It's my birthday and I'll share a present with you!

Today is my birthday! And I love how it fell on a Friday so I can celebrate all weekend!  I am 23 today (I know, I'm still a baby compared to a lot of other fabulous bloggers out there!).  But after a LONG week of applying to teaching jobs and working, I'm taking the day off to soak up some sun!

Finding a teaching job is exhausting!  Yesterday alone, I received 7 rejection emails. :( What a sad birthday present right?! Anyways, I'm still looking.... I'm open to any state... anywhere! If you know of a school district that is hiring, please let me know!  I'm willing to go where there are jobs! Hopefully I get better luck this year. (birthday wish, maybe?)

I was contacted by EducationDegree.com and they wanted me to link up and share an article for new and aspiring teachers-- 5 Ways To Get Started in Teaching.  (click on "Job Hunt" tab)  Even though I don't have a full-time teaching career, I wanted to share for those who are in the same boat as me.  They have great tips for newbies, like me, who are looking on how to start their career.  This site helps you broaden ways to find that dream job.  There are many alternatives to teaching since the economy is still bad and lack of job opportunities everywhere before getting your dream classroom.

On a happier note, back to my birthday....
Since I love presents, here's a little present (freebie) for you!  Can I get 3 cheers for that?!  Yesterday, I taught a couple science lessons.  Here's one that the students liked. This is a science experiment that shows how water can rise in a vase due to the high and low air pressures.

Grab a copy from TpT

Grab a copy from TN

Enjoy my birthday freebie! Let me know if you used it for your classroom. I would love to hear your experience and comments!

100 Followers Giveaway winner!

A BIG thank you to all that participated in my 100 Followers Giveaway!  Thank you so much for following my blog.  I found out that a lot of us like watching the Olympic sports, swimming and gymnastics.  I love all of my bloggy friends and thanks again for making my giveaway fun and exciting!

Without further delay...the winner of the 100 follower giveaway is...

Kara @ Sped-ventures

Kara won my Summer Olympics mini unit and a $25 gift card to Amazon.  If you could shoot me an email at AndreaHo.teacher@gmail.com, that would be great!  

If you haven't had the chance to check Kara's blog out, please do!  She has many great ideas for not only special education teachers but for everyone else too.  Right now she has a cute recycling freebie.

Click the pic below to go to her blog!

Congratulations Kara!  :)

Book Fair and a Freebie

Do you get excited when the Scholastic Book fair comes to your school?! Well do you know that Scholastic holds at least 2 annual warehouse book fair events for teachers, librarians, district employees, and others all over the country?  Everything is 25%-80% off!  Also if you sign up before you attend, don't forget to print out the coupon to save BIG BUCK$! For Ohio, we have different book fairs all of the month of May.  They only last 3-4 days.

Click here to find the nearest book fair event.  

Freebie: Here's a Book Wish List a made for teachers, parents, and students when shopping for books.  This will help people choose their top 10 favorite books they want to buy and to not overspend their budget.  It's scary to see all of your books rack up to over $100 (Thank God for the coupons!)!!

Freebie on TpT

Freebie on TN

Don't forget to join my 100 Followers Giveaway!!!  It ends Wednesday night (May 16) at midnight.  Lastly, my Summer Olympics mini unit sale ends tonight on both stores.