~This giveaway is now closed~
In honor of our theme this month, I put together a little space package to give away to one of you lovely people.
It's nothing extravagant; just a few things to add to your classroom when you do a space unit. I found I had some extras in my collection after planning our shelves this month and I thought why not share the love?
Here's what's in the package:
:: A sheet of planet stickers. There are two of each sticker which I used to create a matching game.
:: A set of constellation cards. These can be used as another matching game. Here's a thrifty story/tip for you: these cards were once a part of a long banner - the kind that decorate the perimeter of a bulletin board. I purchased a pack of 12 banners for super cheap at our local teacher's supply store then I simply cut up two of the banners to make a set - easy peasy!
:: Life Cycle of a Star set - printed in color and laminated. I created this myself and have also made it available to you here as a PDF.
:: A star-shaped cookie cutter to go along with your starry night playdough! (playdough not included)
:: A laminated copy of my space poem.
:: A jumbo pin and sheet of foam paper for a pin pushing activity. You can print out constellation cards from here.
:: An Earth lacing card with string.
:: Number cards (0-10) and a little handmade envelope to keep them in. You'll need to find 55 of something to use as the counters. I used stone pebbles (aka moon rocks), which I have TONS of and would like to have given some away, but they would undoubtedly add to the weight (and shipping cost) of the package!
:: A small baggie of plastic crystals (aka stars). These are much lighter to ship :) and you can use them in a sifting activity, include them in a sensory tub, or any number of other things. In my opinion, they are a bit too tiny to use as counters.
:: A little handmade drawstring pouch to hold your constellation cards.
So that's it. Just a humble offering, but one I hope someone will find useful! If you'd like to enter to win all you have to do is:
1. Leave me a comment in this post.
For extra entries:
2. Like Counting Coconuts on Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know you have/already are.
3. Become a follower of Counting Coconuts and leave a comment letting me know you have/already are.
4. After today come back and leave me one comment per day until the end of the giveaway.
That's a total of 7 changes to win! The giveaway will end on Friday, January 14 at 9pm Atlantic Time. Any comments left after that time will not be counted. Please be sure to leave an email address or enable it in your profile so I can contact you if you win. I will ship anywhere in the world.
Good luck, Everyone!
351 comments:
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I have just been thinking about creating a space unit. This would be a great start to planning.
Back for Tuesday's comment.
Hello again. I studied the poem from your space poetry basket and I like it a lot. We are going to start a similar project called " A box called imagination" which is also the title of one of our national poet - Zbigniew Herbert- poem. I think that introducing children to poetry is one of the precious gifts we can give to them. It opens the window for imagination and creativity. It's also a wonderful symbol manipulation activity. We already did some haiku poetry with Kuba ( a very simple child-directed one), he wrote it himself and was so proud of himself. If you want a "recepie" please let me know and I will email it to you. Have a nice day.
Ewa
oo today's entry.. hmm I need to think of a theme for my comments.. how about something I am going to do today.. I have 8 books to mail out for paperbackswap.com and I need to go to the grocery store.. but still feeling under the weather.. so we will see what happens.
What a neat idea! Thank you for sharing! You are so good at what you do!
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This is my entry for today. Thanks, again, for sharing with us!
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I am in1 I became a follower and I liked your FB page. My blog is www.Xanga.com/dcart!
Thanks,
Danette
You are such an inspiration. I love all of your ideas!! Thanks for the giveaway.
Back for day 2 entry!
Oh and I am a follower! Didn't claim that one yesterday so I'll do it today!
yay!! my son would love this!
I like you on facebook.I wish Iwish to work with you for some days or months or years or whole life..........
My kiddos would love these. Thanks for a chance at them.
I just discovered your blog and LOVE it! This giveaway is awesome!
i so love your blog, and reccomend it to everyone!
heres my comment to enter!
i liked you on Facebook!
im a follower of you blog!
You are such an inspiration - there are so many ideas here that I love. I just worry I'll forget them all before my son is old enough!
I follow your blog. :)
My day 2 comment...I love the little space-themed bag and also the constellation cards. You have the best ideas!
Holy comments! That is incredible. Well, I will throw one more in the ring!
This is a great giveaway. We are studying the planets right now.So this would go quite well.
I follow via google friend connect.
What a gift to all of the other moms (and dads) that you would first such post great ideas and secondly "just put together" a give away for the rest of us. It isn't often that I see a giveaway willing to ship overseas and being in Turkey (where it is SO hard to find English resources and homeschooling is Illegal) this would be such an awesome blessing. Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate. Thank you more for the great ideas!
Oh, I don't use facebook or twitter but I have subscribed via email to your site and recommended it to many of my friends by word of mouth!
Jenny
This would be great to have because I am teaching an astronomy class at our co-op this semester!
I will be using some of your ideas and I wanted to say thank you for sharing your time and ideas with us!
i'm back!
I am back for another comment for your giveaway. I enjoy your blog so much I usually come back everyday to see what you have :)
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wow what a great giveaway!Thanks so much
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I follow your blog... I LOVE your stuff!
I like counting coconuts on facebook!
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I'm a follower!!
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I love your blog. I have passed it on to friends so we can all follow your awesome ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Love your blog!
I follow you on facebook :)
Hi marie-ann, yor words are inspiring and beautiful, I hope your life is always as wonderful as it is now, we have just started a space project and your giveaway will be such a blessing for me!
I'm checking in again today!
great giveaway, we're doing a space project at the moment this giveaway will be a lifesaver!
i've followed your blog, i would have anyway you have so many great ideas, i only came across it today
i've liked you on facebook! you do drive a hard bargain, i like your style!
Here's my entry for today! I love all your ideas, Mari-Ann!
I'd love this! whitneysnow20 at gmail.com
Today is Tuesday...so I am back to put in another entry.... :-) Today in school the girls made P is for Penguin crafts... and we also did a fun acid/base experiment... :-)
Hi! Awesome give-away!
I already 'like' you on facebook!
I am now following you! Thought I already was, actually, but oh well, I am now!
I was thinking of setting up a space unit after your previous post detailing your activities. This would be a great jumpstart! Thanks for sharing your extras!
This is so cool - we just started our Moon/Outer Space unit this week! Thank you for a great opportunity. I am already a follower, of course - this is a wonderful blog to read.
I cam back to leave a daily comment - and boy!!! Over 200! :)))) That is a huge compliment to you and your material!
wuu day 2! lol
Cool! I love you blog and my son is really interested in space these days. I would love to be entered in your giveaway.
Bridget
Tuesday's entry!! :) Thanks!!
YEAHH! Love this giveaway! Some of the items may be too "beyond" Elle for right now, but would love to have them for future use and would give me more reason to try out that super cool starry night play dough!
I am a follower:-) Thanks for hosting. Kerri
I also follow on FB. Kerri
Thanks for inspiring me!
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I am already fan of you on facebook.I wish Iwish Iwork alongwith you and learn.
Goodness, I love your blog. Would love this for my boy and my girls.
Definitely like you on facebook.
Now following.
You are great!
Wednesday comment :)
Hi, This is my Wednesday entry. I want to share one funny thing about introducing the concept of gravity to my son ( he was more o less the same age as your son) One day when we were strolling in the park he fell down. I asked him if he had caught a bunny ( we often say this when a child stumbles)He stood up and said " Well mommy, the gravitation couldn't resist to meet me" This is something I will remember for years. I knew he got the concept right. Hugs from Poland Ewa
I'm back ... here's my daily entry for Wednesday. Thanks for your giveaway.
Day two comment... here is to hoping!! THanks again.
jdivleli at hotmail dot ca
I'm leaving another comment to see if I can win your giveaway!! My e-mail is hotstone@mail.com!
I am enjoying reading about your continent bags. Can't wait to make some of our own.
Danette
Wednesday's entry: Today I am going to stay in my jammies all day... I am feeling better (finally) but yesterday I sounded like a boy going through puberty and today I only have a whisper of a voice.. here's to hoping Sammy is a good listener today!
I love your blog and your creativity. Thanks for this opportunity to win some of the cool stuff you make. This space material looks awesome!
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I already "like" you on Facebook
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I already follow Counting Coconuts via GFC
kewkew34@yahoo.com
I like you all the way around, thanks for offering this cool giveaway.
Thanks, Karen
Comment for the day--Just thought I'd add that I love your outer space sensory tub. I showed the photo to my 9-year-old son, and he thought it was fantastic! I'm thinking my older two enjoy sensory tubs more than my 3-year-old, but I'll keep trying and hopefully make one that will impress her.
Entering for today!
You're amazing, Mari-Ann! Your blog is so inspiring and interesting. Thank you so much for all the time you put into it :)
and I'm your follower already (did not know that's an option till now :) thanks for the heads up via the giveaway :) )
I love love love your blog! You're doing AMAZING job with James!
I already like Counting Coconuts on Facebook!
I'm already your follower!
and I like you on FB :)
I would love to win this! My boys would love it! Thanks!
I'm a follower and love your blog!
Back for Wednesday's comment.
Thanks again for the giveaway and of course, all of the wonderful inspiration!
What fun materials, please enter me in your giveaway :)
I would love another chance to win! Thanks so much!
Steph and Christopher
You are always aspiring. Love your blog and the Space goodies...
Love the giv eaway
Wow! So generous! We are hitting the space theme in a couple of months, so this would be a perfect addition (and w/ 4 littles probably the only way I'll have time to put together such awesome resources!).
I am not sure if I have left a comment yet, so if I haven't this is my first comment, if I have than this is the one for today. Thanks for all the inspiration.
A follower of your blog! Absolutely love all the ideas you have been generously sharing to all your readers.
Still crossing my fingers!
"liked" you on facebook.
this is awesome! we are planning to do a space/astronaut unit sometime soon and this will be a good, no, make that great addition to our resources!
oooh, how fun! I would love to win your space give away.
I follow your blog.
I would love to win this for our classroom.
Katie
aclassofherown(at)gmail(dot)com
I follow your blog
Katie
aclassofherown(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi again from the land of Oz!
Thanks for all of your hard work!
I'd love to win!
like you on fb.
oursafehaven
follow you on google reader
What wonderful materials and lovely generosity as always. Thanks Mari-Ann.
I have just uncovered your blog and enjoy it very much. I am looking forward to learning as much as I can from my studies and following wonderful blog such as yours to round-out my learning.
Back again - showed my hubby the cool space stuff and he thinks it is very cool.
I have been following your blog for awhile. I love it.
Please pick me... this would be a perfect addition to our home.
I liked you on facebook.
I love your blog. You have such a great ideas. Thank you for sharing them.
counting down the giveaway with counting coconuts!!
jdivleli at hotmail dot ca
On behalf of: Genevieve V.
Thursdays comment :)
Here is my daily entry! Thanks!
Danette
So today is Thursday.... and believe it or not due to the snow up here...I actually have a day off...no plans...CRAZINESS!! Have a great day!!!
Hi, This is my entry for today :-) I am curious if you use art inspired by the moon in your space unit?. I did and it was a hit we also mentioned cultural superstitions and some legend elements like werewolves.
Hugs. Ewa
Stopping by again :) Have you read the Magic School Bus space book? It's one of my sons newest favorites. I think those books are kind of silly, but it does talk bout the life cycle of a star.
Fingers STILL crossed!
Thanks so much for the chance to enter!
This is wonderful! Thanks for your kindness!
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I follow your blog!
jltreasure at gmail
I liked you on fb!
jltreasure at gmail
Love your blog, and all your helpful tips! I have made the Button turkey and now the fish/fishing pole :)
I am already a FB fan, and would love a chance to win this :)
Leaving another comment for today. Hope you're having a nice day! : )
My Thursday entry! Thanks again for hosting! Kerri
What a great giveaway. You have a lovely blog and please include me in the giveaway
Wow I can't believe there are 330 comments already!
Back again to let you know I can't stop thinking about your wonderful giveaway!! I also enjoyed your post about FAQ. great tips.
I "like" counting coconuts on facebook.
back for another entry!
Would love this resource. Thanks you so much. Love your blog.
Friday's comment, thanks again for the opportunity.
My comment for Friday- thanks again.
LOVE IT! Jhula12@hotmail.com
Comment for Friday--Thanks for doing this giveaway. What a blessing for whoever wins!
This is my Friday entry. No questions this time :-) I do realise it takes a lot of your precious time :-) Have a nice day.
Ewa
Jenna (just turned 5) insisted on checking out The Magic School Bus DVD all about Space from the library yesterday (and I'm very impressed with it)! The timing of this giveaway is perfect for her interest! Keeping my fingers crossed for a win!
Thanks so much!
i literally have been thinking about this giveaway daily! lol. maybe because I came across some cool star "counters" (stars that attach to bicycle spokes) at the local bicycle shop down the street and was thinking how great they would go with a new set of space materials.... a girl can dream!
Friday's comment.
Hi! Just stopping by again to enter your contest! Love your blog!
Would still love another chance to win! Thanks again!
Steph and Christopher.
P.S. LOVE the musical instruments idea. :)
Goodness, time is running out! Hope to win!
Hope to win!
Liked on FB!
Now following Counting Coconuts! :)
oo today's post.. I almost forgot! I went out to dinner w/ my parents, my sister, nephew and my family. Yesterday was my Dad's birthday so he treated us to dinner :-) My mom sister and I talked about knitting a good portion of the time :-P
Lovely! Thanks for the chance.
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I follow on gfc
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Well countless people have told you that your blog is lovely,BUT plz accept my compliments as well. YOUR BLOG IS EXTAVAGANTLY LOVELY!
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Canada
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