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COUNTDOWN CONTEST & GIVEAWAY

April 28, 2012 by teacherideafactory

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.)

Yup . . . that’s right . . . $25 at TPT!  In addition, I teamed up with Ron Brown’s
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 πŸ™‚

Filed Under: Uncategorized

DEAR MOMMY – MOTHER’S DAY CARD
ABSTRACT ADJECTIVES – ART LESSON

Comments

  1. Mrs. Richling says

    April 28, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    I am a follower!! Only 27 days left for me!…not that I'm counting or anything!

    Lisa
    fsuteach81@yahoo.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 28, 2012 at 5:18 pm

      Whoop Whoop!! You are soooooo close, Lisa! Thanks so much for jumpin' in on the contest!

  2. Lori Rosenberg says

    April 28, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    27 days left for me, too!

    Lori (luvyorkies@gmail.com)
    Teaching With Love and Laughter

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 28, 2012 at 6:25 pm

      Lori . . . so close you can taste it! Spread the word . . . at 100 followers I will do the drawing.

  3. Mrs. V. says

    April 28, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    22 days left for me!!!!

    Aimee
    aimee@vanmiddlesworth.org

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 28, 2012 at 6:26 pm

      Lucky bum! Spread the word . . . I will do the drawing when I hit 100 followers. This newbie needs more friends πŸ™‚

  4. boliver says

    April 28, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    I am a follower on Google Reader. I have 22 days left!

  5. teacherideafactory says

    April 28, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Right on! Thanks so much for visiting and entering. Spread the word . . . hopefully you will be my BIG winner πŸ™‚

  6. EMpowered says

    April 28, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    I follow your blog! Only 20 more days!

    Emily
    eah719@hotmail.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 28, 2012 at 9:39 pm

      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 πŸ™‚

  7. Angie says

    April 29, 2012 at 1:16 am

    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…. πŸ™‚

    Good luck getting to 100! I am your newest follower!!
    Angie
    Rulin' the Roost

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 29, 2012 at 1:51 am

      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!

  8. Nicole says

    April 29, 2012 at 2:23 am

    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

      April 29, 2012 at 2:44 pm

      Thanks Nicole! You survived your first year :).

  9. Julie Paull says

    April 29, 2012 at 4:59 am

    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

      April 29, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      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 :).

  10. thepolkadotowl says

    April 29, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    Oh my that photo of Rancho Pescadero looks glorious! I follow your adorable bloggy πŸ™‚

    thepolkadotowl@gmail.com

  11. thepolkadotowl says

    April 29, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    I follow you on FB now too…i only have 26 days left!!!!

    thepolkadotowl@gmail.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 29, 2012 at 6:46 pm

      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 πŸ™‚

  12. Heather's Heart says

    April 29, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    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

      April 29, 2012 at 11:31 pm

      You're in like Flynn!!! Spread the word . . . this newbie needs more followers so we can find ourselves an instant winner!

  13. ceehce says

    April 29, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    I'm a follower. I have 18 days left.
    Summer is so close… I can just taste it.

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 29, 2012 at 11:33 pm

      You're in my friend. 18 days . . . oh, really? Holy smokes girl!!

  14. Lita Lita says

    April 30, 2012 at 9:37 am

    I'm your follower. Great blog!
    We still have 40 days left in Spain… And it is so sunny outside…

    • teacherideafactory says

      April 30, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      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 :).

  15. Katie Smith says

    April 30, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    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

      April 30, 2012 at 11:55 pm

      Hey girl . . . it's all good. I am happy to see that you were floating around my site πŸ™‚

  16. jay pea says

    April 30, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    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

      April 30, 2012 at 11:55 pm

      Jana . . . you made my day! You are in my friend πŸ™‚ Good Luck.

  17. jay pea says

    April 30, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    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

      April 30, 2012 at 11:58 pm

      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!

  18. Ms. Hoot says

    May 1, 2012 at 12:01 am

    I am FOLLOWING and I have 43 days left between me and Summer vacation!! wooo!

    Teachers Give a Hoot

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 1, 2012 at 12:41 am

      Ms. Hoot . . . thanks for coming to find me too :).

  19. Just Wild About Teaching says

    May 1, 2012 at 2:13 am

    hey girl…im following you and your page looks awesome.. and have 43 days leftt wahhhh such a long time away!!

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 1, 2012 at 5:08 am

      Sweet . . . It's the girl with the cool new blog! Thanks so much for hunting me down :).

  20. Delighted says

    May 1, 2012 at 4:08 am

    I'm your newest follower. 65 and counting…

    ❀First Grade Delight❀
    imgoingfirst@gmail.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 1, 2012 at 5:07 am

      I am "delighted" to have you . . . hehehe . . . I think I am so funny when it gets past 10 pm. Thanks for following.

  21. Jessica says

    May 1, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    I'm your newest follower #68!

    learnplayandhavefun.blogspot.com
    spencerjb0711@gmail.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 1, 2012 at 7:13 pm

      Cool . . . I entered ya into the BIG drawing. Thanks so much for visiting!

  22. Patty Rutenbar says

    May 2, 2012 at 1:14 am

    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

      May 2, 2012 at 2:44 pm

      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!!

  23. Mrs Diane says

    May 2, 2012 at 3:50 am

    I have 11 days left. Can't believe it's almost summer!

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 2, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      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 πŸ™‚

  24. Jessica Stanford says

    May 2, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    Hi Kelley!!! We have 22!
    Blessings,

    Jessica Stanford
    jessica.stanford@me.com
    Mrs. Stanford's Class Blog
    Like Me on FB!

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 2, 2012 at 9:39 pm

      You're in girl! I counted your FB follow too :).

  25. KinderKiddies says

    May 2, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    I have 32 days left… and its also my countdown to giving birth to my first little baby…. very exciting countdown for me… I am your newest follower…come by and visit me as well… kinderkiddies1.blogspot.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 3, 2012 at 12:07 am

      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.

  26. Erica says

    May 3, 2012 at 1:06 am

    I follow your blog and I have 20.5 days left of school!

    Erica

    Sprinkles to Kindergarten

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 3, 2012 at 2:38 am

      I love that you put the .5 in . . . it's so not 21 πŸ™‚ We are definitely on the same page. You are in the contest my friend!!

  27. Mandi Moore says

    May 3, 2012 at 2:18 am

    I'm your newest follower! LOVE this giveaway idea! I only have 14 days left WAHOO!

    Mandi
    MOORE Fun In Kindergarten

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 3, 2012 at 2:39 am

      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 πŸ˜‰ Here's to summer!!!

  28. Jana says

    May 3, 2012 at 3:01 am

    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

      May 3, 2012 at 11:03 pm

      15 . . . WOW! Home stretch sister. Thanks for droppin' in! You are entered!

  29. Sandra says

    May 3, 2012 at 8:01 am

    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

      May 3, 2012 at 11:04 pm

      Yippee . . . I cannot wait to hit 100. I will pop back over and enter to win that tote tonight!! Thanks for the reminder πŸ™‚

  30. Andrea says

    May 3, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    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

      May 3, 2012 at 11:05 pm

      Thanks so much. Italy, huh? Lucky bum! Where are you going? That is sooooo exciting! Thanks for finding me . . . you are entered my friend.

  31. Lori says

    May 3, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    I am following you!
    Lori
    lv2813@aol.com
    Conversations in Literacy

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 3, 2012 at 11:06 pm

      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 πŸ™‚

  32. Kelly B aka Queen Bee! says

    May 4, 2012 at 12:41 am

    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

      May 4, 2012 at 2:59 pm

      Yippee! Kelly Brown! It still is so strange to have the "old me" entering my contest πŸ˜‰ Here's to winning. I entered you twice . . . one for FB too.

  33. Kelly B aka Queen Bee! says

    May 4, 2012 at 12:41 am

    I like you on facebook!

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

  34. Miss Squirrels says

    May 4, 2012 at 1:27 am

    I am your 91st follower:)
    and We have 13.5 days left!!!
    Staci

    Going Nutty!

    misssquirrels@yahoo.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm

      13.5 . . . I think I can . . . I think I can . . .

  35. Darleen Dufour says

    May 4, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    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

      May 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm

      You are in!! 8 more peeps and I'll draw πŸ™‚

  36. Annie from Awesome in 1st! says

    May 5, 2012 at 1:51 am

    I am your newest follower! Thanks for checking out my blog. I have 8.5 days left fo school!

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 5, 2012 at 5:45 pm

      8.5 . . . that's it?? Wow! You could do this standing on your head πŸ™‚ I entered you in the drawing. Thanks so much for poppin' in!

  37. Miss Sara says

    May 5, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    hey!! I have 34 days left!!! πŸ™‚
    crossing my fingers so that I win! hehe!
    Miss Elementary

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 5, 2012 at 5:45 pm

      Cool . . . Thank you so much for entering! Only 6 members away from the BIG drawing πŸ™‚

  38. Mrs. K says

    May 5, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    We have 20 days left!

  39. Mrs. K says

    May 5, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    I "liked" you on Facebook. πŸ™‚

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 5, 2012 at 5:44 pm

      Sweet . . . you're in twice girl!

  40. The Bubblegum Tree says

    May 5, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    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

      May 6, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      Thank you soooooo much!

  41. The Bubblegum Tree says

    May 5, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    I liked you on Fb. I couldn't figure out how to follow??
    Bethany

  42. The Bubblegum Tree says

    May 5, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    I mentioned your blog giveaway in a blog post and added you to my blog list!

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 6, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      Dude . . . hooking you up with three entries for all that!!! I just have a FB list going (next to my computer).

  43. Erin Ropelato says

    May 5, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    I just found your cute blog! I love the ideas I've read so far!!
    erinropelato (at) yahoo (dot) com

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 6, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      Thank you Erin. You made my heart happy this morning! I entered you πŸ™‚

  44. Roxanne says

    May 6, 2012 at 12:18 am

    I'm following your blog and on facebook! We have 23 more days left.

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 6, 2012 at 3:33 pm

      23 . . . can you smell summer yet? Thanks so much for following and entering πŸ™‚

  45. Inspired in Second says

    May 6, 2012 at 3:04 am

    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

      May 6, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      Thanks Amanda . . . you're all entered!

  46. Suzy Q says

    May 6, 2012 at 3:37 am

    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

      May 6, 2012 at 3:35 pm

      Dirty dogs! Thanks for entering!

  47. lraines says

    May 6, 2012 at 11:05 am

    We have 15 days left.
    lraines78@gmail.com

    • teacherideafactory says

      May 6, 2012 at 3:34 pm

      You are In!! Thank you

  48. lraines says

    May 6, 2012 at 11:06 am

    I am already following your FB page.
    lraines78@gmail.com

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