FUN Times 2

Hello, hello, hellooooooooooo!

I wasn't lying yesterday when I said that was just the beginning of the FUN!!!!  If you missed yesterday's giveaway - be sure to check that out when you are done reading here.

But don't go yet!

Keep on reading my friends!


The Weekend Warriors are here for a little partay!  A giveaway or two!

I am going to tell you about my latest bundle that I am SO excited about!

When I started teaching 1st grade a few years ago (those of you who are new to my blog might not know that I taught 3rd and 4th grade for 10 years before switching to 1st, which happens to have become my home sweet home :).  Anywho - when I started teaching 1st grade is also when I discovered Teachers Pay Teachers because I was desperately searching for the best of the best ideas for teaching these little kiddos I was about to welcome into my classroom and into my heart.  At that time I would've been in heaven if I found a bundle of products to get me started on the right foot.  That was my goal in bundling these products together.  Whether you are new to 1st grade, or even a veteran 1st grade teacher, we are always looking for new ideas and better ways of doing things.  This bundle was 2 years in the making. What can I say - it's takes me a little while to get things just the way I want them :-)

Here is what you will get in The ULTIMATE First Grade Starter Kit:

Some Getting to Know You activities for those first couple weeks.


Guided Reading, Writing Center, and Word Work - yes, please!

 
And some Math Centers to get you going too!

So if you are like me and would be thrilled to get an ALL-IN-ONE package like this, you should definitely check this one out.


Oh, and did I mention that you can enter to win it??

Well, you can!

 Right now.

Oh and you can ALSO win a $50 Amazon gift card AND $5 to each of the wonderful stores below!

That's right - two giveaways -- well, actually more because some of my friends are giving away some of their awesome products too.  So many prizes, so little time!  So get moving!  Enter and hop along dear friends!  Oh, and stop back tomorrow for yet ANOTHER fun thing I have to tell you.

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This is Just the Beginning of the FUN!

My dear, dear friends!

I have SO much fun in store for you in the next week you are NOT going to want to miss this.  Today is only the beginning.

I have gathered together with some AMAZING teacher bloggers and we have put together a fantastic set of prizes for you. We have 42 bloggers participating, so we are giving away a prize pack of 14 products each to 3 winners! :) You can enter on the Firstie Friends Facebook Page, and you can earn a LOT of entries. Go to the tabs under the header picture and click the tab that says "Giveaway". The giveaway will end on Sunday, August 4th at 8pm CST. At the bottom of this post you will also find links to ALL of my Firstie Friends' stores! :)


 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Thank you so much for reading! Good luck in the giveaway!
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Digging Deeper into Instagram


Yesterday I explained a little bit about Google Analytics for your blog.  Today I want to talk about analyzing data on your Instagram account using Iconosquare.  


Iconosquare is suuuuper easy because all you have to do is go to this website: http://iconosquare.com/ and sign on using your Instagram account and you're done.  Iconosquare will give you a summary of how many followers you have, how many you've lost :-( , who engages with your posts the most, which posts were most engaging, and more.  


At the end of the year they had a fun little thing that would create a slideshow of your most liked, most commented pictures of the year.  


If you don't have Instagram, I think it's about time you did.  Honestly!  It's just fun and easy and doesn't take up all your extra time like some social media.  It's definitely one of my favorite things to pop in and check.  If you want to get started with Instagram, all you have to do is download the FREE app on your smart phone or tablet and create an account.  Then search for people you want to follow.  You might need a small crash course in hashtags if you aren't used to them, but you will pick it up in no time.  Then just snap a fun picture and let people know what you are up to.  

If you are searching for some fun hashtags to check out, here are a few:  #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachertalktuesday #teacherproblems #ootd (that took me FOR-EV-ER to figure out what it meant so I'll let you in on the secret - Outfit of the day) #widn (What I'm doing now - sometimes people will tag you so get ready).

And if you want some cool picture apps, here are just a few that I posted about last year:

And since then I've found some others that I like EVEN MORE:

  A Beautiful Mess

  Rhonna Designs 

  InstaCollage


So I hope you found an idea or two.  Now hop along and check out the rest of the tips from these smarties below.  I'm on my way too!  



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Do you Analyze the Data of Your Blog?


Another Weekend Warriors here for you.  Now, I am certainly no expert in the world of blogging, but this is one thing that I have found that I wanted to share.  There may be a couple people who don't yet know about Google Analytics so I thought I would briefly share how I use it with my blog.  


First off - why do you want Google Analytics?

You can find out where your visitors/followers are coming from and what they do on your site.  Do they hop around from post to post?  How long do they stay on your page?  Do they use the keywords and which ones?  How did they get to your site?  It's very enlightening to feel like you are able to know a little more about your readers and what they enjoy about your blog.

My favorite part of Google Analytics is the Real Time Overview where you watch when people are on your blog at that exact moment and where they go.  It can actually be a little addicting.  "Oh, look someone from Texas just popped up."  or  "Wow, I have 13 people on my blog at one time."  (That actually did happen to me one time and it was so fun to watch where they went on my blog).  Hope I'm not sounding creepy here.


I also like knowing when I have new visitors vs. returning visitors.  I still have so many new visitors, which I suppose is a good thing, but I do want to increase the number of returning visitors.  I want people coming back for more :)


So if you think you would like to see how effective your blog is for your readers, then check out these links for how to set up Google Analytics for your blog.  There are so many great ones out there I figured I would leave it up to the professionals.

http://www.wikihow.com/Add-Google-Analytics-to-Blogger

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1009610?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0F7jCovhpQ

And check out these other great bloggers who have some Weekend Warrior Tips for you today!  :)



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