REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR CLASSROOM - A CALI GALS SITSPOTS GIVEAWAY

Picture this . . . you're walking through a sea of people as you "window shop." You have no real intention of buying anything, but you browse just the same. All of a sudden, the mass parts and something immediately catches your eye. Your heart begins to pound, you feel a sudden hot flash, and you notice a newfound spring in your step as you are drawn to that "gotta have it item." Yup.  That's exactly what happened when I spied the amazing SitSpot booth at the Southern California Kindergarten Conference. 

My thought process as I approached this booth . . .
1.  What in the world?
2.  Whoa . . . So cool!
3. MUST. HAVE. SOME.

I know it sounds crazy, but it was one of those classroom products that just invites new ideas.  Let me explain . . .  

SitSpots are super strong velcro pieces that come in all sorts of shapes and vibrant colors.  They stick to most classroom carpets and can withstand the janitor vacuum as well as the yearly shoody carpet cleaning.  In addition, you can pop these amazing little devils in the . . . . WASHING MACHINE.  {Be still my heart!}

Okay . . . so this is a dippy photo.
I walked up and took a picture immediately as the "wheels" started churning.

With all this said, the eva-fabulous creator had me at "super strong" and I was ready to give up my first born for a set by the time she got to the cleaning FAQs.  I snagged myself a set and tossed them into the mix in good old Room 13 as soon as I could!!!  

The possibilities are endless and I have OODLES of ideas for these bad boys. For my first "go" with these, I created an indoor math fact fluency game.  I wrote a bunch of those tricky math facts on the spots in Sharpie Paint Pen and created a "course" around the room.  My little cuties' eyes lit up as soon as they walked in the room after lunch.

Here's the progression of the activity.  The kiddo running the "course" got to take his/her shoes off.  {Hook. Line. Sinker.}  The rest of the crew would yell, "Ready. Set. GO!"  The runner would hop through the course (from red to blue spots) calling out the answers as he/she landed on them.  The rest of the crew would cheer their teammate on!  It was perfect for a rainy afternoon :)

Here are some action shots. She was all smiles behind that hair :)

We played four times on Monday (each round with a different runner) and they begged to play again on Tuesday.  And, you can bet that we will play again on Wednesday and Thursday.  I am gonna milk this sucker for all it's worth ;)  The kids just love this one too.

My favorite shot . . . my crew is SO into supporting their friend :)

This was only ONE idea that I came up with.  I am going to use a handful of silly shaped SitSpots to create line up spots in my room . . . you know . . . that place where the kids go when the center rotation timer sounds.  I am also going to use a set to create a huge carpet ten-frame next year - an interactive one.  It will be SO amazing at the beginning of first great.  I'm gonna use another set to create team word sorts.  I could go on for days . . . but, I'll hold up for now.  I promise to share them as I utilize them in my classroom. 

I must add that I showed these amazing spots off at my school as soon as I returned from the conference.  The glimmer I noticed in darn near every one's eye spoke for itself.  AMAZING.  Let's just say that the entire kinder wing wants a set for line-up routines and oodles of other teachers want to purchase a set to use in place of a class carpet.  

Now's your chance!  Nine of us Cali Gals have teamed up with SitSpots to bring you a SitSpots Blog Hop and Giveaway!  Just follow the bouncing blog buttons at the end of this post to hop to your next SitSpot-sational idea! 

You can enter to win on any of our blogs, but you must comment on all 9 for your chance to win a class set of 32 SitSpots! Don't worry, we're keeping it easy...Think Spring Break!

Just head to the Rafflecopter below for up to 21 chances to win.

That's right...Lucky 21! Plus, the winner will be announced on Monday, March 17th ~ St. Patrick's Day.  Lucky!

With dozens of designs to choose from, you'll have a ton of fun spotting up your classroom space just like us!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't want to wait to see if you're one of the lucky 9?  Well, guess what?

SitSpots has a deal just for you!  Enter Coupon Code CALIGALS14 during checkout on their site and save 25% OFF!  This offer expires March 31, 2014.  

Still not sure? SitSpots offers a FREE sample before you purchase. Just head to their site to request your complimentary Sit Spot today!

Ready for your next creative Cali Gal?  Head over to Katie Knight @ Teacher to the Core to see their SitSpots in action and leave a comment to win!  Good luck my friends!