1,000 Follower Spectacular - Day 8

 

It's here, it's here! I finally made it to 1,000 followers. I'm so excited! I wanted to have a small huge celebration. So big it would take an entire week to celebrate! Each day will includes spectacular new games, $1 Deals & freebie steals, and much, much more! You can find out more with in my 1,000 Follower Spectacular Invitation.

 

 

 

 Let's begin with the Gift Card giveaway of the Day! Today, you can win a permanent game license. That means every game ever made. Past, present, and future games! A prize worth over $300.

 

 

 

 

 a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

  

Today's $1 Deal is for everyone. Someone requested that I make more backgrounds for powerpoint. I thought about it and decided. Why not? It's part of my name. Why shouldn't I have some backgrounds?
 

 

 

This collection includes 14 backgrounds in PNG format. I used my own clip art to create this set. Commercial friendly and easy to insert. Great for any powerpoint project.
 

 

 

 

Get on sale all this week for $1.

Crayons Powerpoint Backgrounds Set 1

 

 

Today's freebie is about everyone! Since I made those backgrounds with my own clip art, I thought maybe I should offer it as clip art too. 

 

 

 

 

This is my first set of clip art. I made these a while ago but never really did anything with them besides make 1 or 2 backgrounds with them. Now you can make your own as well.

 

Comes in 10 colors and includes a B&W version. Formats include both JPEG and PNG. Commercial friendly and easy to use. 

 

 

 

 You can get this game for free all this week.

Crayon Clip Art Set
 

 

That's all for today. Be sure to stop by my Facebook page for some flash freebies starting at/around 5 pm EST. Click "Get Notifications" so you'll know when they start!

3,000 Feedback Celebration!

This past Friday I received my 3,000th comment in my TPT store! Time to celebrate!

I'm so excited! I just recently had received my 3,000th comment! Just a few months before, I had my 2,000 comments celebration and now I'm at 3,000. It's time to celebrate! I've teamed with some wonderful TPT authors to bring you two amazing giveaways.

Each giveaway consists of products and shopping spree from 21 talented TPT authors. There's also a $10 TPT Gift Card up for grabs in each giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Thank you for following me and the all the wonderful support and feedback you have given me on any of my endeavors. I feel truly blessed whenever I receive feedback, no matter what it is. =)

Teacher Appreciation Week - Day 5

Happy Teacher Appreciation week! Every day this week, I will have a new mini game that will be a freebie for the entire week. You can pick it up in my TPT store. In addition, I will giving away a game of your choice from my TPT Store.

Here's your last freebie of the week:
Reading Comprehension - Little Red Riding Hood!

Reading comprehension! Something I have yet to tackle, but I think it's about time to start! What better place to start than with fairy tales? Let's start with Little Red Riding Hood.

In this mini game, students will answer questions about the story "Little Red Riding Hood". There are 10 questions in all.

Some questions have one answer while other questions have multiple answers. Each questions and its answers are animated.

I included story element questions as well (setting, characters, author's message, etc). Because there are so many different version of  "Little Red Riding Hood", this game is editable so you can adjust your answers to fit the version you're reading to your students. I've read one version that has a huntsman instead of woodsman. I read another version where after the wolf ate little Red Riding Hood, the woodsman used scissors to cut her and her grandmother out of the wolf's stomach.

The last question I left without an answer because there are so many answers  a student could give. If you like to add an answer, simply copy  an answer and the answer button from a previous slide and paste it to the bottom of the slide. Don't forget to change the answer. 

This game will be great for guided reading groups. Don't forget to leave some feedback. I plan to make this game part of a Reading Comprehension: Fairy Tale Bundle on sale now.

 

Don't forget to enter to win a free game of your choice from my TPT Store on Facebook. Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother's Day. You deserve it!

May Monthly Outlook

The school year is coming to an end! Hold on teachers. I know you can do it! Here's what's happening this month!

 

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 4 though the 8 is Teacher Appreciation Week. I'll be celebrating with new mini games each day and a Winner's Choice giveaway each day! Be sure to follow my Facebook page so you can enter to win!

 

 

3,000 Feedback Celebration!

I don't know when it's going to happen, but I'm a little over 100 comments away.  When I reach 3,000, I'll be having a celebration so don't forget to leave feedback if you've purchased or downloaded anything from my store. I'll be giving away some games and 2 TPT Gift cards! Follow me on Facebook to find out when the celebration starts!

Monthly Sale

My monthly sale will be May 15th through the 17th. Be sure to stop by my store to stuck up on some review games for the End of Grade Assessments.

 

 

Mac-iPad Games
After playing around with my iPad, I've finally worked out most of the kinks for Mac-iPad games. You'll start to see them included in new games. During the summer, I'll be update my older games and Mac-iPad games will be included! If there's a game you desperately want that's doesn't have a Mac-iPad version, let me know in the Q&A section and I'll make it for you. Until then, you'll just have to wait for the summer time!

 

 

Follower Freebie

This month's follower freebie is Multiplication and Division! Yes, it's a pretty common topic, but 3rd grades need that practice! This is just a small sample of the Multiplication Facts and Division Facts Bundle I've been working on!

 

 

Multiplication 0 - 6 Mini Game

 

So much going on! Thank you for following me. Enjoy the spring, stay strong, and good luck to you and your students on the End of Grade assessments!

Chandra M.

Powerpoint Gaming

 

Powerpoint Gaming's 200 Games and Counting Celebration - Day 7

It's Saturday, everyone! This week has been truly amazing! It's the final day of my celebration. Here's what up for grabs today!
 

 Today's gift card is for a $25 shopping spree to my TPT store. I know that I've already given this away, but I can't help it! So many of you love my games that I just wanna give more away! So many that I'll giveaway 2 shopping sprees! Here's where you can enter 

a Rafflecopter giveaway  

 

 

Today's powerpoint game that's up for grabs is for everyone! I don't usually give these away, but I'm so excited about making 300 games, I'd make the exception.

 

 

If you love my games, you should consider purchasing a permanent license. This license give you access to every powerpoint game I've created over the years. To be exact, I've created

 

 

Today's mini game freebie is a mini game template.

 

Now you can make your own mini games! There are 1 questions for you to create your  very own game. Best of all, you can use it commercially.

 

Don't forget to stop by my Facebook page each night for some games and flash freebies starting at 6 PM EST!

 

Class dismissed!

Powerpoint Gaming's 200 Games and Counting Celebration - Day 5

Happy Thursday, everyone! I had a wonderful day of giveaways and freebies yesterday. Let's get the ball rolling again!

 Today's gift card is for a $25 gift card to Amazon.com. I recently bought a few books for my kindle paper white. If don't have one, now's your chance! You can win this by entering here!

a Rafflecopter giveaway  


Direct Link:

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/0d789a4732/

 

 

Today's powerpoint game that's up for grabs is for 1st grade. Here's a time game that's fun for the whole class.

 

Time. What can I say. For some students, it's hard. For others, it's easy. This game practices telling time to the hour. Making it more fun as students try to find the most stars in order to win.

 

 

Today's mini game freebie is about Bar graphs.

 

 

 

The game includes questions about 2 different bar graph. The questions are simple. It's perfect for introducing bar graphs. This game is available all week for free so be sure to stop by my store and pick it up before it goes on sale!

 

Don't forget to stop by my Facebook page each night for some games and flash freebies starting at 6 PM EST!

 

Class dismissed!

Powerpoint Gaming's 200 Games and Counting Celebration - Day 1

I'm so excited to announce my "200 Games and Counting; Celebration. I've hit a tremendous milestone: 200+ Powerpoint Games! It's a big achievement in my book and I'm happy to share my success with my followers.

 

Here's how my week long celebration works. Each day I'll be giveaway prizes including powerpoint games, mini games, and gift cards. I'll also have some flash freebies too. All this will take place on my Facebook page so please be sure to follow me there. I will also do a blog post about new games and the giveaway products. Follow me by email so you'll know when they start!

 

I do want to take a moment to send my love to A Little Peace of Africa. She did a marvelous job on my new logo and my business cards as well a blog. It's amazing! I can't wait to work with her again!

 

I can't wait to get started! Let's get started! Here's today's first set of prizes!

 

Today's gift card is for a $25 eGift card to Target. I love Target, especially they dollar section near the front. I find myself spending a few dollars here before I even get into the store. XD.You can win this by entering here!

 

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Today's powerpoint game that's up for grabs is for 5th grade. Here's a measurement  conversion game that's fun for the whole class.

 

 

What makes it even better is that it's a Jeopardy game! Kids cannot get enough  of the Jeopardy game. This should make measurement easier 10 times more fun! Be sure to enter to win this on my Facebook page!

 

 

Today's mini game freebie is very useful! 5th graders can practice with this fun pre-algebra game.

 

 



 

This is a good introduction to algebraic expression. A few of my students struggles with the word phrases so this quick 10 question game is great for review. This game is available all week for free so be sure to stop by my store and pick it up before it goes on sale!

 

Don't forget to stop by my Facebook page each night for some games and flash freebies starting at 6 PM EST!

 

Class dismissed!





Photo Contest Begins!

 

 

 

 

As some of you know (or may not know) I'm currently not teaching at the moment due a seizure I had in July. There are a few things I miss about being in the classroom. One of them is working with students. I still see them occasionally when I go out and they say they miss me, even though they're not in my class anymore. Another thing I miss is my own students using my products. They would ask me almost every day if we were going to play a Teacher vs Student game or a Jeopardy game. That's how Powerpoint Gaming came to be. I miss it so much, but have come up with a idea that can benefit me as well as you!

Ladies and gentleman, may I present the Classroom Photo Contest!

The rules are simple! Just submit 1 to 5 pictures by the 15th of every month. I will go through the entries and choose the best photo. The winner will receive a $25  Teachers Pay Teachers Gift certificate, a $10 shopping spree in my TPT Store, as well as a blog post about the picture.

Pictures can be students engaged in an activity, you and students playing a game, or even a bulletin board you've created using one of my products. The more picture you enter, the better your chances.

Each contest starts on the 20th of each month and ends the 15th of the following month. The 16th through 19th allows me to judge the entries, contact the winner, and prepare the post. The winner will be announced on the 20th along  with the start of a new entry cycle. You can enter once every month (unless you win, then you cannot enter the following month).

 

Pictures can by submitted by clicking on "Fun Giveaways" on the left side of the screen and clicking on "January Picture Submission Open!"

You can view the official rules and guidelines here.

So what are you waiting for! I wanna see my products in action!


 

What kinda a week its been!

I started off last week with such a bang! I had to share it.

Sunday morning, I awoke and looked at my cellphone. It was Sunday, my best day for sales on TPT. I was shocked. 19 emails?! 19?! I had to sit up straight to make sure it was real. I looked at a say majority of was feedback for one of my freebies. That could only mean one things: One of my freebies made it into the weekly newsletter! Hallelujah! I had been trying for the past couple of weeks, nit really caring if I made it in or not (after weeks of trying with no success). I know it would help with sales, followers, and such. BOY DID IT EVER!
Here's the product that made it into the weekly newsletter.

 

Monday afternoon
Before Sunday, I have 67 followers and about 650 votes. By the end of the Monday, I had well over 100 followers and were up to 760 votes. Sales went up too.

 

Tuesday and Wednesday

I live in North Carolina so any mention of the word "snow" and our government shuts down. That's exactly what happened. It was nice to get some work done. Every once and a while. . . .

 

Thursday

This was unexpected as well, but all the same a nice gift. We usually get paid around the 15th of each month so I wasn't expecting any payment yet. Like before, I got an email on my phone, stating "You've received money" from Paypal.  Needless to say, I was excited. It was the first time since we get paid monthly that I have had over $200 (short $5 of$300). I was so happy.

 

I made a  promise to myself that if I ever made to $200 or more, I would buy a premium account. And that's exactly what I did. The first thing I purchased was a premium account that, by now, has already paid for itself.

 

Also, sometime between Thursday and Tuesday,  I sold my 3,000 item. =)

 

Friday

This day isn't usually the best day for my sales. Nevertheless, I paid to promote one of my packets. I  had done Kindergarten before and it had done okay. It did excellent considering I now had a premium account and the sale cost was $10.  I ended up making more money on this one day alone than I have ant ANY other time, including site wide sales and black Friday.

 

 

On a more personal note, I live with my sister and her family. I have 2 beautiful nephews and 1 gorgeous niece. Since it's Valentine's Day weekend, the grandmother decided to take them for the weekend.  We had a Kid-Free weekend. That was nice too!

 

Saturday and Sunday

To end such a perfect week, I threw a sale. Now, I had planned this sale about a week and a half ago, before I knew my product was going to be in the newsletter. If I had known, I would have waited to send out my monthly newsletter, but I sent it out right before so I had not way to address my new followers. Hopefully, they're following me now! =)

 

 

I hit so many milestones this week that I'm planning a huge giveaway with multiple winners and multiple products. Check back here in a day or two. I'm gonna need some help planning this!

 

Hope you enjoyed reading about my wonderful week.

 

 

 

Class Dismissed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First time Promo, Stupendous Story Elements, and PPT Games

First time Promo!

I've been on TpT since 2011. 2 years since I found this wonderful website. Today, I tried something risky but in the end, I think it was worth it. On TpT, you can promote your products and was always anxious. It seemed like a long shot. What if it doesn't pay off? What if you don't make any sales?

I'm glad I waited til now.

I waited until I had a good enough product to attract sellers. Boy, did I score with this one. I made a Kindergarten bundle that includes over 100 worksheets and a few games. I based everything on the common core and looking at examples from a pdf our state gave us. I was impressed with myself  when it was finished.

Kindergarten Math Winter Packet

I decided it would be good to promote my first grade-level appropriate bundle. I posted my product and it was slowly viewed. Within a week, someone wish listed it, which made me smile. When the first teacher purchased it, I was overjoyed. When another person purchased, I was relieved. It decided: let's promote it!

There were many reasons why I waited to so long to promote something on TpT was: 1.) I didn't know how, 2.)I didn't think I had a really good product worth promoting yet, 3.) I was scared and nervous, and 4.) I didn't have a lot on income from the products on TpT.

Now it's up and teachers are purchasing it left and right! Very please with myself that I'm currently working on 2nd grade math. I completed 1st Grade a few days ago and its up and available.

Great Finds-Stupendous Story Elements

Switching from Non-fiction or fiction is an easy task. Finding worksheets and organizers for them, not so much. There are a lot of websites that offer free organizers that are plain and simple. I came across this while searching for some new organizers. This 34 page pdf includes worksheets, templates, posters, even a game for students to play during snack time. These worksheets are more appeasing to the eyes than traditional organizers. Anything to keep students engaged. Best of all: its free!

My featured Product - 3rd Grade Fraction Jeopardy-Like PowerPoint Game

My best seller! This PowerPoint game I created while I was a 3-5 tutor. It's a jeopardy review game that covers all areas of fractions for 3rd grade including identifying fractions, fraction of a set, equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, ordering fractions, and add/subtract fractions. There's even a type in scoreboard for you to keep while in "Slideshow Mode". The boxes disappear after you've click on them to eliminate repeat questions. 30 questions in all. Perfect for review. All this for only $1.



Class Dismissed!