This week brings another assortment of freebies and fun contests. No teacher I know can resist goodies like these!

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Mark your calendar: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, is World Read Aloud Day. Visit www.litworld.org to find free activity sheets, printable posters and certificates, sample lessons, and more. While you’re there, register for updates too!

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Planning your spring field trips? Be sure to visit Field Trip Factory for information on FREE field trips in your area. Check out the five new field trips for 2010 and learn more about options for free bus funding. It’s all at www.fieldtripfactory.com.

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The Doodle 4 Google contest is open! This year’s theme is “If I Could Do Anything, I Would…” Students in grades K-12 are invited to participate by creating a Google logo that conveys the theme. Get all the details at www.google.com/doodle4google. Register your class by March 17, 2010. The winning doodle will be featured on the Google homepage on May 27, 2010.

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Good luck!

PS: It’s time to for some early spring cleaning: post a comment on our blog by Friday, March 5, for a chance to WIN a box of assorted classroom resources. Good luck! (Update: Congratulations to Darlene, who won a box of assorted teacher resource books, children’s books, and more. We have more chances to win! See the next post to enter another drawing!)

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My inbox is bursting again. There are so many great contests and fun freebies that I just can’t wait to tell you about. With no further adieu, here are a few favorites to start with. More to come!
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Black History Month is underway. For a chance to win both the print book and the audiobook A Negro League Scrapbook, by Carole Boston Weatherford, click here and post a comment on the Plugged-in to Nonfiction blog. To get free ideas for other books related to black history plus free audio files to go with them, click here to view the new e-newsletter from The Mailbox and Recorded Books.

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You and your students can help choose the book that will be featured in this year’s Jumpstart Read for the Record Campaign. The candidates are Blueberries for Sal, Make Way for Ducklings, Peter’s Chair, and Snowy Day. As a bonus, Pearson will donate $1 to Jumpstart for every vote up to 200,000. To cast your vote, visit www.readfortherecord.com/vote. Hurry; voting ends on February 28, 2010.

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The What Works Clearinghouse is hosting a free webinar: Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom. Scheduled for March 3, 2010, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EST), the session covers prevention, implementation, and schoolwide strategies for eliminating problem behaviors. There’s a free practice guide to go along with the session too. Click here now to register!

Have fun!

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Spark your students’ enthusiasm for math with these free contests and programs. They’ll add up to fun and learning!
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Team up with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to build math skills and raise funds to fight childhood cancer. Math-A-Thon materials are free. Plus if you register your school before February 15, you’ll be entered in a drawing for a $50 Target gift card. Click here now for the details!

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Registration is now open for World Math Day, to be held March 3, 2010. This is an online math competition in which students compete against one another to correctly answer the most math questions in 24 hours. Last year over 1.9 million students ages 5-18 answered more than 450 million math questions during the event.  To register, visit www.worldmathday.com.

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What would your students think of creating their own thrill rides using mathematical tools? They can! Visit www.MathMovesU.com, sponsored by Raytheon, to learn more. While you’re there, check out the MathCounts competition for middle school students.

Have fun!

PS: The new issue of Learning magazine has 91 prizes to WIN. Hurry—our contests end February 16, 2010. Click here now to enter!

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