Scissors aren’t just scissors. Westcott Jellies™ have super-comfortable, super-squishy gel-grip handles and come in lots of fun colors. One lucky teacher will win 10 pairs of the 5-inch scissors and another lucky teacher will win 10 pairs of the 7-inch scissors. How can you enter our random drawing? Submit a comment to this blog by…
Gazing at my pile of potential blog prizes for this week, two disparate ones jumped out at me: I Do Not Like Books Any More! (Candlewick) and Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!) (Schwartz & Wade). Mixed up prizes for mixed up times, right? To enter this week’s random giveaway, let us…
Working from home means the kitchen is SO CLOSE BY! Turn that temptation into a learning experience with Kitchen Chemistry: Cool Crystals, Rockin’ Reactions, and Magical Mixtures with Hands-On Science Activities (Nomad Press). Preview the experiments to use with your students, try them with your own family, or videotape them to upload and share with…
You and your young readers will take heart from Don’t Worry, Little Crab (Candlewick). Little Crab is bravely venturing off to the big ocean–except the big ocean turns out to be very, well, BIG! Can Little Crab do it? One lucky teacher will be randomly selected to win this book. To enter the drawing, submit…
Discovery is a word full of such promise; whether I’ve discovered a treasure trove of free lessons and activities, an amazing new app for identifying plants and animals, or the missing purple sock behind the dryer, discoveries are almost always fun. What’s one thing you’ve discovered recently that made you happy? Submit a comment to…
A few weeks ago my younger daughter was thrilled to meet US Figure Skating National Men’s Champ (and, it seems, all-round nice guy) Nathan Chen. He’d just dominated the national competition and was graciously autographing items, posing for photos, and taking time with the fans. I was impressed, and my junior skater was thrilled! Which…
Join in the celebration with this week’s super-size prize pack. One lucky teacher will win all of these great books: Fold and Find Out: Caterpillar to Butterfly (Candlewick Press) Big and Little: A Story of Opposites (Holiday House) Turn, Seek, Find: Seasons (Twirl) Hide-and-Sleep: A Flip-Flap Book (Chronicle Books) The Happy Book (Viking) The…
You’ve heard of Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; now it’s time to meet Jovita Idar, Inez Milholland, Mary Church Terrell, and others who helped win the right to vote for American women. Learn about all of these women in Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to…
Limber up your lips and get ready for our tricky tongue twister: Can you say this five times fast? Ten times? Twenty? Pick Peppa Pig prizes, Pick Peppa Pig prizes, Pick Peppa Pig prizes, Pick Peppa Pig prizes, Pick Peppa Pig prizes. Whew! To enter our random drawing, tell us whether you succeeded or if…
With the wild weather we’ve had around the country lately, I couldn’t resist featuring this book. There’s nothing more magical than seeing a snowplow come down the street when you’re all snowed in. (Spoiler alert: School gets cancelled in the story, so your students are sure to love it!) To win the book, submit a…