I think owls are a hoot. Did you know that the term describing a group of owls, parliament, stems from C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia? From nonfiction facts to fictional favorites (who doesn’t wish their mail was delivered by Hedwig?), owls are perfect for inspiring learning, and so are the freebies and chances to win that I have for you today!
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Post a comment to this blog no later than 11:59 pm EDT on October 23, 2016, to tell me which of the items below would help you in your classroom. From the comments, I’ll randomly select one teacher to win Owl Sees Owl, a simple story told in the form of a reverso poem. (Update: congratulations to Amy, who is the winner of our prize.)
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If you haven’t entered to win $500 classroom cash plus five X-ACTO electric pencil sharpeners, do it now! The deadline is this Saturday, October 15. Three runners-up will also each win $250 classroom cash and five pencil sharpeners. Plus don’t miss the freebies to help your students sharpen their writing skills. Click here.
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Mark your calendar for this too. Solar Week, a weeklong series of free web-based activities featuring our nearest star, is next week, October 17–21, 2016. Geared toward kids ages 9–14, it includes facts, activities, and games plus connects kids with scientists at the forefront of sun-Earth research. Register to participate here.
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Preschool and kindergarten teachers, you still have a chance to be one of five teachers to win a $500 Amazon gift card and a $500 prize pack stuffed with Peppa Pig goodies. There are prizes for runners-up and free Peppa Pig episodes and activities too. Don’t wait—the deadline is October 31, 2016. Click here.
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Don’t forget to post a comment for your chance to win the book!
“Owl” be rooting for you,
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PS: It’s Fire Prevention Week. Get free interactive lessons, activities, and take-home materials to share the message of fire safety with your students and their families. Find it all here.
Pencil Sharpeners!! Everyone needs a good pencil sharpener!!
Pencil sharpeners are always a big help.
Oh my gosh Love them all but Peppa is my kiddos favorite so I have entered that too. So many resources thank you
Pencil Sharpeners
I like them all,but I would pick Owl Sees Owl.
Pencil sharpeners!! Mine is broken!!
Would love Owl Sees Owl
pencil sharpeners are always good, but Solar Week sounds interesting too.
Pencil Sharpener! 🙂
Peppa Pig goodies would be amazing for my classroom and who doesn’t have an Amazon Wish List for their classroom?? Thank you for these opportunities to enhance our classrooms!
I like them all but the X-ACTO would be great as we use a lot of pencils.
Pencil sharpener, 8 weeks in and mine is already sounding sick. 😉
Since I work at a Preschool, Peppa Pig would be awesome:)
Like all but especially Owl Sees Owl
Would love pencil sharpeners!
I love owls. I would like to do a whole unit on owls.
What kid wouldn’t like to read about owls?
I love owls!! I would love to share this book with my K/1 students!!
My whole classroom is owl -themed! We love poems too, so would love a copy of Owl Sees Owl!
OWL SEES OWL
I would love Owl Sees Owl! Looks so cute!
Pencil sharpener! We have old school crank ones now!
A good pencil sharpener is always a classroom staple!
Thanks for the fire prevention site! Maybe the fireman can save the Owls!
Would love the Owl book! owl always love owls!
Owl See Owl
Would really add to my classroom selection.
I certainly won’t be picky! I would like ANY of them!!
It’s hard to choose but it would be great to have a more pencil sharpens so they could be in every classroom. Thank you!
My classroom is called the Owl Room, so the Owl book would be my choice 🙂 but pencil sharpeners would be great also.
Would love Owl Sees Owl.
Pencil sharpeners are always a help! 52 kids means lots of pencils!
I would LOVE another Owl book to share with my class! We just finished doing OWL BABIES, one of my favorite stories 😀
My classroom is covered with owls and I am going to be an owl for Halloween. I made a costume out of hundreds of felt “feathers” that I cut out and glued onto a man’s t-shirt. It took forever, but it was worth it. (It would be great t have a pencil sharpener that actually works, but I would love the owl book!)
This Owl book sounds perfect for my small reading groups!
The x-acto pencil sharpener would be a wonderful addition to our classroom and save me blisters on my fingers! And books are a weakness of mine, too:)
Pencil sharpener is like gold for a teacher.
Pencil sharpener, the solar week, and Owl Sees Owl would be lovely additions to my classroom.
That book is so cute! I really want the peppa pig, thanks for a chance. I’ve bought so many older printed the Mail Box at Lakeshore Learning this past year.
A good pencil sharpener is desperately needed. 🙂
Pencil sharpener!
I signed up for Peppa Pig and Amazon gift card.
Solar Activities. I teach fourth grade and we are studying this unit this month.
I love to observe my little 4kers in their full imaginative play mode.
They love Peppa! I’d love to share Peppa with them
In the classroom. Would love to share a great read like Owl Sees Owl with
them too! (Each of my little owlettes are featured on our classroom door!
I need the pencil sharpener,but I WANT Owl Sees Owl!
pencil sharpner in junior high Sped classroom
My kinder classroom is owl themed! My cozy kinder nest would love Owl Sees Owl!
I would love “Owl Sees Owl!” My kindergarten theme this year is owls. It would be a great way to continue our theme with the kiddos. Whooooo doesn’t love owls!
I could use the pencil sharpener or Peppa Pig in my pre-k classroom.
The solar system activity – I need to teach this for the first time this year!
I would love to have Owl Sees Owl for my classroom. We are always trying to incorporate new stories into our curriculum. Fingers crossed
Peppa pig
Would love Owl See Owl for my pre-k class.
The Owl Sees Owl book sounds wonderful! Thank you creating some fun in our lives!
My pencil sharpener just died I have had it for almost 10 years love the Xacto brand my advice purchase a good one and you will end up saving money.
Pencil sharpener. I have a ton of colored pencils the kids use. They are constantly asking for the sharpener which always gets misplaced. I think that having them use their own would also help with the fine motor skills.