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HELP!!!! GIVEAWAY

I need a little help from my friends.... I just entered my writing bulletin board here into a contest. Please check it out and like/ pin it by clicking on this link. I will repay the favor and share a cute open house FREEBIE tomorrow. Keep reading below for an another awesome giveaway.




 I am so happy to be able to do a giveaway for a year subscription to Samson's Classroom ($80 value).  It's our new favorite site. My students can't get enough and neither can I. And ......if you aren't the lucky winner then you will be so EXCITED because Samson's Classroom has agreed to provide $70 off.The promo code RMN (as in "Run Miss Nelson") will give you $70 off a classroom plan. That's only $10 for a  full access account . I would totally pay even the $80 because it's that good.





click on the above image to check out the video that explains this wonderful site.

  • We love all of the portions but my favorite portion for my 2nd graders is the reading passages.  The reading passages are divided up into different levels.  Students are asked to read a passage and answer comprehension questions about their reading.  If a student answers incorrectly, the program is great about highlighting the area of the passage where the answer can be found.  I like this because it forces students to go back and reread to find the correct answer.  I love that they are actually looking back in the passage to make sure their answers are correct because they want to earn "hammer swings"!  If they miss a question they earn less hammer swings. Hammer Swings are just a fun incentive at the end.  


You should try it out for a free demo lesson.
Click here!
To see the overview click here
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Great Technology FIND

Hope everyone is getting into routines.  We are at 20 minutes of read to self and 15 minutes of work on writing. 

 I love online subscriptions as well as free sites, the only problem is all of the different usernames and passwords. I try to only introduce the really great ones. I do not want to overwhelm the kids or the parents so I waited to introduce this new site and boy I shouldn't have waited so long.

 Here are some we use.
Ticket to Read
Spelling City (premium)
TumbleBooks
Scootpad


Xtramath.org
IXL math
Successmaker
Coolmath games.

Today I'm going to tell you about a new one to me. It's called Samson's Classroom. I was lucky enough to win a year subscription but don't worry I've seen great deals all over. I will ask and see if Samson's Classroom could do another deal for my awesome readers or maybe even a giveaway.


Samson's Classroom
The kids absolutely LOVE it. It has three parts. 




We played it on the smartboard and they were highly engaged the entire time. I like how you can use their words or you can add your own spelling words.  I love how there are 3 different games for the spelling words. When a child enters the wrong answer, the program is formatted to give the child extra support. 

My favorite portion is the reading passages.  It would work great towards the end of first grade. My second graders are loving this portion. The reading passages are divided up into different levels.  Students are asked to read a passage and answer comprehension questions about their reading.  If a student answers incorrectly, the program is great about highlighting the area of the passage where the answer can be found.  I like this because it forces students to go back and reread to find the correct answer.  I love that they are actually looking back in the passage to make sure their answers are correct because they want to earn "hammer swings"!  If they miss a question they earn less hammer swings. Hammer Swings are just a fun incentive at the end.  


You should try it out for a free demo lesson.
Click here!


come link up



Bulletin Boards and WINNERS


I'm linking up with TBA for their Open House Week and Blog Hopping for their Birthday Display Link up. Today is Bulletin Boards. I snapped some pictures around school to share with you and added some from last year. I'm also entering a contest at the blog Bulletin Board Ideas

Come link up!




My Birthday Board- Orginal idea from Erica Bohrer!
The students love looking at the pictures.