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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Milestone Celebration! Win a TPT Gift Card!

It's time for a celebration! A HUGE celebration!! I made the first official TPT milestone which is $20,000 in sales. I'm not a big person on numbers. I appreciate the 1st sale, the 59th sale, and the 781th sale.

I want to take a moment to thank you!

Thank you to every person who went to my TPT store whether you purchased an item, downloaded a freebie, or just pasting through.

Thank you to my loyal followers (both old and new) who have stayed with me from the beginnings and through the hard times.

Thank you for everyone reading my blog posts. I know I don't write much, but I'm working on it! =P

Thank you to my family and friends through thick and thin and putting up with my spontaneous but fun behavior.

Thank you God and Jesus who has blessed me with the creative talent to help so many teachers and countless number of students.

Thank you TPT. Without TPT, I don't where I would be. You have made me a better person and a better teacher.

The best way (besides saying thank you) is to have a giveaway! 2 lucky followers will receive a $25 TPT gift. The giveaway lasts 2 weeks with daily entries!

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You Ought to Know about OpenLibrary - Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be joining Jasmine for another "You Ought to Know" blog hop. This hop is mostly for teachers, but students and families too.  Introducing OpenLibrary.org.

Just like the name suggest, this website is an only library of eBooks that you can check out. There are 1,000s eBooks including thousands of popular children's books. Best of all, it's free!

Just like a real library, you have to log in. Think of it as the your library card. Once you're logged in, you search for thousands of eBooks including Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, and more.

 Be sure to click "Only show eBooks" otherwise you get books from libraries across the country. Once you click on a book, you can see it's availability.

Each page has a description of the book (or you can add one) and details about the book. It even tells you the first sentence of the book just to make sure you have the right book. You can read the books if you have the DAISY program or in your internet browser.

Once you've borrowed the book, you'll be given a few choices. You can read in your browser with no software to download. If you have Adobe Digital Editions, you can download it and read it as a PDF or and ePub. I suggest using the browser. Easy to use and virtually no problems.

Once opened, you can use the arrows on screen or your keyboard to navigate through the book. You can increase or decrease the size or change the way you look. Clicking the triangle will remove the buttons.

You can click on your profile and view which books you have checked out. It will also tell you how long you have before the are automatically returned and your waiting list for books you want. You can also make lists for your favorite books.

I love using this, especially when I'm looking for books for my classroom and when I can't get my hands on one. Great for planning ahead too!

Don't forget to check out these other great bloggers and their awesome tricks!

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Football Freebie Frenzy - Week #5

Welcome to Week #5 of my weekly Football Freebie Frenzy! All Football season long, you can linky up freebies for your Favorite sports team's victory. You can check out previous weeks here:

Week #1
Week #2
Week #3
Week #4

Because my panthers are on a bye week, there aren't any freebies from me this week. However, my Holiday Bundles Pre-Sale begins today!

This year, I've planned to make several games for the holiday season. Why not make at least 2 games for each holiday and bundle them together?

Each game will have 20 or more questions. Adding Fractions will be Tic-Tac-Toe games (Answer the question correctly to use an "x" or "o"). Comparing Numbers will be Find the Star (Answer the question earn the chance to find the Star). In this case, since it's a holiday game, the "stars" may be holiday themed (Witch for Halloween, Turkey for Thanksgiving, etc). Each game will be released at least one week before the intended holiday. Holidays include:

• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Valentine's Day
• St. Patrick's Day
• Easter

As each holiday comes, I will add a new game to the folder. For the next 2 weeks, each bundle will be on sale for $4. Afterwards, it will be $6 for the following 2 weeks before going to full price.

You can check these out here:

Comparing Numbers Holiday Bundle

Adding Fractions Holiday Bundle

Don't forget to link up and check out some other great TPT products!

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October Monthly Newsletter

Good afternoon, everyone! School is in fool swing and fall is upon us. Bring out the pumpkin spice! Here's what's going on with PPT Gaming this month.

I've relisted my "Custom Powerpoint Game" product. If there's a game you'd like made personally for your classroom, please let me know!

Starting October 5th, I will have a Presale for all my holiday bundle. Each set will be $4 for one week, $6 the next, and finally $8 the last week. Be sure to grab them when you can.

I'm having a Buy One Get One FREE sale in my TPT Store. Purchase any product in my TPT store and get another for equal or lesser value FREE (excludes yearly license). Just email me what you purchased and what you would like and will email it to you. This will last all weekend long so don't forget to stop by. You can email at powerpointgamingvids@gmail.com. Sale begins October 10.

My monthly sale will begin Friday October 23. Be sure to stop be and get some great Halloween Games for your classroom.

Here's your Follower Freebie for the month. First Grade teachers, this one if for you! Enjoy and don't forget to stop my Facebook page each week for another Freebie!

Until next month, enjoy yourself and thanks for following!

Chandra M.
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Football Freebie Frenzy - Week #4

Welcome to Week #4 of my weekly Football Freebie Frenzy! All Football season long, you can linky up freebies for your Favorite sports team's victory. You can check out previous weeks here:

Week #1
Week #2
Week #3

My Carolina Panthers are so awesome! They're 4-0,  beating the Tampa Bay. It's the first time since 2003 they've been 4-0. Last time it happened, they went to the Super Bowl! Because of their victory, you get a freebie!

I taught 5th grade as my first teaching job. I had to teach Math and Science so weather was part of the curriculum. Here's a weather vocabulary game!

 

This game review weather vocabulary. Students are given the definition and they must figure out the word.

There are four teams in all so students can play against each other. There are 21 questions including a tie breaker question.

You can get this game for FREE in my TPT Store. Don't forget to link up and check out some other great TPT products!

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