How many of you all can see the “light.” The end of the year is within reach for so many of us and it’s this hint of summer that keeps us truckin’ during this hectic home stretch. We all love our classroom babies to pieces, but it’s about time for a little family and “me” time.
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Ahhhh . . . vacation. I was lucky enough to go here on my honeymoon. If you are looking for a great place, Rancho Pescadero was heaven. |
As we round this final corner, I wanted to host a little COUNTDOWN CONTEST to celebrate! Here’s how to play . . .
Simply become a FOLLOWER of this blog and leave a comment below sharing the number of school days you have left this year. No calculating required . . . I am sure you all know :). If you already are a follower, you can play too (ya just need to comment).
**You can receive additional entries for becoming a follower on the Teacher Idea Factory’s Facebook page or for mentioning this contest on your blog.
On that note, wanna know what you’re playing for??!!?? (I sound like the host of Survivor . . . ironically, it’s a VERY fitting theme for this time of year.)
Intelli-Tunes. A lucky second place winner will receive TWO
FREE CDs of choice. His music is catchy, standards-based, and the kiddos
love it. If you haven’t checked him out yet, you just gotta!
Well, that’s it folks. When I hit 100 followers, I will use the Random.org widget to generate our winners. THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR PLAYING π
I am a follower!! Only 27 days left for me!…not that I'm counting or anything!
Lisa
fsuteach81@yahoo.com
Whoop Whoop!! You are soooooo close, Lisa! Thanks so much for jumpin' in on the contest!
27 days left for me, too!
Lori (luvyorkies@gmail.com)
Teaching With Love and Laughter
Lori . . . so close you can taste it! Spread the word . . . at 100 followers I will do the drawing.
22 days left for me!!!!
Aimee
aimee@vanmiddlesworth.org
Lucky bum! Spread the word . . . I will do the drawing when I hit 100 followers. This newbie needs more friends π
I am a follower on Google Reader. I have 22 days left!
Right on! Thanks so much for visiting and entering. Spread the word . . . hopefully you will be my BIG winner π
I follow your blog! Only 20 more days!
Emily
eah719@hotmail.com
20 more, huh? Hang on girl . . . you're almost there! Thanks for taking the time to post. Spread the word so we can find ourselves a winner! Good luck π
sigh…. I actually don't know without counting! yes… it's that many…. 31 :*( The worst part is that we had NO snow. Not ONE snow day. Not ONE delay…. but, had 2 hurricane/flood days in September (which was supposed to be our 2nd and 3rd day of school!)—and we NEVER get hurricanes (or floods for that matter) in PA!!! lol I'd be in the 20's without those 2 tacked on! I guess you should probably know that we don't start school till after labor day though—so it's not all that bad…. π
Good luck getting to 100! I am your newest follower!!
Angie
Rulin' the Roost
Sorry Angie . . . we sure did rub it in. Hang on tight. It will be here before you know it. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit, enter, and FOLLOW!
I have 34 school days left. Bring on summer! It has been a wild, crazy, but fun first year. I love your blog and your TPT lessons! I've shared your sites with my teacher friends too!
Thanks Nicole! You survived your first year :).
I am now officially a follower…even though I have been checking your blog out daily! I have 29 days left of school!!!! Yippee! Summer break is just around the corner – I can't wait! Awesome and very creative work by the way – I'm so glad after all these years of creating neat stuff you have a way to share it with others.
Thank you SO much for becoming official :). 29 days!! I love it when I break into the 20s. I'll be in touch . . . maybe to tell you that you are a BIG winner :).
Oh my that photo of Rancho Pescadero looks glorious! I follow your adorable bloggy π
thepolkadotowl@gmail.com
I follow you on FB now too…i only have 26 days left!!!!
thepolkadotowl@gmail.com
Sweet . . . entering you twice my dear!!! Thank you sooooo much for jumpin' in on this! Tell your buddies about the contest so we can draw a BIG winner soon π
I just found your wonderful blog today! Wahoo for me!
I had to go count first and we have 20 days!!! I am in denial a bit because I feel like there is still so much to teach!!!!
Heather
Heather's Heart
You're in like Flynn!!! Spread the word . . . this newbie needs more followers so we can find ourselves an instant winner!
I'm a follower. I have 18 days left.
Summer is so close… I can just taste it.
You're in my friend. 18 days . . . oh, really? Holy smokes girl!!
I'm your follower. Great blog!
We still have 40 days left in Spain… And it is so sunny outside…
Thank so much for entering. It's so cool to have an international follower! Those 40 will be gone before you know it . . . or at least just keep telling yourself that :).
Oops. I talked about the contest in my comment on your art activity (which was a very cool project!). I'm a new follower — your 61st I think. I'm sure 100 will come soon!
Katie
I Want to be a Super Teacher
Hey girl . . . it's all good. I am happy to see that you were floating around my site π
I follow you on FB!
Thank you!
Just found your super cute blog…..and I LOVE your mothers day cards!!!!
Jana
Jprowell11@gmail.com
Jana . . . you made my day! You are in my friend π Good Luck.
I now follow your blog! And…….I teach "year round" school! We do have a short break coming in 4 weeks though!
Thanks for the opportunity! We love Ron Brown in my class!
Jana
Jprowell11@gmail.com
Entered you again for your "follow." Whoop . . . Whoop! Isn't Ron Brown the best? I love his songs so much. For those of you who haven't been introduced to Intelli-Tunes yet, take a moment when you can . . . http://www.intelli-tunes.com! Thanks again Jana!
I am FOLLOWING and I have 43 days left between me and Summer vacation!! wooo!
Teachers Give a Hoot
Ms. Hoot . . . thanks for coming to find me too :).
hey girl…im following you and your page looks awesome.. and have 43 days leftt wahhhh such a long time away!!
Sweet . . . It's the girl with the cool new blog! Thanks so much for hunting me down :).
I'm your newest follower. 65 and counting…
β€First Grade Delightβ€
imgoingfirst@gmail.com
I am "delighted" to have you . . . hehehe . . . I think I am so funny when it gets past 10 pm. Thanks for following.
I'm your newest follower #68!
learnplayandhavefun.blogspot.com
spencerjb0711@gmail.com
Cool . . . I entered ya into the BIG drawing. Thanks so much for visiting!
I will seriously have to stop and do the count to figure out how much longer. . . I haven't done that yet! Let's see, our last day is June 14th (My first grandchild a girl is due to arrive June 1st.) So I guess that's about 31 actual days left! wowser! I better get moving!
Patty
Second In Line
prutenba@sturgisps.org
It's gonna be a great end to your school year. My mom is so ready to be a grandmother. She keeps it on the DL, but I can see it in her eyes when she chats about kids. Thanks for visiting Patty . . . much appreciated!!
I have 11 days left. Can't believe it's almost summer!
Dude . . . 11??!! It's all downhill from here, Mrs. Diane. I entered you in the contest. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit π
Hi Kelley!!! We have 22!
Blessings,
Jessica Stanford
jessica.stanford@me.com
Mrs. Stanford's Class Blog
Like Me on FB!
You're in girl! I counted your FB follow too :).
I have 32 days leftβ¦ and its also my countdown to giving birth to my first little babyβ¦. very exciting countdown for meβ¦ I am your newest followerβ¦come by and visit me as wellβ¦ kinderkiddies1.blogspot.com
How exciting :). Who cares how many days you have left of school . . . how many days until the baby??? We are trying and I am all about "baby" right now. I will pop by tonight!! Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.
I follow your blog and I have 20.5 days left of school!
Erica
Sprinkles to Kindergarten
I love that you put the .5 in . . . it's so not 21 π We are definitely on the same page. You are in the contest my friend!!
I'm your newest follower! LOVE this giveaway idea! I only have 14 days left WAHOO!
Mandi
MOORE Fun In Kindergarten
14 . . . two weeks . . . that's it? It's gonna zip girl. Hold on to your hat. Thank you so much for taking the time to enter and follow π Here's to summer!!!
I am new follower. Thanks for finding my blog and looking around. I love the name of your blog! I have 15 days of school left!!!
Jana
Thinking Out Loud
15 . . . WOW! Home stretch sister. Thanks for droppin' in! You are entered!
I am number 84. I just hit 100 followers on my blog today thanks to you and others who stopped by. I will give a shout out about your blog on mine to get you to 100. Come back and enter the Thirty-One Tote giveaway. You can pick your color and monogram! Love your blog. 15 days left!
Sandra
Classroom Companion
Yippee . . . I cannot wait to hit 100. I will pop back over and enter to win that tote tonight!! Thanks for the reminder π
I'm glad you found me! I love all your ideas on your blog! I'm your newest follower! And I don't really have a countdown for summer since I don't have a full-time job, BUT I guess I can count down to my vacation to Italy this summer which is 9 weeks/63 days away (wow thats a lot of days…).
Cheers To School
Thanks so much. Italy, huh? Lucky bum! Where are you going? That is sooooo exciting! Thanks for finding me . . . you are entered my friend.
I am following you!
Lori
lv2813@aol.com
Conversations in Literacy
Lori . . . comments on multiple pages??!! You are one in a million!!! Thanks so much. You are entered and we only need 12 more until we get to do the drawing π
I have 29 days left! Yay!
I am a new follower of your blog-got your message on my giveaway to come over to check out your blog!
kellybrown28021@gmail.com
Yippee! Kelly Brown! It still is so strange to have the "old me" entering my contest π Here's to winning. I entered you twice . . . one for FB too.
I like you on facebook!
kellybrown28021@gmail.com
I am your 91st follower:)
and We have 13.5 days left!!!
Staci
Going Nutty!
misssquirrels@yahoo.com
13.5 . . . I think I can . . . I think I can . . .
I am your newest follower on your blog and facebook and I have 15 days of school left! Yahoo!!! I hope I win!!!!!
Thanks,
Darleen
You are in!! 8 more peeps and I'll draw π
I am your newest follower! Thanks for checking out my blog. I have 8.5 days left fo school!
8.5 . . . that's it?? Wow! You could do this standing on your head π I entered you in the drawing. Thanks so much for poppin' in!
hey!! I have 34 days left!!! π
crossing my fingers so that I win! hehe!
Miss Elementary
Cool . . . Thank you so much for entering! Only 6 members away from the BIG drawing π
We have 20 days left!
I "liked" you on Facebook. π
Sweet . . . you're in twice girl!
I'm following your blog…you're almost there – YAY! Your blog is the cutest! Can't wait to start stalking!
I only have 10 days of school left! Summer here we come woo hoo!!
Bethany
Thank you soooooo much!
I liked you on Fb. I couldn't figure out how to follow??
Bethany
I mentioned your blog giveaway in a blog post and added you to my blog list!
Dude . . . hooking you up with three entries for all that!!! I just have a FB list going (next to my computer).
I just found your cute blog! I love the ideas I've read so far!!
erinropelato (at) yahoo (dot) com
Thank you Erin. You made my heart happy this morning! I entered you π
I'm following your blog and on facebook! We have 23 more days left.
23 . . . can you smell summer yet? Thanks so much for following and entering π
You're now at 99 – happy to have found you!
I only have 28 days of school left. Bring on the summertime love!
– Amanda {avphilli@gmail.com}
Inspired in Second
Thanks Amanda . . . you're all entered!
Looks like I am lucky 100! We have 22 days left…but somehow I think they stuck in an extra week as our fourth quarter had 10 weeks!
tokyoshoes (at) hotmail (dot) com
Dirty dogs! Thanks for entering!
We have 15 days left.
lraines78@gmail.com
You are In!! Thank you
I am already following your FB page.
lraines78@gmail.com