Who Feels Like Winning?

I am having my own little happy dance! Since I'm celebrating, I want to give away some great resources:

What is my excitement all about? I finally posted my "Start School- Using Brain-based Research" at my TPT store!! I have been working on it for over a month! Thanks to my 3 followers who helped to edit it and gave me some great input. I am putting this packet on sale until August. I have jammed this packet with all sorts of goodies:

Using Brain Research for Classroom Setup & Teaching the Brain to Students

(28 pages)

* Brain-compatible classroom

* MacLean's Triune Brain Theory, Safe Place, & Brain Activities

* Lifeskills

* Routine Charts

* Active Listening

* Behavior Counting Form & Behavior Contract

Optimism Can be Learned

(43 pages)

* Success Mapping, Success Folder Labels

* Bucket Filling Ideas (Common Core Standards: SL.K.6, SL.K.1a, K.OA.4)

* Fill or Dip Bucket pictures for chat

* Friendship Quilt

* FRIENDS class reward

Building Classroom Community

(26 pages)

* Morning Meetings (Common Core Standards: RI.K.10)

* My Friends book & Name charts

Other Related Activities to Surviving the First Weeks of Kindergarten

(32 pages)

* Kissing Hand activities (and a few other book titles includes as well)

* Trail of Hearts (K.CC.3, K.CC.4)

* ABC Match Up (RF.K.1d)

* Star Student of Day activities

Family Involvement

(45 pages)

* Parent Communication

* Child Information Card

* WOW (Work of the Week)

* Planner Labels (Adhesive Paper)

* Open House & Meet the Teacher Ideas

Review of Brain Research & Brain Breaks

(34 pages)

* Brain Breaks

* Letter Sounds Actions (brain break activity)

* What's Playing on My IPOD?

Click below to visit my TPT store and download the freebie that includes

filling buckets and morning meeting greetings.

Now in celebration of my newest TPT product, I would like to do a BIG giveaway. Here is what I have for the GRAND PRIZE: My newest TPT packet, "Start School- Using Brain-based Research!", a set of 24 square puzzles, Have You Filled a Bucket Today?, It Starts in the Heart CD, Lakeshore lesson plan book, and 24 colorful smiley erasers. These all go along with starting school in a brainsmart way!!

You have 2 ways to win: 1. Be a follower of my blog and leave me a message in the comment section that you are a follower. 2. If you have a blog, advertise my giveaway on your blog, and leave me a message in the comment section that you blogged about my giveaway.

In addition, for every 25 followers, I will do a drawing to win my newest packet to be emailed to you. For every 50 followers, I will do a drawing for a musical CD (most likely a Jack Hartmann or Dr. Jean CD). This giveaway will close on Sunday, July 15th, 2012, by 11AM Eastern Standard Time)! I'll announce the winner(s) the following Monday! I am looking forward to more friends to collaborate with! :0)

Edited to add: This giveaway is over. Congrats to #5- Vickie Plant and #3 Marlana!!

Thanks for your support and joining me in my happy dance!

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My First Giveaway!!

I am finally completed with my Start School, Using Brain-based Research packet!! It is 196 pages!!It's my cliffnotes to creating a emotionally safe and loving classroom environment. I will be posting it to my TPT store soon. However, I will need a few individuals to help me out with making sure my thoughts are clear and offer any suggestions to help make my packet better. So, the first three individuals who are also my blog followers to respond to this blog entry will receive my packet free to review. Here is a preview of its contents. I plan to update it after my school year starts with more visuals and content. So, if my reviewers give me input, I plan to send them the updated versions!

Google Documents link

Okay, so who will be my reviewers? Please leave an email address in your comment, so I can send you my "Start School- Using Brain-based Research!" I'm only sending this to the first 3 who comment that they would like this packet to review and are a follower of my blog. Ready... set... go!

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