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.
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
Mrs. Richling says
I am a follower!! Only 27 days left for me!…not that I'm counting or anything!
Lisa
fsuteach81@yahoo.com
teacherideafactory says
Whoop Whoop!! You are soooooo close, Lisa! Thanks so much for jumpin' in on the contest!
Lori Rosenberg says
27 days left for me, too!
Lori (luvyorkies@gmail.com)
Teaching With Love and Laughter
teacherideafactory says
Lori . . . so close you can taste it! Spread the word . . . at 100 followers I will do the drawing.
Mrs. V. says
22 days left for me!!!!
Aimee
aimee@vanmiddlesworth.org
teacherideafactory says
Lucky bum! Spread the word . . . I will do the drawing when I hit 100 followers. This newbie needs more friends π
boliver says
I am a follower on Google Reader. I have 22 days left!
teacherideafactory says
Right on! Thanks so much for visiting and entering. Spread the word . . . hopefully you will be my BIG winner π
EMpowered says
I follow your blog! Only 20 more days!
Emily
eah719@hotmail.com
teacherideafactory says
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
Angie says
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
teacherideafactory says
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!
Nicole says
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!
teacherideafactory says
Thanks Nicole! You survived your first year :).
Julie Paull says
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.
teacherideafactory says
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 :).
thepolkadotowl says
Oh my that photo of Rancho Pescadero looks glorious! I follow your adorable bloggy π
thepolkadotowl@gmail.com
thepolkadotowl says
I follow you on FB now too…i only have 26 days left!!!!
thepolkadotowl@gmail.com
teacherideafactory says
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
Heather's Heart says
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
teacherideafactory says
You're in like Flynn!!! Spread the word . . . this newbie needs more followers so we can find ourselves an instant winner!
ceehce says
I'm a follower. I have 18 days left.
Summer is so close… I can just taste it.
teacherideafactory says
You're in my friend. 18 days . . . oh, really? Holy smokes girl!!
Lita Lita says
I'm your follower. Great blog!
We still have 40 days left in Spain… And it is so sunny outside…
teacherideafactory says
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 :).
Katie Smith says
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
teacherideafactory says
Hey girl . . . it's all good. I am happy to see that you were floating around my site π
jay pea says
I follow you on FB!
Thank you!
Just found your super cute blog…..and I LOVE your mothers day cards!!!!
Jana
Jprowell11@gmail.com
teacherideafactory says
Jana . . . you made my day! You are in my friend π Good Luck.
jay pea says
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
teacherideafactory says
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!
Ms. Hoot says
I am FOLLOWING and I have 43 days left between me and Summer vacation!! wooo!
Teachers Give a Hoot
teacherideafactory says
Ms. Hoot . . . thanks for coming to find me too :).
Just Wild About Teaching says
hey girl…im following you and your page looks awesome.. and have 43 days leftt wahhhh such a long time away!!
teacherideafactory says
Sweet . . . It's the girl with the cool new blog! Thanks so much for hunting me down :).
Delighted says
I'm your newest follower. 65 and counting…
β€First Grade Delightβ€
imgoingfirst@gmail.com
teacherideafactory says
I am "delighted" to have you . . . hehehe . . . I think I am so funny when it gets past 10 pm. Thanks for following.
Jessica says
I'm your newest follower #68!
learnplayandhavefun.blogspot.com
spencerjb0711@gmail.com
teacherideafactory says
Cool . . . I entered ya into the BIG drawing. Thanks so much for visiting!
Patty Rutenbar says
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
teacherideafactory says
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!!
Mrs Diane says
I have 11 days left. Can't believe it's almost summer!
teacherideafactory says
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
Jessica Stanford says
Hi Kelley!!! We have 22!
Blessings,
Jessica Stanford
jessica.stanford@me.com
Mrs. Stanford's Class Blog
Like Me on FB!
teacherideafactory says
You're in girl! I counted your FB follow too :).
KinderKiddies says
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
teacherideafactory says
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.
Erica says
I follow your blog and I have 20.5 days left of school!
Erica
Sprinkles to Kindergarten
teacherideafactory says
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!!
Mandi Moore says
I'm your newest follower! LOVE this giveaway idea! I only have 14 days left WAHOO!
Mandi
MOORE Fun In Kindergarten
teacherideafactory says
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!!!
Jana says
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
teacherideafactory says
15 . . . WOW! Home stretch sister. Thanks for droppin' in! You are entered!
Sandra says
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
teacherideafactory says
Yippee . . . I cannot wait to hit 100. I will pop back over and enter to win that tote tonight!! Thanks for the reminder π
Andrea says
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
teacherideafactory says
Thanks so much. Italy, huh? Lucky bum! Where are you going? That is sooooo exciting! Thanks for finding me . . . you are entered my friend.
Lori says
I am following you!
Lori
lv2813@aol.com
Conversations in Literacy
teacherideafactory says
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
Kelly B aka Queen Bee! says
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
teacherideafactory says
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.
Kelly B aka Queen Bee! says
I like you on facebook!
kellybrown28021@gmail.com
Miss Squirrels says
I am your 91st follower:)
and We have 13.5 days left!!!
Staci
Going Nutty!
misssquirrels@yahoo.com
teacherideafactory says
13.5 . . . I think I can . . . I think I can . . .
Darleen Dufour says
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
teacherideafactory says
You are in!! 8 more peeps and I'll draw π
Annie from Awesome in 1st! says
I am your newest follower! Thanks for checking out my blog. I have 8.5 days left fo school!
teacherideafactory says
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!
Miss Sara says
hey!! I have 34 days left!!! π
crossing my fingers so that I win! hehe!
Miss Elementary
teacherideafactory says
Cool . . . Thank you so much for entering! Only 6 members away from the BIG drawing π
Mrs. K says
We have 20 days left!
Mrs. K says
I "liked" you on Facebook. π
teacherideafactory says
Sweet . . . you're in twice girl!
The Bubblegum Tree says
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
teacherideafactory says
Thank you soooooo much!
The Bubblegum Tree says
I liked you on Fb. I couldn't figure out how to follow??
Bethany
The Bubblegum Tree says
I mentioned your blog giveaway in a blog post and added you to my blog list!
teacherideafactory says
Dude . . . hooking you up with three entries for all that!!! I just have a FB list going (next to my computer).
Erin Ropelato says
I just found your cute blog! I love the ideas I've read so far!!
erinropelato (at) yahoo (dot) com
teacherideafactory says
Thank you Erin. You made my heart happy this morning! I entered you π
Roxanne says
I'm following your blog and on facebook! We have 23 more days left.
teacherideafactory says
23 . . . can you smell summer yet? Thanks so much for following and entering π
Inspired in Second says
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
teacherideafactory says
Thanks Amanda . . . you're all entered!
Suzy Q says
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
teacherideafactory says
Dirty dogs! Thanks for entering!
lraines says
We have 15 days left.
lraines78@gmail.com
teacherideafactory says
You are In!! Thank you
lraines says
I am already following your FB page.
lraines78@gmail.com