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Trick or Treat! Blog Hop

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I’m so happy to join The Classroom Game Nook in a “Trick or Treat” blog hop! Halloween is literally around the corner (one week away) and it’s time for teachers to go trick or treating with some awesome tips, tricks, treats, and more!

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Sight words are fun. Tic-Tac-Toe is fun too! Why not put the two together? 

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My nephew who is in kindergarten practices his sights words every night. After a few weeks, he got tired of doing the flash cards. I decided to play Tic-Tac-Toe using his sight words. He was more than willing to play!

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Set up is simple! Make a large Tic-Tac-Toe board on some paper. Write the sight words in each box.

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Write X’s and O’s on some paper or index cards and you’re ready to go! The first time around, I folded a paper in thirds and just traced the lines. Later, I made some boards, X’s, and O’s on my computer and printed them out.

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You can save paper by drawing a Tic-Tac-Toe board on some paper and insert it into a Sheet protector. Use a dry-erase marker to write the letters. You can change the words any time with a eraser or paper towel. You can even insert 2 pages in one sheet placed back-to-back for 2 games in 1. You also have a carrying case for your cards and dry-erase pen!
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When I think of Halloween, I think of all the sweets. In particular, candy corn. You can never have to much candy core! Here’s a sweet candy corn game for your classroom.
My nephew Isaiah loves adding numbers so here’s a fun Adding to 10 powerpoint game.


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This Halloween themed game has students practicing adding numbers up to ten.

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It’s played with dry-erase boards so it’s perfect for small groups. You can grab this wonderful freebie here. Be sure to grab it here:


Lastly, it’s giveaway time! Halloween’s a week away, but what about Thanksgiving? Once Halloween’s over, the turkeys go into hiding! You and your students can practice counting turkeys with this fun Counting Turkeys PPT Game.

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Before the big Turkey Day comes, make sure your students know how to count! Students play against the teacher as they count turkeys.

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Some turkeys are in rows while others are scattered about. Great for a Thanksgiving review game. You can check out this game here:

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You can enter to win this wonderful game! You can enter below. I’m also having a milestone celebration where you can win a $25 gift card.
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Don’t forget to hop on over to another teacher blog!

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Teaching Blog Addiction ~ Freebie Friday Link – Up

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So glad to be linking up with Teaching Blog Addiction. Here’s a Forever Freebie your students will love!

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 Working with place value can be loads of fun, especially if your students play against one another.In this game, boys play against girls as they making numbers using Base Ten Blocks. There’s even a type-in scoreboard for you to keep track of the score. The scoreboard can be used in slideshow mode.
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There are 20 questions in all (just about enough for a class of 20). Students can take turns answering the questions individually for their team or they can work together to find the answer.

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The answers range from 100 to 999, making all the answer 3 digit numbers. Students are given base ten blocks and they must figure out what number it makes.
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A few teachers have used this in their classrooms and their students love it! Just look at what they said.
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You can get this forever freebie in my TPT store. I hope you enjoy it!
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1,000 Follower Spectacular – Day 8

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It’s here, it’s here! I finally made it to 1,000 followers. I’m so excited! I wanted to have a small huge celebration. So big it would take an entire week to celebrate! Each day will includes spectacular new games, $1 Deals & freebie steals, and much, much more! You can find out more with in my 1,000 Follower Spectacular Invitation.
 
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 Let’s begin with the Gift Card giveaway of the Day! Today, you can win a permanent game license. That means every game ever made. Past, present, and future games! A prize worth over $300.
 
 
 
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Today’s $1 Deal is for everyone. Someone requested that I make more backgrounds for powerpoint. I thought about it and decided. Why not? It’s part of my name. Why shouldn’t I have some backgrounds?
 
 
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This collection includes 14 backgrounds in PNG format. I used my own clip art to create this set. Commercial friendly and easy to insert. Great for any powerpoint project.
 
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Get on sale all this week for $1.

 
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Today’s freebie is about everyone! Since I made those backgrounds with my own clip art, I thought maybe I should offer it as clip art too. 
 
 
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This is my first set of clip art. I made these a while ago but never really did anything with them besides make 1 or 2 backgrounds with them. Now you can make your own as well.
 
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Comes in 10 colors and includes a B&W version. Formats include both JPEG and PNG. Commercial friendly and easy to use. 
 

 

 
 You can get this game for free all this week.
 
That’s all for today. Be sure to stop by my Facebook page for some flash freebies starting at/around 5 pm EST. Click “Get Notifications” so you’ll know when they start!
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1,000 Follower Spectacular – Day 7

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It’s here, it’s here! I finally made it to 1,000 followers. I’m so excited! I wanted to have a small huge celebration. So big it would take an entire week to celebrate! Each day will includes spectacular new games, $1 Deals & freebie steals, and much, much more! You can find out more with in my 1,000 Follower Spectacular Invitation.
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 Let’s begin with the Gift Card giveaway of the Day! Today, you can win a $25 gift card to Amazon.com. Amazon.com has so many things to choose from! Teacher supplies maybe? Or how about a new comforter set? What about a keyboard for my iPad? I just don’t know.
 
 
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Today’s $1 Deal is for everyone. Hard to believem but school will be starting back up in about a month (At least here in NC). So, to help prepare you for that day, let’s get Open House – Back to School night out of the way!
 
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In this editable Open House presentation, you can display all you classroom information while your students browse the classroom (and find their desk).
 
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Each slide displays a different topic. Topics include classroom information, class schedule, breakfast-lunch policy, and more. Each slide is editable and some include a picture square so you can add your own picture.
 
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There’s 7 colored backgrounds to choose from and a blank version for you to design your own!
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Today’s freebie is about you! What do you want to tell your students about yourself? Do you like coffee every morning? Do you have a pet dog named Alpha? Do play board games on rainy days? Whatever it is, tell them as your Top 10!
 
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Get your students curious about the person they are going to spend the school year with. The set comes with slides listing the top 10 things about yourself. Comes in 7 colors and a blank slide to design yourself. You can even add photos!
 
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 You can get this game for free all this week.
That’s all for today. Be sure to stop by my Facebook page for some flash freebies starting at/around 5 pm EST. Click “Get Notifications” so you’ll know when they start!
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1,000 Follower Spectacular – Day 6

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It’s here, it’s here! I finally made it to 1,000 followers. I’m so excited! I wanted to have a small huge celebration. So big it would take an entire week to celebrate! Each day will includes spectacular new games, $1 Deals & freebie steals, and much, much more! You can find out more with in my 1,000 Follower Spectacular Invitation.

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Let’s begin with the Gift Card giveaway of the Day! Today, you can win a $25 gift card to Dollar Tree. Ah, that teacher sections does wonders for my classroom.

 
 
  
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Today’s $1 Deal is for 5th grade teachers. Fractions was one of my favorite topics when I was in elementary school. It’s no wonder I have some many fraction games. Today’s game has been requested since I made the opposite of it.

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In this “Students vs Students Monsters” game, students are changing improper fractions into mixed numbers. Instead of students playing against each other, they play against monsters (which is still  students against each other).
 
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 20 questions in all and includes a tie breaker question in case your students are really good. Perfect for a whole class review.
 
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Today’s freebie is about the Water Cycle. I taught my 2nd graders about the water cycle very briefly (mostly the 4 major parts).
 
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In this game, students review words associated with the water cycle. Students read the definition and give the word they think it is.
 
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That’s all for today. Be sure to stop by my Facebook page for some flash freebies starting at/around 5 pm EST. Click “Get Notifications” so you’ll know when they start!
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1,000 Follower Spectacular – Day 5

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It’s here, it’s here! I finally made it to 1,000 followers. I’m so excited! I wanted to have a small huge celebration. So big it would take an entire week to celebrate! Each day will includes spectacular new games, $1 Deals & freebie steals, and much, much more! You can find out more with in my 1,000 Follower Spectacular Invitation.

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Let’s begin with the Gift Card giveaway of the Day! Today, you can win a Yearly License to my TPT Store for the upcoming school year. I offer my ppt games individual and in bundles, but a yearly license guarantees you all the games for the school year. You can check out more here.

 
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Today’s $1 Deal is for 4th grade teachers. I love math especially when Geometry (I took Geometry Honors class in high school). I love working with plane figures, lines, rays, etc. one my favorites to teach when I taught 5th grade.

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In this “Write and Wipe” game, students are identifying lines, line segments, rays, and points. This games is played with whiteboards and dry-eraser markers.
 
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25 questions in all. A very simple and easy game to use for everyone. Perfect for a whole class review or a game to play if you’re absent.
 
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Today’s freebie is about the Moon. Yesterday,  I released a solar system mini game. Let’s stay a little closer to home.
 
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In this game, students are naming the different phases of the moon. The first 8 questions ask students identify the phase. Questions 9 and 10 ask students to tell what phase comes after a given phase.
 
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 You can get this game for free all this week.

That’s all for today. Be sure to stop by my Facebook page for some flash freebies starting at/around 5 pm EST. Click “Get Notifications” so you’ll know when they start!