Encounter Writing Prompt and $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway

If you are looking for a last minute idea for Thanksgiving, you might want to read the book Encounter by Jane Yolen with your class! And don't forget to read until the end to enter to win a $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card!

It tells the story of Christopher Columbus' encounter with the Taino Indians when he landed on the shores of San Salvador.  The story is told from the point of view of one of the Taino Indian boys.

My students loved this thought-provoking book and were surprised to see that the Taino Indians might think that the white Europeans were different.  I think it really helped them grasp the idea of different points of view.

We did a close read of the book hoping to answer the question What happened when Christopher Columbus encountered the Taino Indians?  The students made their own graphic organizers to keep track of their learning.  I am really working on having my students create more of their own graphic organizers so that they own the thinking.

I was so impressed with the level of their responses!  

I am most impressed that all levels of my students responded with high level thinking!  I have changed things up a bit in my teaching and I am so excited to see these results!  I will be sharing a few lessons and ideas with you soon!

If you would like to purchase this book, you can find it here:


Only 2 more days of school for us before Thanksgiving break and boy am I thankful!  It is always nice to get a little break and be able to come back to the classroom refreshed!  You could also be extra thankful if you win this week's $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy 

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, Alina V Design, Claudia's Classroom, Teaching Ideas For Those Who Love Teaching, Kathryn Watts, and Teaching Superkids.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 11/28/16 and is open worldwide.

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$25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Weekly Giveaway

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and that means a well deserved rest for all of us teachers!  In the meantime, I thought a chance to win a $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card might tide you over!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher), 

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, Teacher Gameroom, Amanda Kristofferson, Samson's Shoppe, Claudia's Classroom, and Mrs Irvins Toolbox.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 11/21/16 and is open worldwide.

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Monthly $75 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway November 2016

November is a month of Thanksgiving!  I am so thankful for all of you who take the time out of your day to read my blog and support my Teachers pay Teachers store!  To show my appreciation, it is time for our $75 Teachers pay Teachers gift card giveaway! We also have our $25 weekly giveaway as well, for an even better chance to win!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Prize: First Place $75 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Second Place $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher).

Co-hosts: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher),  MM Bilingual, Paula's Preschool and Kindergarten, Teacher Gameroom, Amanda Kristofferson, A Plus Kids, The Literacy Garden,
Heart 2 Heart Teaching, Reading and Writing Redhead, Teach with Hope, Rebekah Sayler, Peas in a Pod, Teaching Autism, A Library and Garden, Schoolhouse Treasures, Teaching in the Heart of Florida, Real Life in First Grade, Brynn's Teacher Bag, Simone's Math Resources, Sarah Griffin (Daughters and Kindergarten), The Craft of Teaching, La-Nette Mark, Purple Palmetto, Resource Room Relevance, Elementary at HEART,  Glistening Gems, and Mickey's Place.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter form to enter.  Giveaway ends 11/13/16 and is open worldwide.

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Weekly $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway

Halloween is tomorrow!  As you brace yourself for the sugar rush of the upcoming week, why not enter to win a $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card?  It may not reduce the Halloween craziness, but it would be a fun little treat!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy 

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, It's a Teacher Thing, Teaching Biilfizzcend, Kamp Kindergarten, Resource Room Relevance, The Literacy Garden, and Amanda Kristofferson.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 11/7/16 and is open worldwide.

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Happy Nevada Day!

I teach in Nevada where we celebrate Nevada Day the last Friday of October!  So... we have the day off from school, but we wanted to share the festivities with all of our teaching friends inside and outside of Nevada!

We are celebrating with a $30 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway that you can enter over on Instagram.  My IG profile is here. We are also giving away an item from each of our stores.

In addition, we each have a sale going on at our TpT stores.  My store is 20% off from Oct. 28 - Oct.31.

  

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Check out my friends' stores as well!

Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Michelle Thom - Well, Michelle?

And don't forget to enter my weekly $25 TpT gift card giveaway!  It ends soon!

$25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway

Our first parent conferences are in the bag, and now everyone is happily anticipating all of the upcoming Fall holidays.  Can you believe Halloween is on a Monday this year?!  Our school opted to celebrate this Friday instead to hopefully combat some of the craziness.  

And... in other exciting news, it is time for our weekly $25 Teachers pay Teachers gift card giveaway!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy 

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, The Chocolate Teacher, Amanda Kristofferson, Jackie Crews, Kamp Kindergarten, Crystal Clear Teaching, Kari Hall, and Kindergarten Is Crazy.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 10/29/16 and is open worldwide.

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Weekly $25 Teachers pay Teachers Gift Card Giveaway

We just finished up our first quarter of school on Friday, time is sure going by fast!  We will be working on reading non-fiction and long division during the 2nd quarter, so I know I will be putting some things on my Teachers pay Teachers wish list into my shopping cart soon!  If you would like some help adding your wish list items to your shopping cart, you won't want to miss entering our weekly giveaway!

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:  

Prize: $25 Teachers Pay Teachers Gift Card

Giveaway Organized by: Kelly Malloy (An Apple for the Teacher), 

Co-hosts:   An Apple for the Teacher, Teacher Gameroom, Purple Palmetto, Kamp Kindergarten, Glistening Gems, Mrs Irvins Toolbox, and Amanda Kristofferson.

Rules: Use the Rafflecopter to enter. Giveaway ends 10/23/16 and is open worldwide.

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