Digi Web Two Day Sale

Save an additional 25% off all purchases of $10.00 or more!

Simply enter the coupon code of:  dwsjuly25 in the "redemption" box in the shopping cart to receive this additional discount.  


Coupon expires 8/2/11 at Midnight (Eastern Time) and can be used as many times as you like.  YOU MUST place the coupon code in the shopping cart in order to receive the discount so please double check that it's working before checking out. :) 


(Please, click on the image above or on one of the links on my blog to go to Digi Web.  If you use one of the links from my blog, it costs you nothing extra, but I receive a small stipend to help pay for things on my blog.)

Back To School Sale at Teachers Pay Teachers

Vintage Teacher's TPT Store is also on sale for four days only!  Don't miss out.

There are many stores on sale.  Some for the entire time and some for only a few days.  Click on the school house below to go to a list with some of the stores that are on sale.

Teacher Appreciation Days Start Tomorrow

Its Time..................  In my area, Office Max and Office Depot Teacher Appreciation Days start tomorrow.

To find out when yours are:

Office Max has announced their Teacher Appreciation Days 2011----July 31 and August 1

If you are a Max-Perks Teacher you will get a tote and 20% off what you fit inside it and there will be a free give away for the first 150 teachers.  If you are not a Max-Perks Teacher there is a link for you to become one. 

Click on the picture to find out about your store.

Office Depot also has a Teacher Appreciation Day and Week. 

They are offering a week with 20% off with your Star Teacher card and on the Saturday of the event they are having a breakfast.

You will get a tote, sample office products, and a coupon book with coupons to use throughout the year.  If you are not a Star Teacher, there is a link to become one.

To find specific information about the store closest to you, click on the picture below.

Can you tell I like to be appreciated!  :0)

Five Friday Freebies - Week 9

PLEASE leave feedback for these authors so they know that you appreciate them sharing their freebies.

(If you are not a TPT member, membership is FREE. Here is a link to register so you will be able to download. TPT registration  )  No membership is required for items from Teachers Notebook.

Now to the good stuff. This week's freebies are:

Freebie #1 - Inch By Inch by The Weekly Hive

Freebie #2 -   Paper Practice Piano Handout by Music4all

Freebie #3 -   Summertime Math Work Stations Addition and Subtraction by Deedee Wills

Freebie #4 -  Maketeers Mask Making Fun by Masketeers 

Freebie #5 - Geometry Pack by Nicole Bunt

Hello from Vintage Teacher

I may not be able to post for the next few days due to some events that have taken place in my family.  It is my hope to return to being able to post the Friday Freebie at its regular time, but it might be posted late this week.  Be assured I will post it as soon as I can when I get back home.

Take care and I appreciate your patience.

Thanks,

Pipe Cleaner Animals

Lines Across My Face Blog has a cute DIY to do with students.  I could see doing this as a "reward" activity.  The cost would be minimal.  I think some of my "older" students in upper elementary would get a kick out of making these.  Let the imagination go!

Web Based Subscriptions-Your Opinion

Do you use web based subscriptions in your classroom?  Are they by choice or are they mandated by your district? How much time do you give your students to work on these activities?  Do they use them only at school or are they available from home as well?  Who paid for the subscription?

I have had the opportunity to use a few web based subscriptions with my students over the years.  Sometimes it was mandated by the district I was working in and the district paid for it, and sometimes it wasn't.  Sometimes it was district wide and sometimes the subscription was only available to my students.

I have not said what programs I have used on purpose.  I would like to have your recommendations on which program you would recommend and why.  I am sure there are programs available that I don't even know about. My readers always amaze me with their knowledge.


If you like a specific web base subscription, please share it in the comment section below and if you would  please tell us why.  If someone has already shared that program, please comment also.  


I like to know every one's opinions.  In the same sense if you would never want a web based program, please share that and why.


The only limitation is we all have to agree to disagree politely.  :0)

(I hope you choose the subscription I have for the next celebration on Vintage Teacher!)

Trouble Viewing Blog

Hello to my Blogging Friends:

Several people have written me and said they were having trouble viewing my blog, while others are having no trouble at all. 

I have asked people who know about blogs and html. to try to find the problem.  When they are viewing it, they don't see a problem.  Please be assured that I am working on trying to solve the problem. 

I have been contacted today about not being able to access the Friday Freebies because you can't read the page.

This is the only solution I can come up with at this time.  If you sign up for following by email, you will be sent all the posts once a day and you can get to the links, etc. that way.  I subscribe by email and I only get them once a day.

If you are unable to sign up by email, if you will email me at  vintageteacher  {at} comcast {dot} net with the email address you want used, I will put it in.  A confirmation email will be sent to you.  You will have to confirm to get the email to start the subscription.

I will also send you this week's Friday Freebie in an email.  I tried it with someone last night and it worked for them.

Please know that I am trying to find out what the issue is.  If you send me an email, if you don't mind, would you put in what browser you are using.  It has been suggested to me that it might be a browser issue.  When I checked it, I could see the entire thing with Internet Explorer 9, Chrome, and Firefox.

Again, I apologize for your inconvenience and I appreciate your following my blog more than you know.

Thanks,
Vintage Teacher

Five Friday Freebies - Week 8

PLEASE leave feedback for these authors so they know that you appreciate them sharing their freebies.

(If you are not a TPT member, membership is FREE. Here is a link to register so you will be able to download. TPT registration  )

Now to the good stuff. This week's freebies are:

Freebie #1 -  Lollipop Compound Words by Yvonne Dixon

Freebie #2 -  Contractions SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades by Lisa Rombach

Freebie #3 -  Short Vowel Word Game:  4 in a Row by Stacy Johnson 

Freebie #4 -  Color Shape Bingo Game-PreK to Kindergarten by Cheryl Norris

Freebie #5 -  Math Mania Week Math Review by Sunny Days

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Beat Lab - Sound and Rhythm

Have you played on Beat Lab yet?  Or, have you worked with  Beat Lab sounds better.  LOL  This site is for those of us who are musically challenged and for those of you who aren't musically challenged!

Beat Lab is a free service through which you can experiment with thousands of sound and rhythm combinations. Using Beat Lab is easy and fun to play with.  I am one of the musically challenged!

Beat Lab provides a grid on which you select the sounds you want to have played. You can specify how often you want each sound played and how quickly you want the sounds played.


Beat Lab

Christmas In July Game Update

Friendship Celebration

Have you visited Ingles 360 to find out what is going on in regards to Friendship Day?

There are free downloads, things you enter to win, etc.  Click the blog image to visit, but be sure to look around as there are things going on almost every day to celebrate.

Don't miss out on these great opportunities, but don't forget to return here to Vintage Teacher!

Applauding Teachers Across America

Hertz Furniture is applauding teachers across America for the hard work they do and is rewarding deserving teachers with prizes valued at over $1000.

Fellow teachers, colleagues, and supporters are encouraged to enter their favorite currently active K-12 teacher.  Teachers themselves can enter. 

Hertz Furniture Contest Link to learn more details.  

Special Butterfly Born

Only 0.01 per cent of hatching butterflies are born as gynandromorphs, which is the scientific term for these half and half butterflies.

To read the short paragraph about this half male and half female butterfly click on the picture.  It also says that there are some other animals that can be born as gynandromorphs.

I found this at GoGo Planet News.  Big News for Little People in their articles for today.  They have all kind of articles on a lot of different things. 

I am hoping to use some of their articles this year since we don't have funds to order the subscription weekly reader type magazines.  I also thought they could be used for short summaries, important details, main idea, etc.  Plus, it is a way to help my students learn about the things in the world and current events without any cost.

Are You a Vintage Teacher?

This is the second post I posted on my blog and I had NO followers of any kind.  I wanted to share it again today as food for thought.  Vintage may or may not mean old.  :0)  Have a great day.

Being a "Vintage Teacher" is, in my opinion, something to be proud of and we all should strive to be. Look at the following meanings of vintage:

• representing the high quality of a past time
• old-fashioned
• being the best of its kind

Being of a past time isn't a bad thing. Look at all the lessons that you have learned in the past from your students and/or when you were a student. I have learned many lessons in my past, some of which I hope not to repeat. :0)

I am old-fashioned. I admit to it. It is my belief that there has to be some amount of order and attention for my students to learn. (For the record, quiet and order are not synonyms. Additionally, learning and having fun are NOT antonyms.)

I especially like the being the best of its kind. Don't we all strive to be the best kind of teacher for our students?

Are you a "Vintage Teacher"? I hope I am!

Mardel's Education Sale is Thursday

With all the back to school shopping going on, I thought I would post a little reminder in case you have a Mardels in your area.  The Education Sale is day after tomorrow, Thursday,  and they have extended hours. 

If you don't have free lamination at school or unable to get to it, they also have lamination for 25 cents a foot regularly.  That is the best price I can find in the area I live in.



Magnetic Silly Putty

Watch this video.    Yes, silly putty, the stuff inside the egg shaped toy.  If you teach magnets, this would be an awesome attention getter.  I know it would get my attention.




Have you seen this DIY project or tried it?  If you have, please share your experience in the comment section. 

I think it looks like great fun.  Wouldn't it be a blast to watch the students in your rooms faces when it starts moving or when it "swallows" the magnet.    Got to love it!!!!!!  Click the picture below to go to the DIY project.

Today is the Last Day!

Have you entered yet?  Please don't wait. Today is the last day to enter.  Click on the image to learn more details.

Sorry This Promotion Is Over

Let the Christmas Shopping Begin with Christmas In July

Can you hear it? There is a faint, "Ho, ho, ho..." off in the distance. That's because Christmas is coming! Christmas in July! Have I got a sale going on for you in my TPT store...

I am offering 20% off of my ENTIRE store!

And its not just me! Check out my sale first, and then check out the other over 30 sales happening today only - you're sure to find something you'll love. Click any button below to visit a participating sale!






Here is a great addition to the sale Secondary Solutions.  Don't miss out by not going to this store!


I told you it was going to be big and worthy of the title, "Christmas In July!" Happy shopping and Merry Christmas (in July)!