Sign up to attend our free online workshop, sponsored by The Mailbox and Walmart, and you’ll have a chance to win prizes that are just what you need for the classroom. Winners will be drawn every five minutes throughout the workshop! Here’s a look at what we’re giving away:

• three-packs of Kleenex tissues

• three-packs of Lysol wipes

• 3M prize packs, including Scotch Brand tape, Post-it Super Sticky Recycled Notes, and Command removable hooks

• $50 Walmart gift cards!

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In this 30-minute session, we’ll take you step by step through the process of setting up a Teacher Registry at Classrooms by Walmart. Your Teacher Registry is perfect for back-to-school supplies, plus you can also create lists for timely special events such as a Mother’s Day tea, a reading celebration, or a year-end class party. Parents will get an email every time you update your list. You’ll save time, and they’ll save money!

Reserve your spot for the online workshop, which will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 4 pm EDT. Click here now to sign up. Hurry, space is limited! (Can’t attend during that time? An archived version will be available for viewing later as well!)

To add to the fun, submit a comment to this blog to let us know which of the prizes listed above are your favorites. You’ll be entered in a drawing to win $50 cash! Plus everyone who submits a comment will receive a coupon for $5 off a $15 order from The Mailbox. Send those comments right now. This contest ends at 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013. (Update: congratulations to Rhonda P., who is our lucky winner. Rhonda, we’ll be contacting you about your prize!)

Hope to “see” you at the online workshop next week!

PS: My blog isn’t the only place where you can win prizes this week. Visit Diane’s blog and Todd’s blog for more chances to win prizes too!

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It’s never too soon to start thinking about summer! And this week’s special giveaway will help. Nana’s Summer Surprise, from Tundra Books, is perfect for launching your summer countdown. One lucky teacher will win this book! To enter our random drawing, submit a comment to our blog to let us know which of this week’s fun freebies and outstanding offers are your favorites. Submit your comment by 11:59 PM EST on Monday, May 6, 2013, to be entered in our drawing. Good luck!

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Summer reading is top of mind—and Ivy and Bean are here to help! Request your free summer reading kit and poster featuring these mischievous main characters. Click here now to request your free kit. Hurry, supplies are limited!

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Nothing is more summery than watermelon. But how much do you and your students know about this favorite summer food? Test your watermelon smarts, download free activities, and enter to win an iPad! It’s all at www.themailbox.com/watermelon. (Hint: When you share these great watermelon resources with parents and colleagues, you’ll earn bonus entries into the iPad sweepstakes!)

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End-of-grade tests are around the corner, and no doubt students are brushing up on their multiplication facts. Twenty-five lucky teachers will win 10 Days to Multiplication Mastery, which includes a student workbook and a set of Multiplication Wrap-ups. Click here now to enter this exciting contest!

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Did you know that there’s a new take on Bloom’s taxonomy? Learn all about it—and get a handy tool to use in your classroom—with the Depth of Knowledge Wheel from Mentoring Minds. You’ll get quick and easy access to all six levels of the revised Bloom’s taxonomy and to four levels of Webb’s depth of knowledge. Learn more about this must-have tool from Mentoring Minds. Click here!

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Submit your comment now for a chance at this week’s prize!

PS: Watch our blogs for extra-special posts from all of our The Mailbox and Learning Magazine bloggers next week. We’ll be giving away prizes, prizes, and more prizes!

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This week I’ve rounded up some super prizes, and they’re all for teachers only. I’m adding one more extra-special prize to the mix: submit a comment to our blog to let us know which sweepstakes, in your opinion, takes first place. One lucky commenter will win a book that’s perfect for Poetry Month: Pug and Other Animal Poems, written by Valerie Worth and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Submit your comment by 11:59 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013, to be entered into our random drawing!

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Winning a prize is wonderful. But winning a prize designed to share is even better! Enter the Elmer’s Classroom Glue Times Two Sweepstakes. If you win the Elmer’s prize pack for the month, then you’ll also win one to share with a colleague. It’s that easy! Plus you can download dozens of free activities that target Common Core State Standards and preschool developmental goals. Enter now at www.themailbox.com/elmers.

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Having lots of students read aloud is great—right until the noise level in your classroom reaches a roar! Here’s help: the WhisperPhone Select allows you to monitor reading practice and provide feedback during guided reading activities. Simply turn the dial to listen in discretely as several students all read at once. Ten lucky teachers will win this tool! Click here now to enter our contest.

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Share fascinating facts about animals—and download free Common Core nonfiction passages, worksheets, and more! It’s all part of the Animal Ambassador program sponsored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. When you sign up, you’ll be entered to win a $1,000 Visa gift card. Enter now!

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Check out this brand-new contest: enter to win an iPad Mini in the Westcott Warriors Classroom Sweepstakes! And that’s not all, 100 lucky teachers will win a Westcott prize pack, complete with a pair of adult scissors and six pairs of kids’ scissors. Winners are drawn weekly, so enter now at www.themailbox.com/westcottwarriors.

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Here’s another great prize: one lucky teacher will win a tablet computer, $200 of Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer, a $100 Visa gift card, and free Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer for the charity of his or her choice. It’s all part of the Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer Teach Happy Sweepstakes. Dowload free forms and tips for you and stay-healthy puzzles and games for your students as well. Click now to take a look!

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Ready for some new reads in your classroom? Enter now to be one of 25 lucky teachers to win the first book in each of four fun chapter-book series from Simon: Galaxy Zack, Captain Awesome, The Critter Club, and Heidi Heckelbeck. The books are for ages 5-7. Enter now!

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Don’t forget, submit your comment to our blog and enter our contests. You’ll be glad you did!

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Spring sure seemed to be taking its time this year. But now I think it finally has arrived—and that calls for a special giveaway. Submit a comment to our blog to let us know which of this week’s featured freebies are your favorites. One lucky teacher will win Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard from Candlewick Press; Bee Life, part of the Small World series from Insight Kids; and Backyard Biology, a book with 25 projects from Nomad Press. Hurry, comments must be received by 11:59 PM EDT on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, to be included in our drawing. Submit your comment now!

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National Poetry Month is underway! Here’s a great source for free and fun activities: the Shel Silverstein Poetry Workshop Kit, available at shelsilverstein.com. Download your kit and then “Like” Shel on Facebook at facebook.com/shelsilverstein.

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Preschool teachers, how do you know when your students are truly ready for kindergarten? Mark you calendar for an informative webinar sponsored by Handwriting Without Tears. This free event will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 8 pm EDT. Click here to reserve your spot!

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Is Origami Yoda all the rage in your classroom? Well get ready, because Art2-D2’s Guide to Folding and Doodling is an interactive companion book to the best-selling Origami Yoda series from Abrams. Students get step-by-step guidance on folding a variety of origami puppets, tips on how to draw people, pointers for becoming a master doodler, and much more. To learn more (or to find out what all the excitement is about), click here!

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Earth Day is April 22. How will you make the day meaningful for your students? Share your best Earth Day lessons via Pinterest and have a chance to win a tablet, a Staples gift card, or Georgia-Pacific products for your classroom. Visit the Teaching With Soul blog for instructions on how to participate. Hurry, this contest ends on Friday, April 12, 2013. Click here! (Update: Good news, the contest has been extended to April 21! Go ahead and submit those lessons!)
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There are lots of new contests posted at LearningMagazine.com! Win a library of 17 hardcover books from the I Like to Read series. The books are published by Holiday House and are for PreK to grade 3. And there are lots more contests to enter too! Dozens of teachers will win exciting prizes. Click here now!

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Don’t forget, submit your comment to our blog and enter our contest!

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Featuring poets such as Jack Prelutsky, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson, the 200 poems in the National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry will have students squeaking, shrieking, soaring, and roaring! To enter our drawing for this book, submit a comment to our blog to let us know which of this week’s fun freebies are your favorites. Comments are due by 11:59 pm EDT on Thursday, April 4, 2013. One lucky teacher will win!

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Continue your focus on animals with the Animal Ambassador program from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Monthly updates feature free activities that target the Common Core State Standards and teach students about animals, habitats, and more. Plus one lucky teacher will win a $1,000 Visa gift card! Join the program now at www.themailbox.com/ifaw.

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History offers a free idea magazine for teachers! Published twice a year, The Idea Book for Educators includes teacher’s guides, contest info, and other resources from the Education Department at A&E Television Networks. Sign up for your free subscription today! Click here; then go to “Sign Up for the Idea Book for Educators” on the left.

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Plant the seeds of science—and address the Common Core State Standards—with the new Discovery Series for grades K-2 from Continental Press. One lucky teacher will WIN the set—six copies each of 24 books for a total of 144 books. Wow! Enter the contest now; click here!

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Have you and your students met Babymouse? Written by Newbery winner Jennifer L. Holm, this series of graphic novels is for grades 1-5. Get a free guide for using Babymouse and other graphic novels in your classroom! Click here!

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Get creative with the Common Core—plus win Elmer’s supplies for yourself and for a colleague! Find dozens of free activities and a chance to enter the Elmer’s Classroom Glue Times Two Sweepstakes. It’s all at www.themailbox.com/elmers. Enter now; new winners are drawn each month!

Don’t forget, submit your comment to our blog and enter our contest!

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