Big Heartland Big Giveaway Winner Announced!

This weekend I participated in the Big Heartland Big Giveaway! 

Thank you to all who joined in! The winner of one item of your choice from my TPT Store is.......

Check your email, Ms. Dan Yell! :) 

If you participated in the giveaway, look for a new followers freebie in your TPT inbox soon! 

Don't forget to check back on Sept. 1st for more $1 deals!

(: 

Mandi

Big Heartland Big Giveaway!

  There is a reason it is called The Heartland! We love our neighbors and if you travel through-YOU are our neighbor! My fellow Big Heartland Bloggers and I have a sweet surprise for you! Just in time for the back to school crunch, were 're offering you $1 deals! This Saturday August 1st, all of my desk name plates will be just one dollar! That's a 50% savings! You can choose the style and print perfect for you!

   Wait, it doesn't end there! Many of us are also having a BIG Giveaway! 

   

Through Sunday, you can hop through our blogs and find chances to win lots of great resources to start your year off right.  I will be giving away one item of your choice to one lucky winner! I will announce the winner on Monday!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't forget to check back on the 1st of every month for more $1 deals! Happy Shopping!

An InLinkz Link-up

(: Mandi

Makeover Madness Continues!

I am so thankful this challenge motivated me to take a hard look at some of my TPT products. I made over three products this week. The one I am the most proud of is my Super Hero Themed Substitute Folder (Editable.) I made this last year to use with my class. It really was a life-saver for all of my absences! If it was a planned absence, I was able to whip out my Super Sub Tub with folder quickly and then jot down quick plans for my substitute teacher.  If it was an unexpected absence, my colleagues (or SUPER SIDEKICKS) could grab it off of my bookshelf.
Last year when I made it, I was pretty proud of my work and it has been a great seller with great feedback! BUT... I knew I could up the ante! :)

I was excited to use Krista Wallden's Superhero Creative Kit! If you don't follow Creative Clips, you definitely should! She is Ah-mazing! She gives new TPT'ers like me so many freebies to help us get started. I seriously couldn't say enough nice things about her!

So first, I recreated all of my current pages.  I also added a few blank templates so that buyers could create their own pages unique to their needs.

I also consulted some new friends over on the TPT Product & Promotion Group on Facebook. I am new to the group, but have had good results so far. I asked for 3 people to review my product. I had several people volunteer. I choose the first four. Three of the four people reviewed my product and gave some great suggestions!

The first suggestion was to add a couple of options for the Substitute Note.  I know that some of you have to contact your own substitutes. So one of the options has a place for your substitute to mark if he/she would be willing to come to your class again. They can also include the best way to contact them. How great is that!? The second suggestion was to add seating charts. Yes! Why didn't I think of that? My firsties always used to try to trick their poor substitutes about where they sit on the carpet! (stinkers!) These are completely editable and you can create a seating chart to match your own needs. I also added a Transportation Chart, Super Sidekicks (teachers who will help the Sub), and Important Student Information (food allergies, medical needs, etc.).

  

Well those are just a few of the features of the EDITABLE Super Substitute Folder. This pack grew from 13 slides to 23! I think the new additions really made it more cohesive, customizable, and useful for any teacher. I hope you will check it out! It is on sale all this week!

Thanks for coming along for the ride! 

Mandi

Makeover Madness

The ladies over at  thirdinhollywood, sparklinginsecondgrade , peppyzestyteacherista, and teachcreatemotivate recently issued the first challenge of the #tptsellerchallenge.  

 

I looked through my TPT store and quickly found several candidates for a makeover! I should have a busy summer! I ended up choosing my Non-Standard Measurement Mini-Unit.  This is one of my best sellers despite not even having a cover page! (gasp!) 

Here are some before and afters:

Before:

After:

Have you joined the TPT Seller Challenge? I am excited to learn from my colleagues in the coming weeks! I am feeling so blessed to build relationships with teachers all over the United States. 


(:  Mandi