An Innovative TpT Teacher-Author You Should Get to Know...

Heidi Befort of Globicate!

What grade level(s) and/or subject(s) are you currently teaching? What grade levels have you taught prior to this year?

4^th/5^th Multiage

If currently in the classroom, how long have you been teaching? If not still in classroom, how long did you teach?             

10 Years

When did you join Teachers Pay Teachers as a Seller? What made you decide to become a seller?

I originally joined Tpt to sell some classroom books and activities, but decided to do units and activities that I thought went along with my blog or that I was working on in the classroom.  I'm a work in progress and continue to refine and hopefully improve my items.

One piece of advice you can give to a beginning teacher & one piece for a veteran teacher:

Hang in there, don't be afraid to make mistakes, and be dynamic for your students!

Something unique about you both as a teacher and outside of the classroom:

I'm a National Board Certified Teacher, and I have a Master in Elementary Education, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing...I'm a registered nurse and worked for 15 years at the bedside before driving a school bus, and getting my teaching certificate!

TpT Store Link:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Heidi-Befort-globicate


A particular product you'd like to share?
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Go-Figure-Figurative-Language-Unit

Blog: http://www.globicate.com

What other bio information would you like to share?

I'm happily married to Wayne for 25 years, have 3 children...a daughter who is a nurse in Texas, a daughter who is a Peace Corps Volunteer and teaches Secondary English, and a son who is majoring in Electrical Engineering at ASU, my alma mater!  I love photography, flowers, camping, and blogging!

Are there any other sites you’d like posted for others to access?

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Globicate/150891008326206?ref=ts

Twitter: @Globicate

https://twitter.com/?emcamp=news_20110131&userid=24883373#!/Globicate

Pinterest:  http://pinterest.com/globicate/

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If you are interested in being a featured Innovative TpT Teacher-Author on my Blog, please fill out the entry form just under the tabs at the top of my blog! Thanks so much!
Regards,
Ann Marie Smith

Rated a Top Ten!! See These Top Ten Rated Blogs...

A Fabulous Fellow Teacher/Blogger, Louise Morgan of The Frugal Teacher, awarded me the "Rated a Top Ten" Blog Award!! Thank you very much, Louise! I am honored and have only waited a week to post because I just passed along the "Lovely Blog" award...didn't want to "toot my own horn" too much! Again, Thanks Louise at The Frugal Teacher. Teachers, check out her blog!  I have chosen some spectacular blogs that most of you may be familiar with but felt as though they should definitely be sporting some "My Blog is Rated a Top 10" Bling....as they are definitely 10's!! They are as follows:

Terri's Teaching Treasures

Hunger Games Lessons by Tracee Orman

Jennifer Runde of Runde's Room

Sally's Elementary Matters

Mrs. J's 5th Grade Chalk Talk

A Middle School Survival Guide

The Polka Dot Owl

Leanne Baur's Teaching Tales

Lorraine Vasquez's Fabulous 4th Grade Froggies

A Modern Teacher

Please Stop by TBA's Blog for Award Details and Grab Your Award to Post on Your Blog!
Have a great Friday and Weekend!! Happy St. Patrick's Day (early...)--Wear you green!!!

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,