A Series of Educational Sites-"B: Arcademic Skill Builders!"

Hello to All! I hope you saw the first of my "Series of Educational Sites" Posts which featured post "A:  Quizlet!"  

Today's "A Series of Educational Sites" post: 

"B: Arcademic Skill Builders!"  (Yes, ARCADEmic...)

Visit Arcademic Skill Builders' Facebook Fan Page!

This cool place is an interactive site full of engaging educational games for children. From Grades 1-6, you will find ALL sorts of games across the board in subject area!

Why Incorporate this Interactive Web Site?

• Games Aligned with Common Core Standards for Grades 1-6 
• It works! Immediate feedback, provides students that desired challenge, and more!
• The Basic Games with Standard Content are FREE!
• Students love playing games! If practicing important skills is incorporated with play, where's the loss?

 An Example: VERB VIPER!

Arcademic Skill Builders' Verb Viper Game!

Click Here to See More Games

Awesome link to tell your students about just to let them play games at home! 

I'm thinking this would be a fantastic remediation tool or bonus point option for class! A free time center? Hmmm.....

This kind of learning is what my colleagues and I refer to as "Sneaky Learning" because you can slide in those skills they need as they "PLAY" games and have fun! 

Have you used Arcademic Skill Builders before? Please let us know how you used it! What kinds of games do your students like to play?          ________________________________________________________

Also, while I've added this site's link to it, be sure to visit the 

Top Teacher Resources' Facebook Page!

Stay tuned for another post on "A Series of Educational Sites" from Innovative Connections! Thanks for stopping by my blog! 

Every Teacher Loves Freebies, So....

You would be absolutely crazy not to check out Kids Cog Works' Blog Post which provides lists of AWESOME Blog Pages with FREE RESOURCES!! How great is that for a go to source? Adrianne Meldrum is the author of Kids Cog Works! She has amazing ideas! Visit her blog, and definitely bookmark and share her post!!   Visit her on Facebook too!

Adrianne, thanks for this ULTIMATE FREEBIES LIST!! 

FYI: There are 20 FREEBIE PAGES by some spectacular teachers and bloggers! Who knows the actual number of FREE items!!! Too many to count, that's for sure.... 

Adrianne also wrote an awesome guest post on my blog titled "Ka Pow!" Check it out!!I promise that you'll enjoy it!

Do you have a freebies page on your blog? I'd love for you to let me know that you stopped by and visited her post! What did you think?

Regards,

 

Springing Forward with Giveaways!!!

Thanks to All Participants--I've reached my intended goal...in a fairly short amount of time! Thanks to all!

Attention Loyal Followers and Future Loyal Followers....
I'm currently at 222 votes in my TpT Store and at 189 followers. I've reached 240 Facebook Fans and over 100 Blog Followers! I'd like to see my TpT Store grow to reach the 200+ mark in followers! I've got many new freebies and priced items lined up to load/create/produce, so you'll be benefitting from upcoming freebies to be downloaded if you are followers. If you are not already following my store, please stop by for a visit, download freebies already there, and "FOLLOW" my store. Those that fill out the google doc stating name, email, date you followed my store, and other links in which I can connect with you and network, I'm going to email you several priced items for FREE!! Anyone filling out the google doc will receive the items for FREE! As a thank you to my current followers, this includes you as well. However, knowing you do not remember the date you followed, please put a rough estimate (a week, months, 3 months..etc. ago in which you became a follower! 
I will give away these 5 items: 
Participles and Participial Phrases Printable with Answer Key



Making Inferences: Two Charts for Creating Inferences While Reading!



Appositives and Appositive Phrases PPT Lesson with Practice



Create a Story Elements Poster: Rubric, Plan, Samples, Guidelines



Compose Songs from Text: Reading Project Printables & Rubric


I will be emailing my fantastic followers of my TpT Store the 5 items (close to $10.00 in items) once I've reached 200 Followers there... If by chance I reach more than that when I sit down to do it, I'll be sending these items to everyone on the google doc---SO be SURE to fill it out and DOUBLE CHECK your email address! I cannot be responsible for incorrectly submitted email addresses!! I hope, if you've been a follower, you'll go ahead and fill out the entry below before I reach 200 followers....otherwise, you will miss out on the free items!
You may click on my Signature Below for a LINK to my TPT Store or the TpT Store Icon in top right sidebar of my blog!! 
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY FOLLOWERS ALREADY and YOU GUYS THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY of 5 Priced Items from my Store!!  I'm on Spring Break, so "HAPPY SPRING BREAK" and Cheers to a Springing Forward to a smooth, fast, and successful 4th Quarter of the school year!! 
STEP1: FOLLOW MY TPT STORE (AND ANY OTHER SITE OF MINE--optional)
STEP 2: FILL IN THE ENTRY BELOW!
THAT'S IT!!! 
TOODLES!!

FOLLOWERS' GIVEAWAY ENTRY!

Regards,

Wise Owl Factory's Video Gives a Shout Out to Teacher Resources...

I am soooo grateful that Carolyn Wilhelm of Wise Owl Factory featured a product of mine, found on my blog and in TpT and TN Stores, in her you tube video about the Pinterest board "Featured on We Teach!" Various other bloggers/teacher-authors' products are mentioned as well! It's totally worth your time to view video and check out the products!

Visit the "Featured on We Teach" Pinterest board here!

If you are not yet a member of We Teach, it is a great place to connect/collaborate with many teachers and bloggers, and other great people!
Thank you so much, Carolyn Wilhelm!
Check out the video below and feel free to comment to tell me what you think!

The product of mine she mentions in the video is my free Persuasive Essay Research Organizer Pack! Please download it and use as you see fit!

Have a great rest of the week!!

My Favorite "Go-To" Book...

The Little, Brown Handbook

I refer to this book ALL the time and I LOVE it!!

As a middle school English teacher, it is a great reference tool to have!

This edition was one of my college books and I have referred to it for years! It even still has the MSU Campus Book Mart label on the binding...

What is Your Favorite "Go-To" Resource Book?

Join the Link Up on Teaching in Room 6 and tell about it!

Thank you "Teaching in Room 6" for Creating the Link Up Opportunity!
Regards,
Ann Marie

Since it's Been a Day of for Middle & High School Bloggers to Connect...

Here's a book for the new high school teacher!! I've put it in my TpT Store! It's a great resource and feel the need to pass it on now. If you are interested click the picture!! 

Your First Year As a High School Teacher

by L. Rominger, S. P. Laughrea, & N. Elkin

Regards,