Mid Winter Mad Money Giveaway and Foldable Offering!

Got the Mid Winter Blues?? Chase them away!
Sometimes we need to just get a little crazy and go shopping in the winter to chase away those winter blues!  I am so excited to team up with these amazing bloggers for this Mid Winter Mad Money Giveaway created by Adrianne of The Tutor House. She's full of awesome ideas, and this is just one of them! 

We are giving away 2 gift certificates of $75 each to 2 lucky winners! 

(I'd do some MAD SHOPPING for sure with $75 buck to spend!) 

All you have to do is use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.  

This MAD MONEY giveaway starts right now from 

January 18th and goes until 11:59 PM CST January 21st.
Take a minute to visit these outstanding bloggers!  I have really enjoyed getting to know them and collaborating with them. You will too. 

If needing any help with entering contest, email Adrianne at thetutorhouse@hotmail.com Here's a GIANT HIGH FIVE to Adrianne for this easy, breezy giveaway! a Rafflecopter giveaway

How you would a $75 TpT giftcard? I need to add to my cart too! 
Comment below with suggested resource (maybe for intermediate or secondary level) and whose store it's in or the link to it...(and email where I can reach you), I'll send you A VOCABULARY FOLDABLE resource for free! 
It's so versatile you can make use of it with any subject/terms you'd like!

The Magic of Silent Movies in Creative Writing!

I want to give a  SPECIAL "THANK YOU" to Adrianne Meldrum of The Tutor House for being a guest blogger today! She does, without a doubt, always have clever and spectacular ideas/activities to share. So, without further delay...
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There's something magical about silent movies.  Even without dialog, a story is conveyed.  How would the story be different if you could add dialog?  Using silent movies for a creative writing project or exercise could liven up your students creative juices.


I found three fun (short) silent movies that lend themselves well to adding dialog.  Two of them are old silent movies and the other is a modern day silent movie.  All of these videos are under a creative commons license. 


Divide your students into teams and assign a video.  Students will then work together to come up with dialog that goes along with the video.  They will need to come up with a title and then perform the voices for the videos.  Of course, you'll need to set some ground rules with no profane or inappropriate content allowed. 


You could also have students do their own voice over of the videos.  If you would prefer this method, please email me to receive an editable version of the video.

What kinds of stories do you think your students will come up with?


Video Sources: Video One, Video Two, Video Three


Adrianne Meldrum is a private tutor and author of The Tutor House, a blog dedicated to helping tutors find curriculum and business tips.

Jackpot!

A Teacher   Appreciation Jackpot for

Teacher Appreciation Week Was a Complete Extravaganza! Thank you to ALL participating and hopping blog to blog! I hope you found TONS of goodies to use! I know I did! 

Thanks again to the hosts for an amazing "blog hop" event involving over 130 bloggers:

Laura Candler of Corkboard Connections(3rd-6th Grades)

Adrianne Meldrum of The Tutor House(7th-12th Grades)

April McNair of A Modern Teacher (PreK-2nd Grades)

Do Remember the TpT Sale is through May 8th, so the links will lead you to incredible bargains, still...

Below are the blogs in the 7th-12th Grade Link Up at Adrianne Meldrum's The Tutor House! To view all grades, click the links above of corresponding grade level host!
Thanks again for coming over...Don't forget to enter the PROMO CODE TAD12 at checkout!!!
Ann Marie