Back to School Bash: Grand Prize Announced!

Have y'all had fun hopping around to all 18 of our Bash Baskets?  If you haven't done that yet, please start HERE and make sure you do!  You only have until midnight on August 2nd to enter!  You may be thinking "Ohhh, I'm not lucky enough to win... I never get picked for prizes...There's just no way that my name will be selected!"  But, I would say:  YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY!  So, go for the gold, folks!

Here's what you NEED to do FIRST... like RIGHT NOW!  We are doing an Instagram Hop with a secret message.  This secret message MUST BE entered on the Rafflecopter below or you will NOT be chosen as a winner!!!!  Look for THIS graphic on Instagram.  THIS graphic will start the secret message.   Hint:  You'll start with @stepintosecondgrade

You might want to grab a sheet of paper and a pen so that you can collect all letters as you are doing the Instagram hop because YOU MUST COLLECT THE SECRET MESSAGE!  Here are some tips for your Instagram Hop!

Don't have an instagram?  Well, sign up so you can enter the grand prize basket!!!  If you start in the right place and follow the order then all of your letters will nicely flow into one message :)  If you go out of order then you will have to unscramble the letters to make a word, and no one wants to do that!!!

So, let's talk about the Grand Prize!  This is the LARGEST, MOST AMAZING, INCREDIBLE Grand Prize ever... in the history of teacher giveaways!

Your eyes are not deceiving you, that is a REAL Smartboard!  Whitlock (a Smartboard distributor) generously donated a Smartboard to our giveaway!  Isn't that amazing?!!!  Do you want to know all the details about the specific Smartboard and if it will work for you?  Look HERE!!

Whitlock will ship the Smartboard to the winner (continental US only!).  It comes with a projector and all software needed!!  The winner will need to have a way to mount the Smartboard AND will be in charge of maintenance after installation.  We want to make sure we lay it all out there before you enter :))  I'm sure that your school or district would be happy to help if you were the winner!

And, that's not all, y'all!  The winner will also receive a Silhouette Cameo and a One-Year ESGI Subscription!  OHMIWORD!!!

Once you have collected the secret code from our Instagram Hop, you can enter below!  You only have 24 hours, so don't delay!!!

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I want to remind you I'm giving away an Ellison Allstar Die Cut Machine and $100 in die cuts on my blog.   You can link here to enter!  

At the end of the post, you can link to additional blogs participating in the bash!  They are giving away their own bash prizes.  Check them out...

Staples Deal and Giveaway

Hi teachers friends!  Are you preparing for back to school? This is the time of year were educators are stretching their summer funds while waiting their first paycheck back from break.  It's also the time of year where teachers are selfless and spending their remaining dollars on supplies their their classrooms.  Sound familiar?  

Most teachers spend more than $400 of their own money each year to provide supplies and materials for their classrooms.  During Staples' Teacher Appreciation week, teachers can get an exclusive coupon at www.staples.com/classroom that provides 40 percent back in Staples Teacher Rewards on popular items including school supplies, teaching and art supplies as well as cleaning supplies.  This discount applies to in-store purchases only, made from Sunday, August 2nd through Saturday, August 8th.  It does exclude technology.  

For a complete list of all of the Staples stores participating in the area, please visit http://storelocator/staples.com.  To sign up for free Staples Rewards membership or for more information about the Teacher Rewards program, please visit www.StaplesRewardCenter.com.

I hope you make use of the deal!!! And for one lucky follower,  I'm giving away a $50 gift card to Staples to help save you on all the supplies you need for Back to School.  Best of luck!  

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Back to School Bash 2015: Basket 17

It's here, it's here, it's finally here!  Our Back to School Bash is all kinds of ready for you!  We have EIGHTEEN amazing bash baskets for you to hop and enter!  At each blog, you will find a little bit of info about the prize that you can win, a Rafflecopter to enter, and a button to hop on over to the next blog!  While you are hopping around, we would love for you to follow our blogs so that you will always be "in the know" and pick up some nice teaching tips throughout the year!  Lets get this party started!

I'm honored to have an opportunity to share Ellison.com and how they're shaping education!  Ellison resources allow teachers to teach, inspire and enrich young minds with engaging visuals, creative activities and resources essential to every classroom.  Through their teacher lounge, participants can explore creative curriculum ideas and share favorite tips.  A bonus, you hear about all the clearance items!  You won't want to miss the monthly contest featured in the lounge.  Let me tell you from experience, I just received an Ellison Allstar and $200 in die cuts in one of their online giveaways.  I'm playing around with some back to school ideas and hope to share with you soon!  

For this basket, be sure to follow Ellison on Facebook and Instagram!  Click graphics below to link!

As if my basket isn't exciting enough, you will also receive a whisper phone select! It's perfect for small group instruction and guided reading!  

Hold up!  You thought we were finished!  Um, no!  We have one final prize for this basket!  The winner will receive a link to a folder containing each of the following units below!  

Are you ready to enter?

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Can you believe the prizes?  And that's just one basket!  Holy Smokes!!!!!  Abby is up next with MONEY to spend in one of my FAVORITE stores! Please click the graphic to hop over and check out her goodies!

Back to School Bash 2015

Friends! Get. Excited! No REALLY excited! :) If you aren't excited yet, you will be once you see the amazing sponsors that we will be hosting for giveaways this year during the Back to School Bash 2015. Check them all out below. Then be sure to join the hop beginning tomorrow so you can enter to win some of this amazingness! 

Just a few things before we begin...

Remember to look for this little guy at the bottom of each post to hop to the next giveaway. There will be 18 prizes, and you won't want to miss a single thing! 

Along with the 18 Bash Baskets, there will also be a HUGE GRAND PRIZE! And I am talking HUGE! This will all go down on Instagram beginning August 2nd. 

Now...let's check out these Bash Baskets! 

Bash Basket #1: A Better Life Bag

Bash Basket #2: Kendra Scott Jewelry Collection

Bash Basket #3: $100 Gift Card to LaRue Chic Boutique

Bash Basket #4: Reading Teepee from Tip Top TeePee Shop

Bash Basket #5: 2 $50.00 Gift Cards to Sit Spots

 {One for you & one for a friend!}

and 1 certificate to the Get Your Teach On Conference

Bash Basket #6: Three Personalized Door Decor Hangers

{from Young Love aDOORable Decor}

and one Happy Birthday Chair Cover

{from JNLsewcute}

Bash Basket #7: $100 Gift Card from Schoolgirl Style 

Bash Basket #8: C. Jayne Teach Prize Bundle

Bash Basket #9: Custom Canvas and Door Hanger

{From JG Creations by Jenna Green}

Bash Basket #10: $100 Prize Pack from Scentos

Bash Basket #11: Giant Jenga Set from Splinter Woodworking

Bash Basket #12: Carson-Dellosa Decor Bundle 

Bash Basket #13: Erin Condren Planner and Teacher Bundle

Bash Basket #14: Neat Seats {Class set of 24}

Bash Basket #15: $100 Decor Bundle from Creative Teaching Press

Bash Basket #16: Kids Carpet 

Bash Basket #17: Ellison AllStar + 100 in Die Cuts

Bash Basket #18: $100 Hobby Lobby Gift Card 

Holy amazing! We are so grateful to such amazing sponsors. As if that isn't enough, each basket will also include a whisper phone select! 

And we're not done yet. Each winner will also receive a link to a folder containing all of these resources below. You can click on any image below to see what's included in this amazing pack! 

Be sure and come back tomorrow to get your Back to School Bash HOP on! :) 

Back to School Bash 2015

That's right, my friends! It's that time of year. Back to School Bash 2015 begins tomorrow where we will introduce you to all of the amazing prizes and sponsors. Then you can enter to win big beginning on July 31st. This year we have over $5,000 in back to school swag! No, no...you read that right! $5,000!!! People love them some teachers y'all! 

So join me and some of my blogging besties below for some amazing giveaways this week. It all begins tomorrow when we will introduce our 18 BASH BASKETS! Be sure you get yourself a head start and follow all of these amazing blogs and their instagram accounts. Believe me...this year you don't miss a thing! 

      

      

      

      

      

See you all tomorrow!