New! Scratch-Off Sticker Rewards….Will You Win a Set?

If you are like me, you are always looking for new and innovative ways to motivate your students.  This is why I am SO excited to offer a new product in my TPT store….Scratch-Off Stickers.

When I introduced Scratch-Off Sticker Rewards to my kiddos, I could not have predicted the level of excitement it would create in my classroom.  I had always wanted to have them, but did not want to go to the trouble buying ingredients, mixing a concoction, and painting it on tape.  When I discovered the stickers, I new I had to share them you!  

The following shows the SIMPLE steps to create these rewards.

1.  Order and download one of my Scratch-Off Ticket Rewards 
     templates.  The templates in my store fit the Scratch-Off 
     Stickers perfectly!  Click here for to get your first set "Owl-
     Theme" set for FREE.

2.  Write in the rewards of your choice in the gray rectangle.

3.  Place the Scratch-Off Stickers on top of the written reward.

4.  Use a coin (it works best) to scratch-off the sticker and reveal the reward.

That's it!  SIMPLE!

Scratch-Off Rewards are an excellent tool to help children reach positive goals in academics, behavior, organization, or any other out needed in school, at home, within groups, etc.  The possibilities are endless.  

Each order includes 30 individual stickers.  

Check out the other Reward Templates in my TPT Store:

"Happy Birthday from Your Teacher"

"Back To School"

Includes Welcome to Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade

"Star Student"

I am so excited about these products that I am going to giveaway a set of 30 Scratch-Off Stickers and your choice of a Scratch-Off Reward product.  OR, visit my TPT Store which is part of the Back to School Rally Sale!  Hurry, as it ends on August 6th!

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Celebrating 1,000 Pinterest Followers!

This is a milestone that I never saw coming! But, it's quite exciting!  As my followers grew, I was inspired me to dig deeper for the type of pins that they would want to see.  I love a treasure hunt and Pinterest has given me a place to store my treasure.

So, let's celebrate!!!  And there's no better way than to have a Giveaway!  My followers tell me that the #1 prize they like to win is a TPT gift certificate and this Giveaway will have NOT one, NOT two, but three TPT $10 Gift Certificates!  

Goodluck and thank you for following me on Pinterest!





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February Photo Challenge!

Welcome to the first "Teaching with Moxie" Monthly Photo Challenge!

It's simple!  Link up with a photo of something that fits the monthly theme.  For February, the theme is "Love"!  The picture can be anything that fits the theme and is teaching-related.  Then, write a brief post about the picture, why you chose it, and Link Up!  

Here's the BEST part!  Each month, one lucky person who participates in the photo challenge will win a $10 gift certificate to Teachers Pay Teachers.  

Be sure to visit the entries to see what everyone one is "lovin'"!

So, get your camera out and join the fun!  Don't forget to come back next month for a new challenge!



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2/5/13 Update - I got this lovely email from a follower who wanted to link up, but doesn't have a blog.  Here you go Michelle!  They are beautiful!  We will label you Entry "A"!      ~Diane

Hi Diane!

I follow your blog through email because I do not have a blog.  I am not sure if I am supposed to have my own blog in order to participate in this challenge, but I wanted to share some LOVE that my little firsties made anyways (even if I cannot participate in the challenge).

Our inspiration came from Deep Space Sparkle.  They absolutely fell in love with creating their own hearts.  I am very proud of how they turned out.

Michelle Jaquillard

Need a Kitchen Aid Mixer?

Have you heard about this awesome giveaway for teachers?  

It's from Texas Sweet who is sponsoring an educational program targeting elementary school children to promote Texas grapefruit and its nutritional benefits.   Twenty classrooms will win a Kitchen Aid Mixer, hand juicers for each child in their class, a box of Rio Star Grapefruit, fun cups, straws, and napkins to have a juicing party in class, pencils and bookmarks. Click on the picture below for more details.  

The deadline to enter is February 22, 2013.  If you win, send me a grapefruit!

(This blog is not receiving any type of compensation for this post.  I am sharing in case you want to win a mixer, like I do!)

Envelope please......

Teaching With Moxie's 200 Follower Giveaway has ended and the winners have been chosen.   May I have the envelope please.........

The winners are............

Congratulations!  Ladies, check your email as your prizes have already been sent to you.

Thank you to all that entered!  I love all my followers and visitors!

Have a great week!

Must Haves

I am hooking up with Jennifer at Darling Little Learners to list my "Must Haves of 2012".  

#1    Downton Abbey

This show has been the best diversion a teacher could ask for!  Two years ago, I was scrolling through Netflix and found this British series on Masterpiece Theatre.  I was instantly hooked.  It is now it's third season, but if you haven't seen it, be sure to watch it from the beginning.  You can watch it for free at Hulu.  You can thank me later!

#2   First in Math

My principal brought this Math Program to our school and it has been a HUGE success.  Our staff and students have really embraced it. I encompasses all math concepts by grade level.  Students earn stickers as they progress through the skills.  Each class has a "Player of the Day" who is rewarded by wearing a "Player of the Day" lanyard.  The students progress through levels that go from "Rookie" to "Mathematician".  I require my students to earn 100 stickers per week as homework.  Our school is currently #3 in Texas (1,530 stickers per student) and #87 in the entire country.  

#3   All My Apples....

I can not lived without all my Apple products.  This is my latest addition and it is soooooo fast.  Call me a tech geek, but Apple has made my life so much easier.  I create, communicate, record, photograph, research, calculate, blog, listen, learn, etc....... all with ease thanks to Apple.  If my house was on fire, I would grab my family, my pets, and my Mac.....in that order!

#4    Ink Joy Pens by Papermate

I love these pens!  I am very particular about my writing tools, especially with all the grading I do.  These pens are as smooth as they advertise and never leak out extra ink.  They come in so many vibrant colors!  I prefer not to grade with red.  And my students know that the white pens belong to me! 


#5  Ancestry.com

1st Row, Second Adult from Left, my Grandmother
2nd Row, Second from Left, my Grandfather
2nd Row, 3d from Right, my Grandmother's brother (killed in WWII)
2nd Row, Second from Right, my Grandfather's brother

I highly recommend exploring your family history.   I use Ancestry, but there are tons of free resources out there.  I'm close with my family, but there have been many things that have discovered that I would have never known with out the research resources provided by ancestry.  Once of the coolest things I discovered is that I am related to Lou Hoover, former First Lady.  Also, that my ancestors were among the first pioneer families that settled Ohio. They received a land grant as a reward for fighting in the Revolutionary War.  What will you find?

Just a quick reminder.....

My 200 Follower Giveaway ends today!  Don't miss your chance to enter!

A Celebration Freebie!

I love celebrations!   So let's continue my 200 Followers Celebration with a Freebie!

When we return to school next week, my third graders will need some math review to help clean the cobwebs out of their heads. One of the skills that we need to review is 3-digit subtraction with regrouping and across zeros.  Therefore, I put together an independent activity that will be used as seat work during our Math Stations next week. 

This activity also gives the students practice in rewriting a horizontal equation to a vertical equation, a new skill for third graders.  This is important practice for lining up the numbers in the correct place values and copying the numbers accurately.

You can find your free copy HERE.

To print a copy, click HERE.

There's still time to enter my 200 Follower Giveaway!  

Click HERE to enter the Giveaway!

Thanks for stopping by!

200 Follower Giveaway Begins Today!

I am on a roll!  It's been a VERY eventful week for my blog and I am going to end it with a "BANG" to celebrate!

Teaching With Moxie has reached 200 wonderful, fabulous, awesome followers!  I am feeling the love and want to give it back.  So it's time to have a 
G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y!

This Giveaway has two AWESOME prizes!  The first is a $25 Gift Certificate to shop at Erin Condren.Com.  If you haven't heard about her Teacher Planner, check it out!  It is on my wish list!

The second prize is a $10 gift certificate for Teachers Pay Teachers.  With so many wonderful products to choose from, who couldn't use this!

Thank you, again, to all my followers! Goodluck to you all!







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100 Follower Giveaway Extravaganza!!!

Cel-e-brate good times, come on!  Dance the night away!  Do the Chicken Dance!  Okay....I'm getting carried away.  

My blog "officially" has 100 followers and have I got a Giveaway for you!  Thank you to all my followers, especially those who've been with me since my start in June.  I am bursting with excitement!  Many thanks to all who contributed to my Giveaway!

Here are the fantastic prizes!

Sara from Miss V's Busy Bees is donating a Teachers Pay Teachers $10 Gift Certificate, perfect for the beginning of the school year. I'm so excited for her as she just passed her Content Exam to teach 4th & 5th Grade.  We've all been there!  Stop by her blog to congratulate her!

Click here to follow Sara's TPT Store.

Mercedes at Surfing to Success is offering this adorable Polka-Dot Portable Mini Behavior Clip Chart.  I love how it doesn't take valuable wall space!  And who doesn't love polka dots???

Click here to follow Surfing to Success on Teachers Notebook

Does your blog need a makeover?  If you are the lucky winner, you will receive a GORGEOUS NEW BLOG DESIGN from Megan at A Bird in Hand Blog Design.  She is one talented designer (and my BFF Teaching Partner)!  We are working on redesigning my blog.  I can't wait for the reveal!  Click on her button below to see her work and start dreaming about which one could be yours!

 

You may also know Megan from her awesome teacher blog, I Teach. What's Your Super Power?    

Click here to follow Made 2 Match TPT Store.

Allie from The Gypsy Teacher is offering two items of your choice from her Teachers Pay Teachers store.  You may want to grab Allie's button so you can check her list of "This Week's Giveaways".  It's great to have them all in one place!

Click here to follow The Gypsy Teacher's TPT Store

Stephanie from Hootin' Around Room 27 is donating her super-cute Owl-Themed Sub Binder.  I want that!  I can't resist the owls!

And to wrap it up, Dana from Fun in 1st Grade is donating an item from her Teachers Pay Teachers store.  Dana is a veteran blogger. I love how she takes newbies under her wings by featuring a new blogger every Tuesday.  

Click here to follow Fun in 1st Grade's TPT Store.

Enter below!  You don't want to miss this!

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Like a kid in a Candy Store!

There are so many exciting things going on around Blogland! 
I feel like a kid in a Candy Store!  Check it out!

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First, I'm soooo close to 100 followers.  Very soon I will have my 100 Follower Giveaway!  If you would like to contribute a prize, please email me!

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Teaching Happily Ever After  is having a "Favorite Read Alouds" Linky Party!  I couldn't wait to share mine!

My all time favorite is "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DeCamillo.  

This is a story of a child's toy who thinks of no one but himself.  Unexpectedly, he becomes lost.  His journey, as he becomes the toy of many different owners, teaches him what it means to love and be loved.  It characters are rich and the settings easily capture a child's imagination.  The children love it, every year!

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Does your blog need a makeover?  Well, if you've been shopping for some cute designs, you must check out.....

A Bird in Hand  designs especially for teacher blogs. Not only are the designs adorable, but they are more affordable than I have seen anywhere.  Check them out before you spend the big bucks!

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Here is my "Monday Made It"!  In my Math Class, we often use dry erase markers.  The kids love them but, I wasn't able to find a good solution for erasing.  Tissues are wasteful. Old socks got lost.   Then, I found this idea on Pinterest.  

It's very easy to make.  Just hot glue a pom pom on the opposite end of the dry erase marker tip, much like the eraser on a pencil.  I'm going to store them in a flower pot to make a cute display.  

Thank you, Ovata Bell, for sharing this idea!

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Lastly, I have to show you the cute posters I had made for my "owl" themed classroom.

You can find them at Teaching Fourth's TPT store.  I made them at Office Max during their Teacher Appreciation Sale using the instructions from I Teach. What's Your Super Power?  Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy!  

Bonus------> Total purchase price:  $7.22 !

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I don't know what I ever did without Blogland!