A Ginormous Giveaway

It's been a year since our first giveaway together, so Sarah and I have decided to team up again with this Ginormous Giveaway!  We were hoping to set a world record by getting the most teacher/bloggers to link up to make this the BIGGEST linky party/giveaway!!  haha 

(not sure they recognize that category...lol)

Phase 1 - Link Up! (Our Sweet Success)

If you would like to join this giveaway by offering one of your products, then join us in the biggest linky party EVER!!!  The deadline to enter will be Saturday, March 2.  We have several of your FAVORITES that will be joining us!!        

Phase 2 - Enter to WIN!  (Mackey's Classroom)

Starting on Sunday, March 3...Sarah will begin the raffle for the winner!  ONE lucky winner will win:

ALL of the products offered by the most amazing teacher/bloggers on TPT.  

Phase 3 - Prizes Sent!

All teacher/bloggers who linked up will email their product to winner!!

(We are anticipating over $100 worth of products)

 

I will be offering any item from my TPT store for FREE!!  Click HERE to start browsing! :-)

Help us make this linky/giveaway a success by linking up with the product that you would like to giveaway!  Be sure to post about it on your blog to let everyone know about this GINORMOUS GIVEAWAY!!  You may begin entering to win starting March 3, 2013 at Mackey's Classroom by clicking HERE!

Thank you so much to all of our wonderful teacher/bloggers that have agreed to contribute to our giveaway!  Good luck to all who enter!!  The prize is going to be AMAZING...just like a brand new wardrobe!!  :-)

Resolutions, Winter Literacy Centers, a Giveaway, and a FREEBIE

Oh my goodness, it's January!!  I guess it's time for a New Years' resolution...well, actually, I'm not sure I'm going to do one this year.  I think we all try to set these resolutions, try to stick to them, and just end up NOT sticking to them!

I'm just going to try to do my best at everything like I always do, and when something doesn't go right...I'll just keep trying harder.  Right?  Then it won't seem like I'm failing at something.  Weird?  Oh well!

So...I just realized that I forgot to tell you about my winter literacy centers!  Gasp!!  Oh no!!  Well HERE they are in Snowman Magic.  I chose to use the same literacy centers all year round so my kids would actually KNOW what to do each day without questioning it.  So each month, you will find the same 10 literacy centers but the theme will change.  Consistency is KEY, right?!  My kids love knowing what the centers are going to be each week!

A Giveaway
You can actually enter a giveaway at Teaching is Colorful where Sarah is celebrating 200 followers!  You can win these literacy center for FREE...just leave her a nice little comment.  Heck, if you go and follow her...just let ME know in a comment!  I'll do a giveaway and YOU will have another chance to win Snowman Magic!   Cool deal?  I think so!

I don't know if it's the coffee that I've been drinking lately since we got a Keurig for Christmas or if I'm just ready for the weekend...and I only worked 2 days this week.  My little Landen was sick again so I had to use a sick day today.  We spent TWO hours...yes, I said TWO...at the doctor's office.  I am grateful that they were able to get us in before the weekend because we found out that he has strep...AGAIN...and this time it's with an ear infection!!  Jeeze!!  Both of my boys just had strep right before Christmas!  I'm so ready for spring to be here.  I guess I should just be happy to be back in Charlotte where there's no snow.  We went home to Pennsylvania for Christmas and let me just tell you that I'm not a fan of the snow anymore.  It's really pretty to look at from inside but it's way too cold and wet.  While we were home, we went to have some Christmas pictures taken.  Here's one of our little family...me, the hubby, Gavin, and Landen.

Hopefully our professional ones will be coming in very soon.  The boys just loved getting their pictures taken!

A Freebie
While I was home today, I spent a little time working on a cute little poster for adding 3 numbers.  You can get it HERE for FREE!

Well I hope you all have a restful weekend.  Gavin has a basketball game in the morning...such fun!!  Enjoy yours!

 

Ultimate Number Sense Game Pack GIVEAWAY

I hope you all have had a great start to your school year and are ready to dive into the Common Core.  I have just uploaded a huge resource pack to help you teach number sense to your first graders.  This game pack contains 169 pages of full color games including numbers in sets, number words, tallies, base ten blocks, and more.  Click on the pictures below to check it out! 

The first person to guess the name of my favorite candy will win this Ultimate Number Sense Game Pack for FREE!!  Good Luck!!  Be sure to leave your email address in your comment.

Have a great week everyone!

100 Facebook Followers WINNER and Seussy Stripes posters

 It has been quite a journey reaching 100 followers on my TpT store, Blog, and now my Facebook page.  It really means the world to me that I have such wonderful followers!  You all are the reason that I write and create fun things to use in the classroom.  So I just want to say THANK YOU!!!

The last winner of the 100 Followers Giveaway is....drum roll please...ba da ba da ba da ba da 

...Lisa Richling!!

There will be more giveaways coming soon so check back often.  If you haven't signed up for email notifications, you can sign up under the "Follow Me" section to be the first to get Our Sweet Success updates.

Classroom Centers/Stations Posters 

{Seussy Stripes}

 Another request came in for some center posters to go with a Dr. Seuss themed classroom, so I adjusted the background from the center/station posters that I previously posted in polka dots.

 

The background is from The 3am Teachers Clip Art Collection: It's a Silly World and I thought that it would go well with any Seussy themed classroom or any primary color themed classroom.  The posters come in two different styles depending on your center/station preference.  Click on the pictures below to download the posters.

 

Each download contains 43 different center/station signs for you to choose from:
Graphing

 Math Games
Poetry
White Board
Hundreds Chart
Math Literature
Problem Solving
Word Study
Math Fluency
Meet with the Teacher
Writing
Computer
Listening
Science
Smart Board
Social Studies
Word Work
Read the Room
Write the Room
Letter
Big Book
Pocket Chart
Puppet
Art
Fine Motor
Sewing
Dramatic Play
Sand and Water
Play-Doh
Illustration
Retelling
Manipulatives
Discovery
Lego
ABC
Blocks
Home Living
Literacy Bag
Reading
Buddy Reading
Puzzle
Laptop
Projector 

Both of the downloads include the matching pocket chart cards to go with each of the 43 posters.  Use these to manage your center/station rotations.

  If there are any posters that are not included in this package, please let me know and I can add them for you.  If there is a particular item that you are looking for but cannot find it, please just ask for a custom order.  Get your orders in soon so you have them before school starts.  I can create just about anything that you might need for your classroom in just about any theme that you might be doing.  You can reach me by email at michelle83mcelhinny@gmail.com.

100 Blog Followers WINNER and Pirate Money

I'm back from vacation and I cannot believe how much I have to do.  I will be a very busy girl the next few weeks before school starts.  While I was away, my little blog finally hit 100 followers! 

The winner of the 100 Blog Followers Giveaway is Susie Q!!

There is going to be one more winner as part of this trio giveaway.  My Facebook page is really close to hitting 100!!  If you would still like to enter to WIN any 5 items from my TpT store, it's not too late.  I will be selecting another winner as soon as we hit 100 Facebook likes.  Just add to the comments by clicking on the link HERE.  Anyone that has already commented will automatically be entered for their chance to win for the last drawings.  Thank you so much for spreading the word about Our Sweet Success!  

 

NEW Pirate Money

 

I had a reader request some pirate money, so here is what I came up with!  

 

 There are two different versions for you to choose from.  Your students will love earning pirate money for showing good behavior, completing their homework, and staying on task throughout the day.  Click HERE to download your Pirate Money!  Have a great day!

 

 

 

Polka Dots Classroom Theme and a Sale

For those of you who liked the polka dot pirate themed classroom but weren't so into the pirates...I have added a polka dots classroom themed packet that has the same content as the polka dot pirate download...I just took out all of the pirates.  I used Thistlegirl kids instead :-)

It is available for you to download HERE. I have also slashed the prices on both of them!! :-)

I am also having a sale in my Teacher's Notebook store this week only.  Check it out for some really great deals.  You won't see 30% off in many stores, but because you are all such wonderful followers...you deserve it.  You can click on the picture below to check out my store!! 

 

100 Followers UPDATE:  

We are getting really close to our next drawing!! :-)  It's so exciting to be SO close!!  If you haven't yet entered the 100 Followers contest, be sure to click HERE to enter.  

Our Sweet Success blog is up to 94 followers...just 6 more!!!  Come on people!! lol  Tell your friends about us!!  Let's try to get this up to 100 by the end of the week.  We will have one more drawing when we get 100 Facebook followers.  You can click HERE to go to the Our Sweet Success Facebook page.  The winner will get to choose any 5 items from my TpT store!!!

Happy Shopping!!!

Rain, Rain Go Away, GIVEAWAY UPDATE, and a FREEBIE

 I just uploaded a new unit for you all!  It's Common Core based and contains 47 pages of Rainy FUN for you to use in your math and literacy centers.  You can click on the picture below to go straight to my TpT store.  My Spring Sale will continue on through Sunday 4/22. 

GIVEAWAY UPDATE:

We are really close to reaching 100 followers on Teachers Pay Teachers.  As soon as we hit 100, I will be giving away any 5 items from my store to one lucky winner.  Make sure you leave a comment by clicking HERE to be entered for this giveaway.  Please help by telling your friends about Our Sweet Success.

Rainy FREEBIE

Here is a FREEBIE for you!!! Click on the picture below for a peek at my new unit, "Rain, Rain Go Away"  ENJOY!!

100 Followers Giveaway

There will be 3 separate drawings when I hit: 

100 Our Sweet Success Followers

100 TpT Followers

100 Facebook Followers

Enter up to 4 times for more chances to WIN!!!

1.) Follow me on Our Sweet Success

2.) Follow me on TpT

3.) Follow me on Facebook

4.) Blog about this giveaway

 Please be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry and leave your email so I can contact you if you're one of the winners.  There is no deadline for this giveaway.  I will select the winners each time I hit 100 on each of my sites.

Each winner will get to choose any 

5 products from my TpT store!!  

That's a total of 15 products that I will be giving away for FREE!!!

Thanks for helping me spread the word about this awesome giveaway!

 

Double Your Luck GIVEAWAY WINNERS

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! Annnnnddd the winners arrrrrrrree.......... 

Amy from The Resource(ful) Room from my blog
 

and 

 Pamela Faulk from First Class Teacher from Sarah Mackey's blog

Congratulations to the winners!!

 

 

Thank you all for such a great giveaway!!!  I'm so LUCKY to have such GREAT followers!!  Have a great St. Patty's day weekend!!

 

 

Double Your Luck GIVEAWAY

Try your LUCK in this very awesome 

St. Patrick's Day GIVEAWAY!! 

Our Sweet Success is teaming up with my bloggy friend, Sarah Mackey, from Mackey's Classroom to offer you this wonderful giveaway!  There will be 2 winners!!!!  Sarah will choose one winner from her blog and I will be choosing one here.  The winners will be selected on St. Patrick's Day!!  If you are one of the winners, you will get YOUR CHOICE of ANY 1 item from EACH of our TpT stores!  

FOLLOW US for 4 chances to WIN!!

Click on the "FOLLOW" buttons below to be entered FOUR times:

Please be sure to leave us a comment to let us know that you're following and leave your email address so we can send your PRIZE!! 

 

Teachers always LOVE a BONUS...so...For a BONUS entry, if you BLOG about this giveaway or POST our giveaway banner on your blog, we will enter your name for a 5th chance to WIN!!!  Be sure to let us know that you did! :-)

 

Happy Blogging!!!

 

 

 

 

Presidents' Day Unit GIVEAWAY

Sorry for my absence for the past few weeks.  I've been boggling my brain with a virus on my laptop and then trying to get my Presidents' Day unit fixed and posted for you all.   

So I finally have it here for you and since you have all been so patient, I'm going to give this unit away to the first 5 people to comment on this post.  Please be sure to leave your email address so I can send you the files. Since it's taken me so long to get this posted, this 45 page unit will only be $2.  You can click HERE or the picture below to go my TpT store.

Now that everything is back up and running, I'll be back at posting something new for you each week.  I have a ton of new stuff coming your way so keep coming back to check.  I hope you are all have a great weekend!