HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FREE DIGITAL CAMERA! Keep Reading...
A week ago, Spunky ran a contest on her site that ended yesterday. Academic Superstore contacted both of us to run a contest giving away prizes to spread awareness of their online warehouse of educational technology products. Spunky's contest was "Capture the Educational Moment", and mine is "Share Your Favorite Lesson Plan". It's not entirely that different; and certainly will be just as easy to win. I would suggest that you read through my rules before you start blogging away, though. There may be a few changes to the requirements and prizes that you might want to take note of.
Here's what Academic Superstore is wanting:
This contest asks participants to submit their favorite Lesson Plan. This can come from Teachers, Parents, Home Schoolers or even Students who enjoyed a particular lesson plan designed by their favorite teacher or professor (or curriculum, but please give credit to the original author of the lesson!). The submissions can be very general - A basic description would be sufficient. With this contest, Academic Superstore simply wants to start a discourse about education and raise awareness about the Academic Superstore website.
So, with rules that simple... how can you go wrong? A new digital camera is only a blog post or forum/group email away!
AGE LIMITS/PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Like Spunky's contest: "This contest is open to ALL public and private teachers, parents, home schoolers and students (18 and older). Entries outside the United States are also welcome."
...But... I'm giving the prizes to TWO different people (to increase the number of winners).
FIRST and SECOND PRIZE:
First Prize: Canon PowerShot SD600
Second Prize: Timbuk2 Messenger Bag
HOW TO ENTER:
Write about your favorite lesson plan, the memories of a special day when you learned or taught (or both) that lesson plan, and post it as a blog entry. If you aren't a blogger, send the entry to someone who IS and you can qualify to win, too! If you don't know a blogger, you can email me (and a valid homeschool forum or email group) your contest entry story (click my CONTACT link above to find out how).
PHOTOS AND WRITING IDEAS:
You don't have to have photos, but they are welcome. There is no length requirement for the post. The lesson plan does not have to be traditional text-book style. Tell us about any kind of lesson - be it horseback riding, reading, star-gazing, painting, finger-spelling, lapbooking, taking a field trip or learning how to multiply. Any kind of learning will do!
WINNER SELECTIONS:
The two First and Second Prize winners will be chosen by my family at random (we will all vote on our favorites so that it is fair). I may allow another few homeschooling moms and even public school teachers (I have a few in my family) to help if we have a hard time choosing.
LINKS AND POSTING RULES:
Just like Spunky's contest, the POSTED entry (on your blog/friend's blog) must also inlcude a LINK to both THIS POST and ACADEMIC SUPERSTORE. Here's what the links should look like:
This post is my entry to win a camera in the "Share Your Favorite Lesson Plan" Contest sponsored by Sprittibee and Academic Superstore.
Note: Please make sure that Sprittibee and Academic Superstore are hyperlinked or "clickable".
Then, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post's comment section and link to your story so we can all read it.
HURRY!
The deadline for entering is next Friday, September 29, 2006 at Midnight (Central - US). No late entries, please. The winner will be announced Monday, October 2, 2006!
I can't wait to read all your lesson plan entries!
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Can this be a past post, if we just add the contest blurb, or does it have to be a new post?
ReplyDeleteYes, it can be a previous post, but you have to set the DATE to RECENT (between the 23rd and 29th of this month), and you have to add the contest "blurb". :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great word. BLURB. Ha!
Or, of course, you can just copy and RE-POST it today through the 29th so that it appears in the past and this week. I know that a few people did that for Spunky's contest. ;)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I can't wait to read everyone's entries. Here's a link to mine:
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Okay, I've got mine up. I went ahead and made a new post:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ahomeforhomeschoolers.com/denise-in-il/2006/sep/25/solving-complex-story-problems-ii
Looking forward to reading the other entries!
Enjoyed that Math lesson! Even I learned something! Cool. Wish you lived next door. Math is not my favorite subject. My husband, however, loves math. Maybe I'll let him take over and teach the kids in the upper years!
ReplyDeleteSpirttibee,
ReplyDeleteHere's my entry for the contest. Hope you like art!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HarmonyArtMom/208843/
Barb
Harmony Art Mom
Here's my entry
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Prncsstefy/209173/
I've really enjoyed reading everyone elses.
Hello, These contests are so fun. Gives me ideas to write about on my blog. :) Here is my entry its titled Around the World.
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Nikki
Thanks for the fun contest! I'm looking forward to reading the other entries. Here's mine http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/KarenW/209330/
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, nice blog btw.
ReplyDeleteHi, here's my entry. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FencedInFamily/209436/
I'm not sure the link showed up right the first time..here it is again:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/FencedInFamily/209436/
I'm enjoying reading all of these. Thanks for your nice comments Catch Up Lady. Keep them coming! Spread the word on your blogs so that other homeschoolers can have a stab at winning!
ReplyDeleteI was excited to hear about this contest and it really got me
ReplyDeletethinking about what makes learning fun and relevant. My entry for
the contest can be found at http://www.northofthe49.com/blog/?p=7
Here is my entry:
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These are fun.
~~Toni
Thank you, Sprittibee, for your kindness in running this contest. My offering:
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All is grace,
Ann V.
You can see my entry by clicking here. It was a lesson plan my hubby made up that turned out really cool. I hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHere is my entry to the contest.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/mamaduso/209165/
Thanks,
Susan
Here is my entry:
ReplyDeletehttp://dominionfamily.com/blog/2006/09/morning-time-late-september/
Mine is up: http://www.shamusyoung.com/heatherblog/wordpress/?p=60
ReplyDeleteHey Heather! I would like to enter your contest. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://dasschus.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-post-is-my-entry-to-win-camera-in.html
Kel
Hey Heather! I posted a bad link or something for my entry.
ReplyDeleteSo here is the correct one:
http://dasschus.blogspot.com/2006/09/share-your-favorite-lesson-plan.html
You know these amateur bloggers...haha
Coming up with entries for these contests is so enjoyable. And, how nice to have had you visit my site previously via a link from a "Spunky post."
ReplyDeleteThis is my entry for the camera contest you are sponsoring. Thanks for offering this opportunity.
http://randomthoughtsandotherfunthings.blogspot.com/2006/09/tracking-and-trapping-hoosier-style.html
Blessings!
Here is my entry:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/abcacademy/210457/
Fantastic contest!
Thanks!
Hi, Heather! It's been fun reading everyone's ideas! My post is at http://bunny-trails.blogspot.com/2006/09/is-it-breadstick.html.
ReplyDeleteAfter the numerous times I've posted here as "Not-yet-a-blogger" I decided it was time to get cracking in blogland.
Thanks for hosting this!
Thank you for having this contest! My entry is here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.pineblossomswebpages.com/wordpress/2006/09/28/my-favorite-curriculum
Hi, I came to your contest through Spunky...Thanks for hosting it. My entry is HERE.
ReplyDeleteRoberta :)
Thanks Roberta - but I couldn't click your link. ???
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the wonderful comments and links. I have really enjoyed reading the posts! I am really nervous about having to PICK one. I wonder if anyone knows someone who might want to be a guest judge? I am going to narrow it down to about ten finalists and let the kids and my husband look at them... and maybe someone else????
ReplyDeleteLet's try that again :)
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Thanks! Roberta :)
Here's mine:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Phyllis/211127/
Okay, Sprittibee, here I am at the eleventh-hour, as usual...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gooblink.com/content/view/172/23/
Better late than never :)
ReplyDeletehttp://routonhomeschool.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html#7109281277538129683
Wow! Not long to go now... only four hours!
ReplyDeleteBarely in, but here it is! Thank you so much for doing this!
ReplyDeletehttp://gottsegnet.blogspot.com/2006/09/bread-of-life-lesson-plan.html
oops...just saw my link was cut off so here it is. (what I get for laziness, I guess.)
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ReplyDeleteOkay here is my entry which is about what I do to teach my kids to read to increase their literacy once the phonics curriculum was done and they could actually read.
ReplyDeleteI stayed up late after holding my son's birthday party tonight to get this in on time! I hope you enjoy it!
http://thethinkingmother.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-i-increase-my-childrens-literacy.html
Don't know why it not making a hyperlink. Groan.
Here's my entry - thanks for having this contest!
ReplyDeleteI heard about your contest through Spunky! Here's my entry:
ReplyDeletehttp://atahenspace.blogspot.com/2006
/09/my-favorite-lesson-plan.html
Nothing like getting it in at the eleventh hour, huh?
Wow... What a lot of great entries. I'm going to make a post up with all of them to make it easier to look through them since most of them are not links. I have already read most of them (besides the couple that came in last night). I'm going to get help judging for a winner after I get them all linked. :) Check back for the winner Monday!!!
ReplyDeleteYou asked about how we ended up in Russia. The short answer is that God gave us a great love for the people and country and we thank Him for letting us live here. :-)
ReplyDeletePhyllis
Phyllis... That sounds wonderful. I think my family is from Russia in the past... on my father's side. I think it would be wonderful to do short term missions (maybe even for a few years), but I am not sure I could give up America forever. How ever does your family manage without you???
ReplyDeleteAcademic Superstore provides very impressive and useful technology products...
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