The brackets are out and the madness has started. Woohoo!! Love it! The best part is my Michigan State Spartans are high in the bracket and have a great chance for a big, long run. I am channeling my love for the brackets and created this Reading Month inspired bracket for my students. I had each student write down their favorite book for morning work one day last week. Then I sorted them in categories and created this bracket. For the next two weeks I will have all the books in a special area for students to read. As we go through each round, we will decide what our favorite book is.
Here is how the bracket breaks down.
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| Dr. Seuss Category |
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| Non fiction Category |
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| Fiction Category |
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| TV, People, Game, and Movie Inspired Category |
I am linking up with Crystal at Kreative in Kinder for Teachers Taking Care of Teachers in an effort to help those teachers and schools that were damaged and lost everything due to the recent tornadoes. You can help by sending words of encouragement, extra supplies or donating money. Any effort will be appreciated! There are even teachers offering to donate money they make from their TpT stores of purchases that are made this week. This is an amazing and supportive community so I know we can make an impact.
Here are the rules with 3 chances for you to win:
1. Follow my blog and leave a comment.
2. Leave a comment telling me your favorite thing about March.
3. Blog about my giveaway and leave a comment.
Winners will be selected on Saturday March 17th.
Well look at this - I'm the first to respond!
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Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
I love the sound of the spring peepers {frogs} that sing like crazy in our back pond. Love opening the windows. LOVE that spring break is just around the corner....LOVE the independence of my firsties this time of year.
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Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
I'm a follower!
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A Pirates Life for Us
Hmmm...my favorite thing about March...Spring Break is in 3 short weeks! Hopefully they're short! :)
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A Pirates Life for Us
I follow you! =)
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First Grade Blue SKies
My favorite thing about March? It would have to be Spring Break starting on the 26th!!
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First Grade Blue SKies
I follow your blog!!!
ReplyDeleteI hit up my Target today, hour and a half away and spotted those new carts! super quiet!
Rachel
Ms. Rachel’s Room
I follow. :)
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Knowing that warm weather is right around the corner!
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Target is the best. I follow your blog.
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My favorite thing about March is my week long vacation.
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My fave thing about March is the start of spring!
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❤Teri
A Cupcake for the Teacher
I follow your blog!
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My favorite thing about March is day light savings time! Yes, it isn't that good for a couple days to get used to the time change, but I love see kids playing outside, smell fresh cut grass and watch baseball games at the Little League!
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I blogged about your giveaway!
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I follow your blog! I love love your book bracket idea. Last year in youth group we did a bracket using the team's mascots and who would win if they battled it out. It was entertaining. I live an hour and a half from the nearest target and it makes me sad. 3 hours might make me cry.
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I love that spring is around the corner! Seeing all the flowers and getting to get out on warm days makes me so happy.
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I am a follower. Thanks for the chance :)
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My fave thing about spring is the beautiful weather and sun dresses :)
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I follow your blog :)
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TeacheryTidbits
My favorite thing about March is all the green!
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TeacheryTidbits
I follow your blog! I'm so sorry that you don't have a Target close by. You could look at this as a bad thing or a good thing. You are saving money!
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Stepping Into First Grade
My favorite thing about March is the weather, usually! Spring is almost here! I love these 60 degree days! :)
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog! I am LOVING your book bracket idea! Too cool!
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First Grade Magic
My favorite thing about March is that spring weather is almost here!!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the bracket idea that you shared! It's awesome!
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Christina
Mrs. Bainbridge's Blog
I love the bracket idea! How fun!
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Adventures of a Third Grade Teacher
My favorite thing about March is the weather!
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my favorite part about March is March Madness! I love filling out brackets and watching games that wouldn't normally interest me :)
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I follow you :)
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My favorite part of march is the wind!!! especially on a sunny day :)
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I am a faithful follower.
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My favorite part of March is spring break and that my little cuties bring me handfuls of daffodils, sometimes with mom's help and sometimes without mom's knowledge.
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I follow your blog!
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Kara
Spedventures
My favorite part of March is the fact that Daylight Savings Time gives us more daylight in the evenings - even though it's a rough transition for the first few mornings :)
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Spedventures
I follow your blog. I love your blog design! Way cool.
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My favorite thing about March is the return of spring! It just makes one feel alive again.
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My favorite thing about March is opening the windows to let in the fresh air!
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I follow your blog!!
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My favorite thing about March is St. Patty's Day and eating Irish Soda bread!!
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3 hours to Target?!? How do you manage? I don't know what I would do. :D
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❤Traci❤
Dragonflies in First
I like March for all kinds of reasons... it's my birthday (st. patty's day), we set the clocks back and have more daylight in the early evening, but most importantly, it's the beginning of spring.
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My favorite thing about March is spring! spring! spring! This year though was a strange winter.
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My favorite thing about March is the surprise storm (you have to live in a desert to appreciate a rain!)
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Think, Wonder, & Teach