A FUN Teacher T-Shirt Giveaway

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We, at Freebielicious are so excited to announce that we are teaming up with A+ Teacher Images (the greatest t-shirt company for teachers and more, in case you haven’t heard of them!). We all received the fanciest custom designed t-shirt we’ve ever owned. AND now, we can give a t-shirt of the winner’s choice for each of our individual blogs.
I just love my t-shirt because it is so much more than just a shirt.  It represents friendships, fun, and business relations (oh wait and STYLE, of course!) all in one “blinging” design.  Where else could you get all that from one t-shirt?  By the way, I never wear t-shirts,  but this one is sooooo soft and comfortable. I do not mind wearing it at all. It has truly become one of my favorite shirts! 
A  special thanks goes out to Doug from A+ Images.  He worked with us to make just the right shirt to represent our company. A+ Images will also like to give a FREE t-shirt to one lucky winner from EACH of our blogs!

We have made this giveaway super easy for you to have almost 50 chances to win one of 23 t-shirts.  It is a blog hop, so you can enter as many or as few giveaways you would like!  The contest begins Saturday, May 18th, at 8:00 a.m. EST and ends on Sunday, May 19th, at 12:00 a.m. EST.  Winners will be announced on the following Monday.  Easy peasy, lemon-squeezy!  Start by entering my giveaway here:
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This Giveaway has ended. The winner is Karen Rowland. Please check your email 🙂

If you would like, you can also follow my blog and teacher store for future freebies 🙂 Just click on this cute heart to get you there. 

Next, you will head over to my friend Lyndsey’s blog A Year of Many Firsts  and enter there. Then, you will keep going to each blog to enter this giveaway again and again or until your fingers are too tired to hit click (that is how simple we made it for you!).


Go to our Freebielicious Facebook page and like us so you never miss a freebie or giveaway like this one!

If you do not win a t-shirt, you can just use coupon code FREE20 to get a 20% discount on any order over $20. This offer has been made to our wonderful  followers and is valid now through June 15, 2013.

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End of the Year Ideas

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The end of the school year is near. I have some graduation/end of the year ideas to share with you so that you can start preparing for the big day. These are ideas and resources that I have used in the past. I hope that you are able to use them too.

Caps and Gowns

I like to order our graduation caps and gowns from Capsngowns4less.com. If you order 50 or more units, you usually get a really good discount. I think that it’s about 12.95 per unit. In the past, this price has included the cap, gown, tassel and diploma! Not a bad deal at all. Here is the link to their Pdf price list if you are looking for ideas: http://www.capsngowns4less.com/kindergowns.pdf Make sure not to wait until the last minute. Rush deliveries always include an extra fee. However, if you are unable to order caps and gowns from capsngowns4less.com due to some unforeseen reasons, then you could always do with an alternative like Jostens, who are known to sell finely stitched graduation attires. Moreover, they often offer these attires at a discounted rate. You can click over here to check out their graduation apparel collection.

 

Songs and Poem for graduation program:

I have included some videos that I found on youtube just to give you an idea.

I am a promise

The world is a rainbow: This is a beautiful song, especially when you use the hand motions that go along with it.

Parent letter and more:

At the end of our graduation ceremony, I read a Good-Bye Letter to the parents. This is a poem that I found a long time ago on a teacher site. (If you know the author of this poem, please let me know so that I can credit them:) Parents love, love, love this poem. I also print it and place a copy in their graduation gift bags.

Here is that poem and other end of the year poems and songs that I have compiled for you. I have an old version of the Good-Bye Letter on TPT, this one is much better.

Download this FREE collection of end of the year poems and songs HERE.

Celebration time

After the ceremony, we have a big celebration in our classrooms. Parents go all out. We have a parent meeting early in May to organize the party. They all pitch in to bring appetizers, food, dessert, drinks, piñata, and much more:)

Teacher gift for students

We usually buy scholastic books in advance. We give our students about two to three picture books inside a colorful party bag. It also includes their diploma with a student picture, the good-bye letter, report card and a memory book.

Editable Diplomas

I just made some editable diplomas. Just add your information on the lines to personalize them. Remember to print on card stock and laminate for durability. The packet includes Preschool, Pre-Kinder and Kindergarten in two versions (one with two graduating kids and another with multicultural kids). Find the English diplomas here.
Find the Spanish diplomas here.

 

Memory Book

In English:

In Spanish:

 

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Hall Passes Giveaway!

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Hall
Passes are so useful in our classrooms. I like to place mine next to the door
as a visual. For example, if the restroom pass is missing, students know that
they need to wait their turn until the hall pass is back in place. This is a
procedure that students will become familiar with very quickly. It
works great to maintain a good classroom management system.  Your
Subs will love it!
Would
you like a FREE set of Hall Passes?

Giveaway

My
friend Jennifer (from Simply Kinder) and I are giving away a set of Vista Print
passes to TWO lucky winners. They are made out of durable plastic luggage tags.
Each set includes 4 passes. These are the most commonly used passes in any
classroom. You will get the Nurse Pass, Boys Restroom pass, Hall Pass and a
Girls Restroom pass delivered to your home.
Luggage tag hall passes!  

Enter the Giveaway Here!

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FREEBIE

If you would like to order your own vista print passes, you are in luck!  We have the images for the tags as a freebie in our stores. Once you download the images, you can visit Vista Print to order your own set.

Click here for directions on how to upload your downloaded images to Vistaprint.
You can find the FREE Nurse Pass and Boys Restroom pass images in the Simply Kinder TpT store.
You can find the FREE Hall Pass and Girls Bathroom pass in Clip Art store.   

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Read it! Type it! Write it!

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Technology is such a big part of our lives. What better way to make learning fun than to incorporate it into learning activities? So, let’s Read it! Type it! Write it!  This is a sight words literacy center activity that uses the high frequency Dolch Words list for Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade.
This is the same product that was offered during last week’s daily giveaway. Here is a blog post to learn more about it 🙂

How to Prepare

1- The teacher will make a paper tent which will serve as a stand for the sight word cards. 
2- The teacher will choose the keyboard that works best for her students’ ability. There is a simple and a standard keyboard version in each packet. 

How to Use

1-The student will place a sight word card in the paper tent pocket. 
2-The student will READ the word.
3-The student will TYPE the word.
4-When done, the student will choose 8 words to WRITE on the activity sheet.

Objectives

1-
letter recognition as they look for the letters
2-sound
recognition as they sound it out while searching for the correct keys.
3-matching
upper to lowercase letters (words are written in lowercase, but keyboard uses
uppercase letters)
4-segmenting
and blending sounds to make words
5-correct
alphabet sequence (when using the simple board mats)
6-becoming
familiar with number and letter placement on a standard keyboard.
7-reading
and writing sight words to develop fluency
8-having
fun while learning!

This bundle includes the Preschool, Kinder and First Grade packs.
Click on the picture to get it 🙂

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Classroom Photos and Daily Giveaway

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Daily winners are chosen from the classroom photos that you submit to my facebook page. That is the only way that I can get them to download and add to my blog, where you can win. We want to see your classroom! Take pictures of any corner in your classroom and submit them to our Kinder Alphabet fb page 🙂

These are the photos that have been submitted so far.

Monday’s Winner: #31 submitted by Carmen Hathcock.
You are getting my Read it! Type it! Write it! pack.
Thank you for submitting your photo.
Read it! Type it! Write it! 
Tuesday’s Winner is #27 submitted by Lori Rosenberg from Teaching with Love & Laughter. You will get my Phonics Fun Bookmarks.
Everybody else, make sure to click on the blue link to see more of Lori’s classroom photos 🙂
Wednesday’s Winner is #13 submitted by Amy Del Gatto.
You are getting my Reading Strategies Posters.
Thank you for adding your classroom photos to my fb page.
Thursday’s Winner is #41 submitted by Cassie Wright. 
You are getting my Monthly Newsletters.

There will be 2 winners on Friday!

The Friday winners may choose my CVC Bundle Pack, plus my Alphabet Roll, Say, Color pack from my main TPT store OR  my Alphabet Mega Bundle Clip Art set from my Clip Art store on TPT. If the winner is a Bilingual Teacher, she may choose up to $50 worth of SPANISH products from my store.

Or choose this clip art set !!!

Friday Winners MUST enter this Rafflecopter to be eligible to win.

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4,000 FB Followers Giveaway

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I can’t believe that our Kinder Alphabet Facebook page has reached 4,000 followers. Thank you so much for following on facebook and volunteering to edit new items before they are posted. You are simply wonderful!!!

I would like to have a daily giveaway to celebrate this milestone. All you have to do is post your classroom pictures along with your email address on my facebook wall. I would love to see close-ups of literacy centers, anchor charts, word walls, and bulletin boards.  I will organize them on my blog for you to see. One picture will be chosen each day as the winner.

These are the classroom photos that have been submitted so far.

It was very hard to decide. So, I numbered your pictures and used the random number generator. Today’s winner is picture #11 submitted by Kaetybugg.
You won my Calendar Pack:)
Get your cameras ready on Monday and start uploading pictures to my fb page. 
Winners of the Classroom Photos will be chosen daily from Monday to Thursday.  If you are a bilingual teacher and prefer a Spanish product, please write “BILINGUAL” after your email address when you upload your photos 🙂 
You must follow my Facebook Page to qualify to win.
There will be 2 winners on Friday!

The Friday winners may choose my CVC Bundle Pack, plus my Alphabet Roll, Say, Color pack from my main TPT store OR  my Alphabet Mega Bundle Clip Art set from my Clip Art store on TPT. If the winner is a Bilingual Teacher, she may choose up to $50 worth of SPANISH products from my store.

Or choose this clip art set !!!

Friday Winners MUST enter this Rafflecopter to be eligible to win.

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Alphabet Mega Bundle {Clip Art for Teachers}

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I created this Alphabet Mega Bundle back in January. I have only mentioned it briefly since then, but here it is!  This is a collection of clip art for each letter of the alphabet. Whether you are working on letter names or letter sounds, this set will come in very handy. It includes very colorful graphics and the black and white versions as well. Each set is also sold separately.

Here’s a freebie from this set.
It’s hidden in the product preview just for you 🙂
Enjoy!
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World Autism Awareness Day and an Angel Bear Freebie

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Today is the 6th annual World Autism Awareness Day!

To show my support of Autism Awareness, I have created this Angel Bear. Free for you. Autism Awareness is observed the entire month of April. Feel free to download and share on your blogs, fb, wherever you would like. It includes this bear with and without words.

To learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorders, please visit CDC.gov
They will inform you on types of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) , signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment AND causes and risk factors.

These following links are resources for Teachers and Administrators:
This site provides detailed information for communication, social skills, behavior support, curriculum support, visual supports, inclusion, data sheets, thematic units, and so much more. This is the one to go to for many areas of support.
Here is one more.
Need to explain Autism to your students or kids at home?  Here is a good article written by KidsHealth. It has an AUDIO option, so that students may listen to it as it highlights the words. 
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Butterfly Gametivity

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I hope that you like my new idea 🙂

I am always looking for ways to
make learning fun. This FREE pack includes the common ROLL, SAY, COVER game mats for
number identification and addition. But, I came up with a new way to use this
concept for vocabulary development and comprehension.  I combined the ROLL, SAY, COVER game with the
LIFE CYCLE OF THE BUTTERFLY vocabulary pieces.  It is a good way to develop thematic vocabulary skills and, of course,  practice those new words. In this case, the students will review butterfly life cycle terminology. (My plan is to make more of these for other themes as well.)
Then, I added a twist to this game and
came up with a ROLL, SAY, COLOR GAMETiViTY. Let’s have fun while learning, right? Take a look and tell me what you think 🙂
Oh, and make sure to download your freebies.

If you like my new ROLL, SAY, COLOR idea, here are some more freebies from my latest product.
Enjoy!!!

Click on the picture of the Alphabet Roll, Say, Color Gametivity.
This freebie is hidden in the product preview.
So, download the preview to get this freebie 🙂

Do you like the clip art? It’s all in my clip art store. More will be added this week 🙂
By the way, I am having a sale in my TPT store and my
TPT clip art store. 

Now, HOP along to the  Kinder-Craze blog by Maria Monroe for more freebie fun!

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Easter Syllable Sort

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Here’s a syllable sorting activity that you can use in your pocket chart center. This packet includes number cards and Easter-themed picture cards. First, students will place the numbers at the top of the pocket chart. Then, they will choose one picture card, clap the syllables and place it under the corresponding number. A response sheet is included in this set.

Download the Easter printables here.
Download this Easter printable FREEBIE  here.
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