jack Educational Resources

PLUS....$140 Gift Box of Fabulous Teacher Supplies sent to you from Amazon

Be sure to enter both rafflecopters for a better chance at winning one of these amazing prize bundles!

Enter to Win Prize Bundle #1 Here

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Enter to Win Prize Bundle #2 Here

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You won't want to miss out on all the other great secrets being shared by successful teachers!  Be sure to check out all the other great posts below.

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Teachers are HEROES

Hey friends!! Have you heard TpT is having a SALE!!! I have linked up with some of my sweet blogging friends to share what I will have in my cart the day of the sale! Don't forget to visit my friend's pages at the bottom of this post to see what goodies they will have in their shopping carts too!

I've picked out some really awesome products from some of my favorite sellers! I plan to use these products over the next few weeks when we cover these topics.

My kids need lots of division practice and these task cards look great! They are from the ever so talented Ashleigh from Ashleigh's Education Journey!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE everything from The Primary Gal! She produces lots of great products and I have no doubt this won't disappoint!!

This is another great resource from Ashleigh's Education Journey! I can't wait to use this with my kids because they need practice with this.

My students LOVE task cards. These grammar task cards look like so much fun so I know my kids will like them! They are from my bloggy buddy Cassie from Mrs. Thomas's Class.

We just started learning about perimeter and area. I am so excited about this product! My bloggy friend Debbie from 3rd Grade Pad is so talented. These will be a great resource to add to my math supplies.

I am never disappointed when my fellow Ohioian, Jess from The Teacher Talk, creates a product! I am so excited she teaches 3rd grade now because I am always purchasing something from her to use in my classroom. These reading response flips look like fun so I can't wait to purchase these!

I love that these task cards show real life pictures. Students struggle with that and these would be a great resource to add to my fraction goodies! Thank you Evil Math Wizard for making such a nice product!

I love the twist on these testing treat tags! They are from my sweet friend Tami from O-H So Blessed! They are a nice healthy alternative to use during testing (and we have a lot of that going on right now in 3rd grade) :-(

I LOVE Dr. Seuss and this author study looks like so much fun!!!!! It is from Create-Abilities!

I do not have my resources for fractions so I am excited to purchase this resource from Leigh at The Applicious Teacher. Her products are always engaging and top notch. Take a look by clicking on the picture below!

(Loved this picture so I borrowed it from The Applicious Teacher.)

THANK YOU for all that you do! I appreciate each and every one of you! We do not always hear how appreciated we are so I want you to know that I appreciate you! To celebrate you I am participating in the TpT Sale--that means my entire store will be up to 30% off!! You can check it out HERE! 

Have a blessed week and Happy Shopping!! :-)

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January Pick 3 Linky

Hello sweet friends! I have been M.I.A over break and I am slowly getting back into the swing of things. I am keeping this post short and sweet because I am not feeling well and want to go lay down. I hope you find some inspiration to use this cold January! I am so excited to be linking up with my two very sweet bloggy friends from Inspired Owl's Corner and PAWSitively Teaching again for their Pinterest Pick 3 Linky!

This is a cute little freebie I am going to do when we go back next week. It is something fun a simple to get my kiddos back into the swing of things! You can snag the freebie from Step into 2nd Grade! I just love Amy and all of her fun ideas and resources!

If you are looking for a cute winter snack this is perfect! If my kids have good behavior all month, this will be their reward! Quick and simple is what I like! Who wouldn't like that!?!

We will be getting into measurement and I just think this little guy would be cute to do after we learn about temperature and reading thermometers! Click on the picture above or catch the pin HERE on my Pinterest board!

Be sure to FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST for more great ideas! Also, please check out my friends below--they have some great ideas too!!

Visit Kristina's profile on Pinterest.

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Happy Saturday! :-)