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The fourth annual Start With Hello Week is set for September 23–27, 2019. The mission? To encourage grades K–12 students to reach out and include classmates who may be socially isolated. Sponsored by Sandy Hook Promise, the free event includes contests, awards, activities, and presentations, all explained in a downloadable planning guide. Sign up at sandyhookpromise.org/ startwithhelloweek.
Watch your local retail stores for events tied to National Unplugged Play Day, during which PreK–grade 5 students turn off their electronic devices and enjoy hands-on play. Scheduled for September 28, 2019, the event features games and crafts using Wikki Stix—nontoxic, wax-enhanced bendable yarn—to create pictures and designs. Parents can order kits online and host at-home events. Visit wikkistix.com/ unplugged for details.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. On October 7, 2019, students in thousands of schools will wear blue shirts to show their solidarity on World Day of Bullying Prevention. Go to stompoutbullying.org/ campaigns/world-day-bullyingprevention to find activities for raising awareness, as well as a free downloadable student participation toolkit. All materials are for middle school students and older.
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WIN! The free Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program gives third-grade students giant cabbage plants to grow over the summer. Once plants are harvested, teachers pick a class winner based on cabbage size and condition, then submit the student’s name to Bonnie Plants by September 30, 2019. One student from each participating state wins $1,000. Visit bonniecabbageprogram .com for entry forms, teacher and student guides, lesson plans, and more.
Since 2007, field trip grants from Target stores have made it possible for millions of grades K–12 students to have memorable experiences in all kinds of settings outside the classroom. Grants are valued at $700 and must be used between January 2020 and the end of the school year. Apply by October 1, 2019, at corporate.target.com/ corporate-responsibility/grants/ field-trip-grants.
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Stock your class shelves with educational picture books from Sky Pony and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing!
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WIN! How sweet it is! The Bee Grant program provides K–12 schools with grants for educational beehives. Grants of $2,000 are available for equipment and educational programs. The application deadline is October 15, 2019. Apply at wholekidsfoundation.org/programs.
Human Habitats Number of winners: five lucky teachers The prize: This six-book set shows how humans have survived and adapted in Earth’s diverse habitats. Readers get a link to Crabtree Plus for interactive activities and extra content. The book is for grades 1–4 and costs $45.32 for the set. Deadline: September 24, 2019 Learn more: crabtreebooks.com
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Do you know an outstanding school or public librarian who has impacted people’s lives? Now’s your chance to nominate him or her for the I Love My Librarian award. Ten librarians a year receive $5,000 in cash and travel expenses to attend the awards ceremony in New York City. The application deadline is October 21, 2019. Find details and a nomination form online at ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian.
WIN! $50 E-Promotional Card Number of winners: five lucky readers The prize: $50 E-Promotional Card from Oriental Trading. A leading provider of school supplies for all ages, Oriental Trading offers classroom resources that include awards and incentives, decorations, stickers, stationery, curriculum projects and activities, and more. Deadline: September 24, 2019 Learn more: OrientalTrading.com
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Set Up Your Class for Success with Big Fat Notebooks! Teachers from all over the country are raving about the success of The Big Fat Notebook series in the classroom. Whether educators are using the texts as reinforcement for content, concepts, and skills taught in the classroom, or they are adapting the series for direct use in the curriculum, they can’t get enough!
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WIN! Witches of Orkney Prize Pack Number of winners: 15 lucky teachers The prize: This set includes the newest book in Alane Adams’s middle-grade series The Rubicus Prophecy, plus the first book in the series, The Blue Witch. Winners also get bookmarks, a book club journal, and other goodies. The books are for grades 4–6; the prize is valued at $25. Deadline: September 24, 2019 Learn more: alaneadams.com
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Crafts for a Cause Turn craft purchases into cash for your school by hosting a free A.C. Moore in-store fundraiser. Work with your local store to set up a time for your event; A.C. Moore will donate 10 percent of that day’s purchases to your school, as long as shoppers show an official flyer. Get details at acmoore.com/ fundraise.
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WIN! Classroom Library Essentials from Simon & Schuster and Sky Pony Number of winners: 10 lucky teachers The prize: Stock your class bookshelves with these educational picture books from Sky Pony and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. The books are for ages 10 and up; the prize is valued at $125 and includes nine books. Deadline: September 24, 2019 Learn more: skyhorsepublishing.com/sky-pony-press and simonandschuster.net/grades-k-12
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Bruce’s Big Fun Day Number of winners: ten lucky teachers The prize: This brand new tale by Ryan T. Higgins captures the humor of the Mother Bruce picture book series while helping children transition from listening to books read aloud to reading a story themselves. The book is for ages 3–5 and costs $14.99.
FREEBIE Liberate Literacy Read Ahead transforms any digital text into a guided reading activity for free. You simply import the text you want to use and divide it into chunks. Each chunk then becomes a slide. A tool at the website enables you to emphasize signal words or grammatical structure on the slides. You can also create a slidedeck to display using a computer projector. Check it out at ra.fulltiltahead.com. Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, Geography & ELL Software for K-6
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Science Calling How bright is that? How loud is that? Students can gather and document science experiments from the world around them using the Science Journal app and tools already in most phones. There are more than 70 free hands-on science activities to explore at sciencejournal.withgoogle.com.
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Ndinda was born in 2007 with a cleft lip in a remote village in Kenya. Children in the village taunted Ndinda and called her names. Years of bullying finally ended after Ndinda received free cleft treatment thanks to Smile Train supporters. Just look at Ndinda’s beautiful, bright smile now! Today, Ndinda is full of confidence and personality.
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Number of winners: 25 lucky teachers The prize: This set of STEM best-sellers includes Moon’s First Friends, There Was a Black Hole That Swallowed the Universe, 8 Little Planets, and ABCs of Space. The set helps build students’ vocabulary, knowledge about space and science, and more. The books are for grades K–3; the set costs $56.96. Deadline: September 24, 2019 Learn more: books.sourcebooks.com/STEM/
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Education from the Station Spacewalking. Solar energy. Sleep science. You and your students can watch and learn about these topics and many more with free STEMonstrations— STEM demonstrations on the International Space Station—that feature astronauts and flight expedition engineers. Beam up at www.nasa.gov/ stemonstrations. You’ll find classroom connections at the website too.
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FREEBIE Nice to Meet You, Mr. President Introduce your students to each of our presidents with these free 60-Second Presidents Videos. You can stream, download, share, and modify the videos—which are also available in Spanish—at unctv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/60-second-presidents-videos.
WIN! Explorers Number of winners: ten lucky teachers
FREEBIE Art in the Outdoors Take your students outside on Outdoor Classroom Day, a global campaign to inspire outdoor learning and play. The event will be celebrated on November 7 and again in the spring. Sign up your school at outdoorclassroomday.com, where you’ll find free lesson plans and resources for grades PreK–12, an outdoor library of six key books, and more. Don’t forget to share your experiences online!
The prize: Focusing on 50 of the world’s greatest explorers, this book is filled with first-person accounts, rare maps and photos, and more. It includes a foreword by Barbara Hillary, the first African American woman to reach both the North and South Poles. The book is for grades 2–4 and costs $21.99. Deadline: September 24, 2019 Learn more: dk.com
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