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I had the privilege this past weekend to attend the Michigan Reading Association conference with 7 of the amazing teachers from my school.

We learned so much and had a great time too!

In the exhibitor hall, I came across the booth for the website http://www.facts4me.com and was immediately impressed.  Facts 4 Me didn't ask me to blog about them.  They didn't give me a free membership.  I'm just an educator impressed with this website and really wanting you to check it out!

Facts 4 Me is an AMAZING science and social studies resource with LOADS of topics that you can either display for your students, print for informational reading, or assign students to read and research.  I LOVE that it is easy to navigate, includes colorful pictures, and the texts is written with easy readability while still containing important facts for students.

The past 4 years while I was teaching in 3rd grade, we did a Wax Museum project and this would have been the PERFECT resource.  One of the things I appreciate the most is that there are NO external links.  This site is secure and safe for our little learners.

But, here's the best part (well, 2nd best part... well, 3rd best)... You can purchase an ENTIRE SCHOOL LICENSE for ONLY $50!  And, for $150, you get 24/7 access for your ENTIRE school building.  That is what blew my mind!

Ok- 2nd best part... From now until April 21, these ladies are giving every FREE ACCESS if go to the website (http://www.facts4me.com) and use the username and password on the image below.  Please do yourself a favor and check out this site.  You will NOT be disappointed!

And, the FIRST BEST PART... they are going to giveaway a subscription to one of you!!!!  It's easy to enter.  All you have to do is check out the website and come back and let me know one topic you are excited to see!  You can earn an extra entry if you follow my blog too.  I'll announce the winner on my blog next week!

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Facts 4 Me Subscription Giveaway!!!

I had the privilege this past weekend to attend the Michigan Reading Association conference with 7 of the amazing teachers from my school.

We learned so much and had a great time too!

In the exhibitor hall, I came across the booth for the website http://www.facts4me.com and was immediately impressed.  Facts 4 Me didn't ask me to blog about them.  They didn't give me a free membership.  I'm just an educator impressed with this website and really wanting you to check it out!

Facts 4 Me is an AMAZING science and social studies resource with LOADS of topics that you can either display for your students, print for informational reading, or assign students to read and research.  I LOVE that it is easy to navigate, includes colorful pictures, and the texts is written with easy readability while still containing important facts for students.

The past 4 years while I was teaching in 3rd grade, we did a Wax Museum project and this would have been the PERFECT resource.  One of the things I appreciate the most is that there are NO external links.  This site is secure and safe for our little learners.

But, here's the best part (well, 2nd best part... well, 3rd best)... You can purchase an ENTIRE SCHOOL LICENSE for ONLY $50!  And, for $150, you get 24/7 access for your ENTIRE school building.  That is what blew my mind!

Ok- 2nd best part... From now until April 21, these ladies are giving every FREE ACCESS if go to the website (http://www.facts4me.com) and use the username and password on the image below.  Please do yourself a favor and check out this site.  You will NOT be disappointed!

And, the FIRST BEST PART... they are going to giveaway a subscription to one of you!!!!  It's easy to enter.  All you have to do is check out the website and come back and let me know one topic you are excited to see!  You can earn an extra entry if you follow my blog too.  I'll announce the winner on my blog next week!

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Keeping Staff Happy

I just need to put it out there... the teachers and staff at my school are AMAZING!  I try to let them know how much I appreciate them with notes in mailboxes, daily classroom visits, lots of feedback, and treats too.

One thing I have done this year is some sort of "match-up" for each holiday- Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine's Day with two more coming up for St. Patrick's Day and Easter.

I put a card in each person's mailbox and they have to find the staff member with the card that goes with theirs.  When they find their match, they come see me for a prize!

For example...

At Halloween, each staff member had a joke or the answer to the joke.  They had to find the person with the joke that set up their answer or the answer to their joke.

For Thanksgiving, each staff member received part of a Thanksgiving meal.  They had to match up in groups of 4 to make a complete dinner.

I loved the Christmas match-up.  Everyone got song lyrics and had to match up.  Most even sang their complete lyric to me!

For Valentine's Day, we made "perfect pairs"...

There are two more coming up, but I'm keeping those under wraps just in case anyone from school stumbles across this blog.

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