Crinkle, crunch, crack! Is that how it sounds when you step outdoors on the frozen, wintry ground? Well take a few more steps forward—spring is not that far away and I, for one, am ready to welcome it with free resources and chances to win books, cash, and more!
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Submit a comment to the blog by 11:59 pm EDT Sunday, March 14, 2015, to tell me which of the contests and freebies below are your favorites. One lucky teacher will win these books that will encourage your students to explore outdoors! In Crinkle, Crackle, Crack: It’s Spring!, a child follows a bear through cold mud, rotten snow, and shivering trees to discover spring. (I love the use of adjectives and onomatopoeia in this book!) Then, in Welcome to the Neighborwood, pop-up pages show how seven animal builders use their unique skills to survive. (Update: congratulations to Tina, who is the winner of our prize.)
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Do you have a student whose volunteer efforts have made a difference in your community? Then nominate him or her for a chance to receive $10,000 for higher education in the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program. Students ages 6–18 are eligible to win. Click here to get more details. Don’t wait, the deadline to nominate someone is March 13, 2015.
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Get some spelling help for your students with 500 activities to teach the 400 most misspelled words for grades 1–5. Register to download a fre
e copy of Spelling Stumpers. Your license is good for an unlimited number of students at the school of your choice. There are no subscription or renewal fees—the program is yours to keep. Plus you’ll receive the Spelling List Editor to create spelling exercises using your custom word list. Get started here.
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Have you checked out the resources at TheMailbox.com/disneybooks yet? There are free teacher guides for books for ages 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12; reading tips; and reader’s calendars. Plus there’s a chance to win a class set—30 copies—of the book of the month from Disney Worldwide Publishing. The books for March? Happy Pig Day!, The Talented Clementine, and Schooled. Check in every month of the school year to see which books you could win. Click here!
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Teachers of little learners, don’t miss the chance to win an Imaginetics playset prize pack in the Learn With Imaginetics Classroom Sweepstakes. One lucky teacher will win a prize pack worth more than $285; ten runners-up will each win a prize pack valued at over $140. Just by entering, you’ll get a discount code for Imaginetics plus helpful ideas on using the playsets in your classroom. Click here for limitless learning!
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Don’t forget; submit a comment for a chance to win the two books!
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The Disney Publishing Worldwide sounds the most appealing to me.
I love the spelling stumpers from Essential Skills. It seems like we are always working on the same words!
Love the books and the imaginetics. Wow would love to have them.
Thanks for the information about the imaginetics!
My favorite is Heroes,and princesses because I have 20 little princesses in my class this year!
Welcome to the Neighborhood sounds really interesting for my 2 to 4 year old children.
The spelling program sounds great!
I like the Heroes, Princesses, and Pigeons. My students love everything Disney.
There are some GREAT books there, Brian. A true treasure trove!
Love the Spelling Stumpers!
I like the spring books. I am looking for some new books to read to my preschoolers and those may be just what I need.
A million thanks to Disney Publishing for the Heroes, Princesses, and Pigeons and this contest for the special books and chance to get them into classrooms! My kindergarteners and I look forward to reading new books and we learn so much each time! Inspiring a love of reading while developing endless important skills is that Disney magic in action!
My class would love the Imaginetics.
Love the volunteer thing-what an important effort!
Books about Spring, YEA!
I had no idea about the Disney Mailbox resources! AWESOME!
I like the Imaginetics playset prize pack. That would make a great addition to my classroom!