Back to School Basics: Birthday Giveaway and Freebies

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My computer has a cold and will not stay on for more than five minutes at a time.  I'm gonna keep this post short and sweet.  Please forgive me!!



Welcome back for Day 3 of Back to School Basics, a week long feature with giveaways, freebies, and linky parties!  Today I'm featuring products for birthdays!


Jack Hartmann's music makes me giggle! His CD, Every 1 Counts, has a song my primary students love.  You can preview Have a Hip-Hop Happy Birthday here.  

Birthday Giveaway...

In July 2011, I featured my file, Celebrating Yummy Birthdays.  On the first day of school, I gave each of my *then* second graders a birthday cupcake with their name and birth date.  After lunch we graphed our cupcakes and compared our data.  During the school year, we celebrate birthdays with a cupcake cone.  Link here for my picture tutorial.





Erica Bohrer likes to utilize Take-Home bags in her classroom to enhance the home-school communication.  One of her bags is a birthday take home bag.  This packet will help you make your students' birthdays as special as they are! 




Kim Adsit has a Birthdays Fun Music Book to accompany Jack Hartmann's song Birthdays. It is on his Math All Around cd. You can preview the song here.The song book is great to use as a center. Add a cd of the song to a pocket on the back of the book and children can sing the songs and follow the text in the little music book. 


Hadar Maor has a Birthday Cupcake Display too.  Hadar and I have similar products but featured very differently.  Rather than graphing the cupcakes as a display, she has cupcakes for each month and candles added to the cupcake for each birthday.  


You will have an opportunity to win each of the above copies! The requirement for entry is to follow all stores and can be done by clicking the product images above!  One winner will be randomly selected on Saturday August 4th.  You are only permitted to leave one comment. All other comments will be deleted.  Please include an email!!! 

And now the freebies...

Rachelle Smith of What the Teacher Wants featured a popular post almost 2 years ago. She featured the original birthday balloon on extra large pixie sticks.  You can read her post here.

To help celebrate the birthdays in your classroom, Jackie Cornett as offered freebie postcards! Everyone loves getting mail, right? Send your students one of these postcards on their birthday! 

Kindertrips features a cute Birthday Banner freebie in her store.  I want to create this with my cameo and hang on the classroom door.
TpT seller, Andrea W. has a CUTE Owl Birthday Topper for a pencil.  I cannot wait to print out a set of these!!!!

Need a gift idea that won't cost a thing?  Sandy Scott has free Homework Pass for the birthday girl or boy!

My sweet friend Dana from 3rd Grade Gridiron has a Birthday Bash Multiplication Game.  And keeping with the theme of birthday games, Kathy Law, The Queen of Board Games (love her), has a Birthday Synonym Game.

Peace, Love, and Kindergarten has a big birthday freebie.  This 51 page download was a gift to teachers who attended their presentation at SPLASH conferences.  They have generously shared this math and literacy file on TpT!!

Student birthdays are such a great opportunity for you to make your students feel extra special! This pack includes a few things that can help make their day great.  Wild About Teaching features free bookmarks, Birthday Certificates, and Birthday Books in this file!

Erica Bohrer has shared many cute ideas for birthdays.  I'm gonna share two pictures from her class website...

Preparing Birthday Surprises Early

Students hold calendar date cards and stand with others celebrating birthdays the same month for a picture.  Love this!!!

Do you have a birthday "FREEBIE" product or post you'd like to feature?  You are welcome to join my linky party here but it must be a direct link to a post on your blog or a FREEBIE product in your store!  Please follow the rules, I hate having to remove links!!


50 comments:

Mary Hall said...

Thank you so much for the opportunity to win one of these packs!

~Mary Hall
maryh.lester@hotmail.com

Isabel Z said...

I am a follower of all--lucky me! Thanks for the chance.

isabelzito at verizon dot net

Mrs. T. said...

I follow all of the stores. Great stuff!

Abby
aetuckner@gmail.com

Colleen Bowns said...

I follow all TpT stores! :0)

cbowns11@gmail.com

Rachel said...

I follow all TPT stores!

rmariemuniz@hotmail.com

Grace said...

I am a follower of all you great ladies!!

Grace
gracepruim@gmail.com

momofwillb said...

thanks so much, I follow all stores.
April
atbrower75@gmail.com

mcoop1125 said...

Thanks for the chance to win! I follow all of these stores:-)
Michelle
mcoop1125@gmail.com

Lisa R. said...

What a great giveaway!! I follow all stores!! :)
Lisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
fsuteach81@yahoo.com

Cori Lyons said...

I am a follower of these TPT stores. My students love singing Jack Hartmann's Birthdays song.

lyons.cori@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Thanks! I followed all TPT stores and I got really good ideas. Love the songs!!!

zrivera36@gmail.com
Zuleyka Rivera

Kristin Young said...

I follow all stores. Love the birthday inspiration...one area I know I am lacking in a cute display. Thanks for sharing! :)

littlemissglamourgoestok@gmail.com

Sarah Mackey said...

I follow all the stores above.
sarahmackey2@yahoo.com
Sarah
Mackey'sClassroom

KB said...

I LOVE birthdays!! I follow all of these TpT stores!!

Kendall

Kendall.Braxton@gmail.com

Unknown said...

I'm a follower of all fabulous stores!
Nesli
http://www.secondgradewiththeteacherwearsprada.blogspot.com/
nxmonr@gmail.com

Sara {Miss V's Busy Bees} said...

I'm a follower of all the fabulous stores. These women are all great!

Sara
Miss V's Busy Bees
ventrellasara@gmail.com

Storie said...

I'm following all of the stores :)
Storie
atozscrapbook@gmail.com
Stories by Storie

Andrea said...

I follow all of the stores! thanks for the great giveaway!

mondragondrea@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

I am a follower of all. Thanks for the great giveaways!
Kathy
kswitzky@usd345.com

Wif said...

So happy I found your site (and your amazing nameplates). I hope I can win some bday goodies for my first classroom (2nd graders!).

Thank you!
tessah5702@yahoo.com

kristina said...

I follow all the stores (annabegins12)
kravenegas@yahoo.com

sheithold said...

i followed all the stores! Thanks for everything!

Sara Heithold
sheithold@dentphelps.k12.mo.us

Erin said...

I follow all the wonderful TPT stores.

Erin
andeair@hotmail.com

Courtney said...

I follow all of these TPT stores...Amazing giveaway.

Courtney
courtneyheath@live.com

robyn said...

Thank you! I follow all these TPT stores!
Robyn
robynsnewnest@gmail.com

Angie said...

I follow all of the stores and love them!

angiehblack@gmail.com

Tania said...

I Follow all the stores.
Tania
Jknapp6@gmail.com

Heather said...

I follow all TPT stores.

Heather (heathernnance@yahoo.com)

beagle2love said...

I follow all TpT stores! Thanks for arranging this give away and sharing such great ideas!
Cathy
beagle2love@hotmail.com

Mrs.Cooper said...

I follow all of them. This is such a fun giveaway :-)

KeithiLen@gmail.com

Unknown said...

I follow all of these stores
melissadinkler@gmail.com

Karyn said...

I follow all TpT stores. :o)

œKaryn
A is for Apple B is for Blog
Kideducator@comcast.net

Unknown said...

I follow all of these TPT stores! =)

kara.pasquale@gmail.com

tash said...

Thanks for sharing!! I love TPT.

Natasha
Natashamoore57@gmail.com

Unknown said...

I am a follower of all these AWESOME ladies!! Thanks for a chance to win this great giveaway!

hdderamus@gmail.com

Unknown said...

I follow all these wonderful people! Gotta love birthdays!! So much fun! :)
Cheryl
crayonsandcurls(at)gmail(dot)com
Crayons and Curls

Julie Wiersma said...
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Julie Wiersma said...

I follow all three and they are my favorites!
Julie
wiersjul@gmail.com

larcher0411 said...

I follow all of them!!

Thanks,

Lori

littlelori0411@yahoo.com

Ali said...

I follow all the stores!!

Ali
alischepis(at)gmail.com

Mrs. Brown said...

I follow all the stores!

kellybrown28021 at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

I follow all of the stores.

lisa.cain.sped.teacher@gmail.com

Kari Nelson said...

I follow all stores!
nelk@richland.k12.wi.us
THANKS!!!

Unknown said...

I follow all the TPT stores (and LOVE birthdays!!)
kmzmijewski@gmail.com

Yvonnee said...
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Yvonnee said...

Thanks for the opportunity. I follow all stores.
Yvonnee
yvonneeyrg@gmail.com

Lori said...

I follow all the stores!!
lorikimball1@aim.com
Lori

kcal88 said...

I follow all the stores...

Katrina
kcal88@gmail.com

Sandra said...

I follow all stores!

Sandra
Sweet Times in First
sweettimesinfirst@gmail.com