Twitter in the Classroom

Does anyone use Twitter in their primary classroom? Just thinking out loud here -- but I can see a lot of great possibilities by having a class Twitter account and linking to classrooms all over the country/world. Teaching students to share their learning in this way could be very powerful.

What do you all think? 

Letter Writing Unit Winner Announced!!

Thank you everyone who entered the Letter Writing Unit contest! I'm excited to announce the winner!

 Cari from http://sturchstars.blogspot.com is the winner! Congratulations, Cari! Please email me: gena_marie33 (at) hotmail (dot) com.  


Still want to get your hands on this awesome Letter Writing Unit? Visit Erica's TpT store by clicking HERE. 

Letter Writing Unit Giveaway -- Deadline to Enter is Quickly Approaching!

The awesome Erica Bohrer is offering up her amazing Letter Writing Unit to a lucky winner! The deadline to enter this contest is Tuesday at 9pm. The winner will be announced sometime on Wednesday. Go HERE to enter! Good luck to all!

If you just can't wait to get your hands on this unit, visit Erica's TpT store HERE.

Bunny Hop and Penny-Dice Games for Everyday Math

I posted two more Everyday Math games that can be played on the SMART Board to my TpT page -- Bunny Hop and Penny Dice. Click on the pictures above to get your free downloads.

Postcard Exchange and Letter Writing Unit Giveaway!

Look at all of those pins on the map! Those represent the participants so far in our 2011 Postcard Exchange, hosted by Mrs. Saoud of Primary Graffiti and myself! You can read more about this exchange HERE.

We are still looking for blogging teachers to join us from the following states:

**WEST VIRGINIA, OREGON, and INDIANA are no longer available.

If you are interested in joining in on the fun, visit Primary Graffiti and get the details on signing up HERE.

  

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To assist the participants and other teachers as well with the postcard exchange or just letter writing in general, Erica Bohrer from Erica Bohrer's First Grade has a fabulous Letter Writing Unit. This 62 page unit includes a bibliography of letter writing themed books, lessons based on those books, anchor charts, file folder word walls, and reproducibles.

 Erica is teaming up with The Techy Teacher and Primary Graffiti and giving away a copy of her Letter Writing Unit to one lucky winner! Want to win? Here's how:

• Follow my blog, Primary Graffiti, and Erica Bohrer's First Grade.  Leave a comment for one entry!

• Follow Erica's TpT store. Click HERE to follow, and leave a comment for one entry!

• Post about the Postcard exchange and/or this giveaway on your blog. Leave a comment with a link to your post for a third entry!

That's 3 chances to win! Good luck! Deadline to enter this giveaway is Tuesday 9pm CST.

Rolling for 50 SMART Board download

I apologize....something went wrong when I uploaded the first time to TpT! It's working now!! Go HERE to grab your free Rolling for 50 Smart Board game now!

Rolling For 50 - SMART Board game for Everyday Math

I'm excited to share with you all a game I made for Everyday Math -- Rolling for 50. It's one of the first games that is played in the first grade series. I'm offering this FREE download on my TpT site. Click HERE to get yours! Here's a preview: