Playing Santa

For many people December is the season for Santa Claus. But one of the great things about my job is that I get to play Santa Claus all year long! Every week on our blog we give away prizes to teachers, and every issue of Learning magazine includes thousands of dollars in giveaways especially for teachers. What could be more fun?

I have just one chance left to play Santa before Christmas. Submit an answer to the question below by midnight EST on Friday, December 31, 2010. I’ll draw one random winner to receive a prize pack of assorted teacher resources. Here’s the question:

If a teacher had named Santa’s reindeer, what would their names be?

You only have to submit one reindeer name to be entered in our drawing, though you’re welcome to submit more if you’d like. I’m thinking perhaps the names Whiteboard, STEM, and What-do-you-mean-that-funding-has-been-cut? are going to be on the list this year. There’s still time to submit a comment on our last blog post too for a chance to win the Book Lover’s Calendar for 2011 from Workman Publishing. Click here now! (Update: Congratulations to Debbie P., who is our winner!)

In other contest news, we’ve just posted our latest contests, prizes, and fun offers at LearningMagazine.com. Here are just a few of the newest prizes:

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar poster from Penguin
• set of Bare Books from Treetop Publishing
• WhisperPhone Element from WhisperPhone
• package of flower bulbs from Dutch Mill Bulbs
• Getting Ready to Read With Mother Goose Prize Pack from Sadlier

And that’s just for starters. There are dozens of other prizes too. Ready to enter? Click here now!

I’m packing my sleigh, so submit those blog comments right away! Have fun!

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PS: We’re in the process of notifying contest winners from our fall issue. This time we had winners in 31 states, everywhere from Marina Del Rey, California, to Augusta, Maine. Think you might be one of them? Scan the list of schools and locations below!

RYAN ELEMENTARY, CHANDLER, AZ
CIMARRON SPRINGS, SURPRISE, AZ
CHARNOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY, MARINA DEL REY, CA
SUNSET PARK, PUEBLO, CO
SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY, SMYRNA, DE
LOVELL ELEMENTARY, APOPKA, FL
DON BREWER ELEMENTARY, JACKSONVILLE, FL
MEDULLA, LAKELAND, FL
BONNEVILLE, OVIEDO, FL
BRAYN ELEMENTARY, PLANT CITY, FL
WALNUT GROVE ELEMENTARY, OXFORD, GA
MISSOURI VALLEY ELEMENTARY, MISSOURI VALLEY, IA
CARDINAL ELEMENTARY, OTTUMWA, IA
JOHNSON ELEMENTARY, AURORA, IL
SAUGANASH, CHICAGO, IL
I S V I, JACKSONVILLE, IL
JOHNSON, NAPERVILLE, IL
CENTENNIAL, PLANO, IL
EAGLE, BROWNSBURG, IN
HUNTINGBURG ELEMENTARY, HUNTINGBURG, IN
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY, SPRING HILL, KS
W.R. MCNEILL, BOWLING GREEN, KY
FOSTER HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, COXS CREEK, KY
OCS K-3 CAMPUS, OWENSBORO, KY
WESSAGUSSET, MARSHFIELD, MA
HAMMOND ELEMENTARY, LAUREL, MD
GILBERT ELEMENTARY, AUGUSTA, ME
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY, ROYAL OAK, MI
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS, LITTLEFORK, MN
ASPENWOODS, SAINT PAUL, MN
PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL, CLEVELAND, MS
MENDENHALL ELEMENTARY, MENDENHALL, MS
STARKVILLE ACADEMY, STARKVILLE, MS
FOREST CITY-DUNBAR ELEMENTARY, FOREST CITY, NC
LILLINGTON-SHAWTOWN ELEMENTARY, LILLINGTON, NC
R S ADV LEARNING ACADEMY, RED SPRINGS, NC
FORREST W. HUNT ELEMENTARY, RUTHERFORDTON, NC
MILLIS ROAD ELEMENTARY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
LOUDON ELEMENTARY, LACONIA, NH
ASSUMPTION ACADEMY, EMERSON, NJ
CENTRAL, MANTUA, NJ
HATIKVAH INTERNATIONAL CHARTER, OCEANPORT, NJ
RIDGE RANCH, PARAMUS, NJ
YHS, TRENTON, NJ
JEFFERSON, WESTFIELD, NJ
PS80Q, OCEANSIDE, NY
LEXINGTON ELEMENTARY, ALLIANCE , OH
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY, GROVEPORT, OH
SALEM-LIBERTY ELEMENTARY, MARIETTA, OH
GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY, MOUNT ORAB, OH
CELIA CLINTON, TULSA, OK
C S LEWIS ACADEMY, NEWBERG, OR
CENTER TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY, AMBRIDGE, PA
C B P S, BRIDGEVILLE, PA
C W HENRY, ORELAND, PA
FOGELSVILLE ELEMENTARY, PERKIOMENVILLE, PA
OUR LADY OF CALVARY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
CURREY INGRAM ACADEMY, BRENTWOOD, TN
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY, PIGEON FORGE, TN
SPENCER ELEMENTARY, SPARTA, TN
COPPER BASIN ELEMENTARY, TURTLETOWN, TN
CHARLIE MARSHALL ELEMENTARY, ARANSAS PASS, TX
TRAVIS ELEMENTARY, BAYTOWN, TX
K E LITTLE ELEMENTARY, DICKINSON, TX
T. J. AUSTIN ELEMENTARY, LINDALE, TX
LINDSAY ISD, LINDSAY, TX
MABANK JH, MABANK, TX
GAY AVENUE PRIMARY, WHITE OAK, TX
FOOTHILL ELEMENTARY, BRIGHAM CITY, UT
FOX HOLLOW, HIGHLAND, UT
VIRGINIA RUE ELEMENTARY, CENTREVILLE, VA
MONROE, MANITOWOC, WI
ST. SEBASTIAN, MILWAUKEE, WI
HILLCREST PRIMARY, SHAWANO, WI
HEDGESVILLE ELEMENTARY, HEDGESVILLE, WV