Don't Forget to Enter the 300 Follower Giveaway!!

This is really too fabulous to pass up. I am over-the-top excited about this giveaway! 29 donators, 5 big winner packs! I almost can't stand it!

It all ends in 4 days, so get your win on!

Winner Pack #1 is geared mostly towards K-3

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrshildebrand

http://whimsyworkshop.blogspot.ca/p/clipart.html

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Spelling-And-Technology

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kelly-Malloy

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jungle-Learners

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Winner Pack #2 is geared mostly towards PreK-1

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Where-The-Wild-Things-Learn

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brittani-Black

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Thetravelingclassroom

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Differentiation-Station

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/K-Almaraz

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Winner Pack #3 is geared mostly towards 3-6

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Janet-Rainey

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kathy-Cothran

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Diary-Of-A-5th-Grade-Teacher

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christine-Cadalzo

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Teachers-Desk-6

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Study-Spelling-Tic-Tac-Toe-Homework-326023

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Winner Pack #4 is geared mostly towards K-4

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rachel-Hildebrand

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Digital-Divide-And-Conquer

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Roller-English

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Owl-Things-First

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Winner Pack #4 is geared mostly towards K-5

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Elizabeth-Mcgovern

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lauren-Thompson-6367

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Katie-Orr-1

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kristin-Jason-7154

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Curriculum-To-The-Core

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Life-Over-Cs

www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/mrs-ds-corner

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300 Follower Giveaway! It's HUGE!

I'm known in my family for being a little melodramatic. I'm not ashamed.

I'm not dropping the drama-bomb today though, regardless of what you might be thinking.

I am nearly at 300 followers. I am so excited, I just can't even say. Can't even put it into words. I told you there was a party in the works and I wasn't kidding. A B-I-G list of giveaways is unfolding, and it seems to be getting bigger everyday.  No need to worry about crashers here. EVERYONE is invited!

So far there are 3 Winner Packs up for grabs. They are sorted into grade levels, although some of the products are good for any age. You can check out these fabulous products and the fantastic stores they came from by using the links below each Winner Pack.

Winner Pack #1 is geared mostly towards K-3

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrshildebrand

http://whimsyworkshop.blogspot.ca/p/clipart.html

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Spelling-And-Technology

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kelly-Malloy

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jungle-Learners

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Winner Pack #2 is geared mostly towards PreK-1

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Where-The-Wild-Things-Learn

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Brittani-Black

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Thetravelingclassroom

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Differentiation-Station

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/K-Almaraz

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Winner Pack #3 is geared mostly towards 3-6

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Janet-Rainey

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kathy-Cothran

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Diary-Of-A-5th-Grade-Teacher

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Christine-Cadalzo

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Teachers-Desk-6

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Study-Spelling-Tic-Tac-Toe-Homework-326023

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Peacocks-And-Penguins

Are you are excited as I am? Now we just need to get Peacocks and Penguins to 300 followers. Then the party can begin!

300 Follower Giveaway!

So.....close..*pant pant*....almost...*gasp*...there......

300 Followers! I think we ought to celebrate when Peacocks and Penguins reaches 300, don't you? Let's break out the bubbly, fling off our shoes and throw glitter all around.

OR.... have a giveaway!

Would anyone like to join me? If you are interested, please send me an email with:

your button
your product name
your product link
what it's worth (no freebies this time, please)
grade that your product is appropriate for

I'll throw some fabulous prize packages together and we'll get the party started on Sunday.
Please have your submissions to me by Sunday!

Sunday Funday Grading and Rubric Linky Party (with a sweet giveaway)!

I love rubrics. L-u-u-u-u-r-r-r-v-v-v-v-e them.

Love. Them.

There is something about their parameters, their expectations all laid out, secrecy-denied savviness that makes me happy. I love the way I always knew exactly what my late-in-life-college-student-self needed to get that 4.0. Always. There was no mystery, no guessing.

I love it the same way for assessing. I know exactly what each student needs to have to get a +, -, 1, 2, 3, 4,  check, S, whatever. I don't have to second guess myself and go back through writing or math to make sure I was fair to all.

I know that not everyone loves them. Not everyone needs the parameters. Not everyone wants to follow a table of laid out expectations. There is less room for gut feelings, justified or no.

Yeah. My opinion = rubrics rock.

This afternoon I started pouring through the Fab 4's Ice Age/Glacial Wisconsin portfolios and decided that I couldn't do it without a rubric. I went to my favorite rubric making site, Rubistar. I will admit that I find rubistar to be a little hard to work in, a little clumsy, but I put up because of how easy it makes creating rubrics. Do you have a favorite site? Will you share?

I started with the items I was assessing. Then I brainstormed the criteria that made or broke the assignments, and defined what it would like if it met, exceeded or did not meet expectations.

Once I had some parameters it was much easier to assign a grade. 

I also wanted the parents to know why their child may have gotten a +, or what was it about their work that dropped a minus. Now they can see what I was looking for. 

Do you use rubrics? How do you use them? How do you make them? 

Link up and share! Then come back and vote on your favorite! Cutest Rubric gets a $25 Amazon gift card! Sign up for the rafflecopter and you could win the other $25 Amazon gift card! That's right, two $25 Amazon gift cards. 

"Save as" and use this on your blog to show you're a part of the linky! 

Make you sure you link back here so folks can vote!

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