Lucky to be a Teacher Giveaway

Greetings! I'm so lucky to be collaborating with several teachers for this wonderful giveaway.

Teachers are the luckiest people in the world. They mold and shape the future. They take care of students, both big and little. I'm so lucky to have been a teacher. Teaching has been one of the highlights of my life and wouldn't change any of it.

To celebrate, we're having a giveaway. You can enter to win several different giveaway. This includes all grades. From pre-k to high school. 

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Thanksgiving Blog Hop 2015

      The Classroom clique proudly presents our Thanksgiving hop! Jump from blog to blog and gather some wonderful Thanksgiving traditions, recipes, and freebies.

    
     I have so much to be thankful for! Over this past year has been a real struggle for me. Doing TPT full time, helping my sister take care of her 3 beautiful children, and managing my seizures has made me strong and so thankful for every thing I have. I thank my family, especially my mother who was always there for me. My friends who still put up with me and antics. My friends in the Classroom Clique. Lastly, I thank my followers. You guys keep me running and motivated, especially through the exciting moments and the toughs moments. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!

      As is tradition in our house, I do the baking. It's mostly desserts. A few years ago, I challenged myself to make an apple pie from scratch (minus the pie dough). I have to say it was the most delicious pie we ever had. It was gone the next day. The recipe is very simple. I found it online at Pilsbury.com for Perfect Apple Pie. I added some a little powder sugar and apple juice to the filling to sweeten up the Granny Smith apples I used.

    I figured out how to do the Lattice topping for the pie crust. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I used eggs whites as a glaze for the top and covered the edges with foil (to stop the burnt edges).

     It came out beautifully and served with vanilla ice cream, it was the best dessert I had ever made.

Each year at Thanksgiving I make a new dessert so my sister asked me to make peach pie. I'm up for the challenge! =)

     I don't have many Thanksgiving games in my store, but I made new a freebie just for this blog hop. Moreover, it's a forever freebie!

In this game, students use dry erase boards to write the lower case letter that matches the capital letter.

This game covers all 26 letters of the alphabet. It's a perfect game to review to check for understanding.

Students are given the capital letter and on their dry-erase boards, write the lowercase letter. Great for the entire class or in small groups. Students can also practice individually on the iPad.

You can grab this game here:

Letter Matching Thanksgiving Powerpoint Game

Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to stop by other teacher bloggers for more recipes, traditions, and freebies!

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Trick or Treat! Blog Hop

I'm so happy to join The Classroom Game Nook in a "Trick or Treat" blog hop! Halloween is literally around the corner (one week away) and it's time for teachers to go trick or treating with some awesome tips, tricks, treats, and more!

Sight words are fun. Tic-Tac-Toe is fun too! Why not put the two together? 

My nephew who is in kindergarten practices his sights words every night. After a few weeks, he got tired of doing the flash cards. I decided to play Tic-Tac-Toe using his sight words. He was more than willing to play!

Set up is simple! Make a large Tic-Tac-Toe board on some paper. Write the sight words in each box.

Write X's and O's on some paper or index cards and you're ready to go! The first time around, I folded a paper in thirds and just traced the lines. Later, I made some boards, X's, and O's on my computer and printed them out.

You can save paper by drawing a Tic-Tac-Toe board on some paper and insert it into a Sheet protector. Use a dry-erase marker to write the letters. You can change the words any time with a eraser or paper towel. You can even insert 2 pages in one sheet placed back-to-back for 2 games in 1. You also have a carrying case for your cards and dry-erase pen!

When I think of Halloween, I think of all the sweets. In particular, candy corn. You can never have to much candy core! Here's a sweet candy corn game for your classroom.

My nephew Isaiah loves adding numbers so here's a fun Adding to 10 powerpoint game.

This Halloween themed game has students practicing adding numbers up to ten.

It's played with dry-erase boards so it's perfect for small groups. You can grab this wonderful freebie here. Be sure to grab it here:

Adding to 10 - Halloween Edition - Write and Wipe Powerpoint Game

Lastly, it's giveaway time! Halloween's a week away, but what about Thanksgiving? Once Halloween's over, the turkeys go into hiding! You and your students can practice counting turkeys with this fun Counting Turkeys PPT Game.

Before the big Turkey Day comes, make sure your students know how to count! Students play against the teacher as they count turkeys.

Some turkeys are in rows while others are scattered about. Great for a Thanksgiving review game. You can check out this game here:

Teacher vs. Student - Counting Turkeys Powerpoint Game. 

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You can enter to win this wonderful game! You can enter below. I'm also having a milestone celebration where you can win a $25 gift card.

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First Day Tried & True Linky Party

Good morning. I'm so happy to be participating in this blog hop. The first day of school will be here before we know it and I can't wait.

The first day of school can be tricky, but I've learned a few things to do on that first day that will get the students thinking! Enter: The Black Box Experiment.

When I did my student teaching some years ago, my mentor and I planned our first day out completely. One thing he did was the black box experiment. When I began my 2nd year teaching, I did this experiment with my 2nd graders. I filled a regular pencil boxes (the same you can get at the store for $0.50 to a $1 right now) with everyday school items. Mostly just some things we found around the classroom. Then I closed it and wrapped it in black bulletin board paper.

On the first day of school during science time, I pulled out the boxes. I had made about 3 to 5 boxes (enough for each table). I didn't tell the students what was in it. They had to use their senses to figure out what was in the box. It was a great experience for them and for me as well.

When I did it with my mentor, we simpy had the students write about it. When I did it with my 2nd graders, I created a worksheet where they could draw what they thought was in the box and write down their reasons. At the end of the day, I used their drawings and posted them on my bulleting board.

The answers they gave were funny while others were spot on (I think everyone knows the sound of a coin). You can gain some insight into their thinking as well as get a sample of their writing and drawing. I remember one student thought there were cards in the boxes. Another thought there was a toy elephant inside!

Through the school year, I made references to that experiment, especially for my struggling students (making the analogy that even though we don't know something, eventually we will figure it out aka open the box). At the end of the year, we opened the boxes and the students were surprised at what it was. Some were happy while others were disappointed. Next time, I plan to put small 2nd grade promotion certificates and small prizes inside the boxes! If you'd like to try this experiment in your classroom, you can purchase this set in my TPT Store. It gives you more details and plans out the entire lesson from start to finish.

Have a happy first day of school! Don't forget to check out other great first day activities!

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June Monthly Newsletter

Greetings everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful end of the year. Some of you are out and some are not, but hang in there! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it is so bright! Here’s what going on with Powerpoint Gaming this month.

Big Thank You and Welcome!
I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who entered my past giveaways! I greatly appreciate it. I’d also like to welcome all the new followers. You’re in for a treat!

Updates!

Beginning June 1^st, I will be updating my games. I will continue to make games, but on a lesser scale and to complete any bundle sets. Updates will include touch screen and Mac games. If there is game you wish to buy that you need for Mac, please let me know via email or in the Q&A section of that product and I will add it to the top of my list (I already have a 3 on my list). If not, I will start with my oldest games and work my way back. You can also check out my “Coming Soon” page on my blog to see what’s being updated each week. 

 

Yearly & Permanent License

The price of my Permanent License will increase from $100 to $125 on August 1^st. This is a heads up for anyone who thought about or wanted to buy a permanent license. I have over 200 PowerPoint games (and counting!). My Yearly License will remain the same at $25. If you purchased a yearly license before the change and are working towards a permanent license, you only have to work to $100 instead of $125.

 

1,000 Follower Spectacular!

I’m less than 50 followers away from 1,000 followers. I’ve joined a few giveaways this month so I’m sure to reach this epic milestone. When I do, you can believe the celebration will be huge! A whole week as a matter of fact! I’ll have daily prizes including numerous gift cards, flash freebies, and game giveaways! Be on the lookout for a count down on my Facebook page and updates on my blog!

Monthly Sale

My monthly sale will by June 19 – June 21. My entire store will be on sale (A great time to get that permanent license even cheaper before the price increase).

 

End of the Year Survey!

It’s that time again! It’s been a great school year at TPT. I’m happy with what I have accomplished and I’d love to hear your opinion. If you can, please take a moment to take this brief survey about Powerpoint Gaming. Once complete, you’ll be entered to win a $10 TPT Gift Card.

Follower Freebie

This month's follower freebie topic is Fractions. Some of you have been asking for fractions games that practice adding and subtracting like and unlike fractions. Although it’s not a full-blown game (it’s on my To-Do list), I can get you started with a mini version of it. Be sure to collect all the mini games for free on my “Mini Games” tab on Facebook.

 Fractions: Adding Like Fractions

 

Enjoy your summer and don't work too hard!