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Sale :: Start Your Year Inspired!

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I just learned today that there’s a term to describe the most depressing day of the year – Blue Monday. I’m not even kidding you! The good news is that you’ve technically survived past this so-called down day, since it’s usually the 3rd Monday in January. Congratulations!

However, if you’ve been feeling like me lately, you’ve still got a serious case of the blahs. Cold weather not enough sunshine and over 3 months to Spring Break blahs! So, I can’t tell you how excited I was when I found out that TeachersPayTeachers is having a sale this week! I’ve got tons of stuff sitting on my wishlist that I’ve been waiting for a good time to buy, so this will be perfect!

Well, today and tomorrow only, you can save on EVERYTHING in my store, including my money saving bundles! Just enter the promo code “START16” at checkout to get and extra 10% off already discounted items (10% off items already 20% off = 28% off…just trust me)!

But don’t wait too long. This sale will only be going on 12:01 AM Wednesday through 11:59 PM on Thursday. So, head on over and grab lots of goodies to get you through the rest of the year. Won’t it be great to not have to plan for a few months?

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New Product :: Anger Scoot

If you’ve been following along, you know that I love “Scoot Games.” Unfortunately, there’s a million and one ELA and Math Scoots, but virtually NO special ed/counseling Scoots. Go figure, right? Well, I’m trying to fix that! I’ve talked about Bullying, Feelings, and Friendship Scoot in the past, and here’s a new one!

Here are the rules:

Place one task card on each student desk or around the room in numerical order. It makes it easier for students is cards are put in order. Then, give each student a recording sheet and a pencil. Next, each student completes the card on their desk and writes their answer in the number on their recording sheet that corresponds to the number on the task card.

Anger Scoot Game

After about a minute, the teacher says “Scoot” (or uses another signal) and the students quickly stand up, leave the card at their desk, take their recording sheet with them, and scoot over to the next seat with the next number and get started on the question right away.

I’m planning to make more social-emotional scoot games as time goes on, but for now, check out my Anger Scoot Game. It contains 35 different feelings task cards, which can be used as a way to review concepts in a fun, interactive way with kids in grades 3-6. Question formats include several types such as “Draw…”, Short-Answer, Multiple Choice, True/False, and “Find a Partner and Perform a Task.”

Cards are presented in PDF format and are completely editable in Adobe Reader, so the wording and questions can be adjust to your student’s needs and ability levels! Scoot recording sheets are provided for several different class sizes (8, 12, 20, 30, and 35), so it can be played in a small group or full class!

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A Year of Giving :: January – Helping Sick Kids and their Families

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If you’ve been following along, you might know that I’ve decided to donate a portion of the proceeds from my store to a different charity each month. My original goal is to do this for a year, but I hope to continue it even past that!!

Helping a sick child fight their illness takes a big enough emotional toll on a family. Adding a financial strain can make it all almost too much to bear. So this month, I will be donating 10% of my store proceeds to a charity that helps address those problems, whether they involve housing that’s near a hospitalized child, the expense of staying together in another city, or even getting basic medical and dental care in a vulnerable community. In 2014, they served over 5.7 million children and their families.

If you’re in the financial position to help, I encourage you to do so, either through donating on your own to a charity of your choice or purchasing any item in my store. I’ll automatically donate 10% at the end of the month!