Super Manny fights zombie bears and evil cloud monsters. But what happens when a real, live bully turns his wrath on Small One? This story provides plenty to talk about with your students. They’ll find they all have a little bit of Super Manny inside! What would your superhero name be? Submit a comment to…
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Don’t Get Spooked: These Prizes Are a Teacher’s Favorite Treat
We have a basket full of spooky and sweet seasonal surprises for you. You could win these books: Goldfish Ghost (Roaring Brook Press) by Lemony Snicket (well known for the Series of Unfortunate Events books) There’s a Monster in Your Book (Random House) by Tom Fletcher The Pomegranate Witch (Chronicle Books) by Denise Doyen The…
If They Build It, They Will Learn: Win a Book, a Song, and More for Budding Scientists
Sing a song of science! This book and CD set from Cantata Learning teaches students the steps engineers follow to solve problems. You could win my copy! To enter our random drawing, submit a comment to this blog to let us know how you’d use this set. Send it by 11:59 pm EDT on September…
How to Eclipse the Eclipse? With Freebies and Prizes, of Course!
In our opinion these freebies and prizes are shining stars. And you won’t even need special glasses to take advantage of them! Here’s one to start with: Keep the post-eclipse excitement about science going with Super FUN Science With Cool and Challenging Experiments, new from Barron’s. Win a copy by submitting a comment to…
How Far Can a Pencil Draw? Get Your Answer and Win This Book
What’s your guess? A mile? Ten miles? The answer is… 35 miles! I Can’t Believe It: The Most Amazing Facts About Our Incredible World is packed with fascinating facts. Best of all, you could win a copy! How? Submit any bit of trivia to this blog by 11:59 pm EDT on August 1, 2017….
From Earth to Space, Celebrate! Win a Book
Ready for an interstellar celebration? From your own classroom to a school makerspace to the International Space Station to Mars, I have a giveaway, freebies, and a contest that will let your student stars—and you—twinkle! ******************************** **************** Post a comment to this blog no later than 11:59 pm EST on December 26, 2016, to tell…
Swim, Turkeys, Swim! Win a Book
I’d be willing to bet a turkey dinner that the upcoming Thanksgiving break and the imminent December holidays have stretched your kiddos’ attention spans to the limit. Here’s a fun turkey fact they’ll gobble up: wild turkeys can swim. Yep, they tuck their wings in close, spread their tails, and kick! Want more attention getters?…
Observe the Moon
October 8 is International Observe the Moon Night. Take a few moments to gaze at our lovely moon, and encourage your students to do the same. Consider a few of these awesome lunar activities that also support writing and math skills as well as science. (I know it can be tough to get science…
Invoking Curiosity
This may be the last place on the Internet to get around to mentioning the amazing feat that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pulled off in landing Curiosity on Mars. JPL engineers have become celebrities. Ridiculously amazing and stupendously glorious photos have been beamed back from the red planet by Curiosity. A tricky, nail-biter of…