Share the Wealth- RING IN THE NEW YEAR with FREEBIES and GIVEAWAYS!

Hey friends!

I wanted to get this linky up yesterday, but I have been super ill. But enough of the negative! I am so excited that this linky is going to provide you TONS of ideas for those first few days back after what I hope has been a glorious break for you. :)

Below you will find activities for both the NEW YEAR and beyond! Not only that, you will find a linky for the current giveaways that are being held, in case you want to press your luck and win some amazing goodies! WAHOO! (Scroll down for the giveaways if needed! :)

I will be back on New Year's Eve with a recap of 2013! Here is to a glorious, productive, and engaging 2014!

Cheers-

Mr. Hughes

Ring in the NEW YEAR FREEBIES! 

You may link up to THREE Freebies. They do NOT have to be themed. Anything from New Years through "Winter" is great! Please include the grade level! WAHOO!

CURRENT GIVEAWAYS! 

ONE Link Only & MUST Include an Ending Date!

Guiding Those Book Reports...

I know for me in MY classroom, book report presentations became dull and lacked focus. No matter HOW hard I tried to explain to my students what they needed to do, they seemed to fall back into the same old habits!

This prompted me to create THIS:

A book report presentation outline. I wanted them to have the expectations from the beginning of the month until the end when they present.

It almost seemed like TOO easy of a fix. But, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try it. I typed up what I had been saying for over two months, handed it out, went over it with my students. Next, I informed them that the requirements found on the outline would now be incorporated into their book report grade. I also encouraged the students to read over the outline several times with a parent/family member so that they could help them as well.

Well, I am pleased to report that the quality of the presentations did increase. Students seem to better focus on what was expected, and the motivation of the new grading component didn't hurt either. It would be simple to assume that the grade "threat" is the real motivator, but I will rebut that with the artifact that several of my students who seemed to really care less about their grades, did infact, have better, more focused presentations.

So, how do you get your hands on this resource? Easy!

I have decided to make this a FREE resource available for all teachers/home schoolers. To collect your FREE item, click HERE to go to my TeachersPayTeachers store and click on the "Download" button. Simple, secure, and speedy!

Also, remember to click on the FOLLOW ME button while you are there to be notified of other resources you're bound to love.

Later...