Free Books for Black History Month—and Other Goodies Too!

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It’s Black History Month, and I have resources to share. Submit a comment to our blog by 11:59 PM EST on Monday, February 18, 2013, to let us know which of our assorted fun freebies are your favorites. One lucky teacher will win a Black History Month prize pack featuring Harlem’s Little Blackbird, the story of singer and dancer Florence Mills. Submit your comment right now! (Sherra is our winner!)

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Ah-choo! It’s cough and cold season. If your class supply of tissues and hand sanitizer is running low, you need to know about the Walmart Teacher Registry. Set up a free online wish list in minutes; then automatically let parents know what you need. It’s a simple, timesaving solution! Click here to try it!

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Foster a love of reading—and a desire to help others—with the Read to Feed program from Heifer International. Download free materials, including lessons, student guides, bookmarks, and more, or request a printed kit. It’s all at www.readtofeed.org.

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Mix things up a bit by adding real-world videos and multimedia activities to your lessons. Check out Espresso Elementary, which features cross-curricular, multimedia learning with a wide range of interactive, video-rich classroom resources. It’s for PreK through grade 5. There’s a free 30-day trial! Sign up now; click here.

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Green your school! That’s the challenge with Global Green USA’s Green School Makeover. One lucky school will win $75,000 to make it happen; nine runners-up will each win an Office Depot gift card valued between $1,000 and $2,500. Hurry, applications are due March 31, 2013. Click here!

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Win an Elmer’s glue prize pack for yourself—and one for a colleague! That’s the idea behind the Elmer’s Classroom Glue Times Two! Sweepstakes. A pair of lucky teachers wins each month now through September. Plus load up on dozens of free activities that target Common Core State Standards and developmentally appropriate preschool skills. It’s all at www.themailbox.com/elmers. Enter now!

Don’t forget to let us know which of these great offers are your favorites!

Karen

PS: Many of the giveaways at LearningMagazine.com end this week! Be sure to visit by Friday, February 15, 2013, to be entered into drawings for over $6,000 in prizes just for teachers!


18 thoughts on “Free Books for Black History Month—and Other Goodies Too!

  1. The Read to Feed is a great program. I love it! I have rec’d the printed kit and it is chocked full of great lessons that teach students to have compassion for others. The expresso elementary is one I am most interested in. With all that teachers are responsible for, having a tech resource to go to in a flash would be a lifesaver and a huge timesaver. I will be signing up for the free trial.

  2. My favorite would be the Harlem’s Little Blackboard book to share with my class. I’m always on the lookout for good books.

  3. I love the Expresso Elementary Resources especially the teacher resources for learning the Alphabet. I love that they use real life pictures.

    I also love the idea of entering the Global Green USA contest. Our school could use the funds to watch us go green.

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