Disclosure: I received product samples. The opinions shared here are 100% mine.
Welcome to the Santa’s Little Helper Giveaway Hop! This event begins December 2 and is hosted by Viva Veltoro and So Easy Being Green. You only have until December 16 to enter, so get busy! Everyone can use a little help around the Holidays, so for this event I’ve teamed up with over 50 other bloggers to be Santa’s Little Helper… giving away prizes that anyone would want to see under the tree! You might find the perfect gift for a little one on your list – or even for yourself. That’s always nice, right? So what are you waiting for? Hop around to all the blogs including the GRAND PRIZE, on the linky at the bottom of this post!
Merry Christmas!
Homework hits me on both sides. As a teacher, I assign homework so that children have more exposure to the information and will be better prepared for the classroom the next day. As a parent, I encourage my daughter to independently complete her work, consulting with me only for the most challenging work. Facing the fourth grade homework is daunting and sometimes requires my child to spend 2+ hours a night on her studies. She’s a dedicated student and doesn’t waste time on completing her work; still, there are times when she doesn’t want to do that 20-minute reading assignment. Unfortunately for her, I know the impact of independent reading for kids. Reading builds important vocabulary and fluency skills. Last year I came upon this infographic that is so powerful, you’ve just to got to see it. So she’s not going to get away with skipping her 20 minutes of reading. Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmarks and Booklights make this task a bit more fun. The bookmarks help to create ownership of the assignment, as well as hone time-management skills. In the past we set the microwave timer to 20 minutes but my daughter wanted to sit in the kitchen to read so she could see how much time had passed. The kitchen isn’t really a conducive spot for reading since there’s so much going on in there. Now that she has a bookmark timer, she can read anywhere without interruption. I found that she often read past the 20 minutes in order to finish a chapter or even to complete the book; the bookmark just helped to support that reading activity. There are other products available on the site too. If you have a piano student at your house, consider getting the digital metronome for a truly multi-purpose product!
Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmarks would be a very thoughtful and useful gift for a classroom teacher. If you’re trying to find something that your child’s teacher will really enjoy and use, this would be a great choice. The teacher can send students off for independent reading without having to monitor the time limit; the children can set their own timer. The bookmarks are available in lots of fun colors and prints. You could have your kids decorate the bookmark with stickers and Sharpie drawings, too. These are perfect for stuffing those stockings and filling the Easter baskets!
One lucky winner will win one of each animal print booklights (3 total, value $45). To enter, head down to the Rafflecopter form. The giveaway is open to US readers ages 18+; void where prohibited by law. Please note that this prize package will likely not arrive in time for Christmas. So Easy Being Green, Viva Veltoro, the Blogging Mamas Network, and the Santa’s Little Helper participating bloggers are not responsible for sponsors who do not fulfill prize obligations. Good luck!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The Hosts of this Hop have put together a Grand Prize Package for a lucky little one! This Santa’s Little Helper is going to deliver to one lucky reader… a $100 Gift Card to jrfashionista.com and a $100 Gift Card to Pediped.com to get that little one styling, a $75 Gift Card to Hearthsong.com and a $50 GC to Build-a-Bear to satisfy their Toy List, and a Crane USA Adorable Cool Mist Humidifier and Nightlight so they can sleep soundly waiting on St. Nick!
Enter the Grand Prize Here.
How cute…Wee Ones has holiday hair clips.
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My grandson would love the blue snake print digital booklight.
I love the bright colors and the price is very reasonable!
I love all of the bright colors! I especially like the prints for the Digital Booklight – they are so fun! I think having the booklight included on the bookmark is great because my kids are always wanting to read in the car after dark.
My grandson would like the neon blue.
Wow! Amazing that it will also store your reading hours up to 100.
I would love to get the bright aqua for my daughter
and the camo blue or blue snake skin
Those are awesome, my oldest son has really gotten into reading and keeping track of his minutes, so he would love one! I bet he would like neon green the best.
I like the neon pink. So cool that it stores up to 100 hours of reading time over multiple sessions until the reader chooses to delete it AND it has 60-second countdown/count up feature displays seconds at the one-minute mark to aid in fluency checks.
I love these! I have a 6 and 9 yr old that I would give these to. I would give the 3rd one to my niece that just started school and will be timing reading soon. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
I like the features of the Metronome timer.. Great for music students. Mark-My-Time™ Digital Metronome
These bookmarks are a great idea. It is a very convenient way to keep track of how much time is spent reading, not just for students, but for everyone. The fact that it is also a book light is a neat component. Thanks for offering this great giveaway opportunity. Keep up the terrific blogging.
What an amazing to teach children (and adults) time limits, but also to introduce the concept of timing in general. I home school my son. We use time limits and clocks as timers for so many of our daily activities. This would be a great addition to our class time and personal projects! I would choose the blue camo for my little one! 🙂
I think this is a great idea, especially for reading programs. Sometimes kids have to log their reading time to win prizes (especially summer reading programs) this would make it so easy for the parent and child!
My favorite is the pink leopard print. I’d give these to my 11 yoa step-daughter if I won. Thanks.
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I like the digital clip on reading light.
It’s an award winning product!