Kahoot Kids Articles Move to Wednesdays

Hi there!

Just a heads up, my Friday column at KahootKids.ca has been moved to Wednesdays.  You can read today's article here.

As always, I encourage comments but also questions.  If you have any specific, education-related topics you would like me to write about at KahootKids.ca, suggestions are ALWAYS welcome!  I'll answer questions for you, demystify an educational term or practice... whatever you like!

Thanks!

Brain: Mush. Job: Busy.

I've been so lame about blogging lately, let's just get that out there.  It's been BUSY for some reason lately, I just haven't wanted to be on my computer too much in the evenings after a tiring day at work.  My class is phenomenal this year, but I'm working really hard all day... my down time involves me lounging around my condo, reading or catching up on TV, and hanging out with some friends.  I still love blogging as my hobby though, so I know I'll get back into it.  Eh.  For now, I'm just not feeling it as much!  Yipes.  There is some good stuff happening though, like my latest giveaway for American readers... so do keep coming by!  I will try to be more on top of things.

I'm dealing with some emotional stuff with some of my kids at school.  Nothing too crazy, but I have a few kids who need a lot of extra attention throughout the day, plus I'm trying to stay coordinated with their parents, and setting up parent meetings and getting the parents to listen to the concerns... and take them seriously... oh man. It is a challenge, and it is exhausting.  Plus, on top of curriculum stuff, I'm planning additional activities to deal with one student who has anger management and negativity issues, another I'm certain is ADHD, and a third child who just last week began presenting some severe anxiety issues.  This is all the stuff I became a teacher for, I love working with kids with social-emotional needs even more than teaching academic curriculum... but it takes additional planning and extra concentration, and my brain turns to mush by the time I get home!

This week for my Friday article at KahootKids.ca, I'm writing a post that deals with something I feel parents really need to know about when a teacher presents concerns about a child.  I will link to it when it goes live Friday, but in case you weren't aware I'm writing there all about special education over the next little while.  If you're at all curious about it from a teacher's perspective or if you have questions about anything related, I have a minor in Educational Psychology, as well as a degree in Primary and Junior Education, along with additional Special Education qualifications... do feel free to ask me questions.

So anyway, my brain is mushy by the time I get home.  However, I am always so pleased that my job leaves me so satisfied each day.  I really do believe I'm changing these kids lives for the better, and nothing is greater than that.

Today is Family Literacy Day!

Think About It:  What do you do to make Family Literacy Day meaningful for your family?  How do you make every day Family Literacy Day in your home?

Click over to my post at The Blog at KahootKids.ca for a few tips!

Also visit FamilyLiteracyDay.com.  There are even some great tips there for adult literacy and financial literacy!

Friday Blog Business: Facebook and KahootKids

Well, it's been an exciting Winter Break with the fun giveaways I've been able to take part in.  I'm so excited to be growing my blog a little more, and doing some reviews and giveaways can be really fun.  I hope that I'm also balancing enough Posts About Life though so that readers aren't bored by giveaways!  I am being conscious of what I post as much as possible to add that balance.  If you happen to see a giveaway here that you think your readers would like to take part in, feel free to link to my blog or re-tweet anything you see on Twitter.  Let's share the love!

I love blogging as a hobby, so I'm just thrilled to get back into it, to get my new pseudonym built up more so that I can continue to get out there as a blogger, but not compromise anything in my "real life".  It seems silly, right?  That I'm going a bit backwards when it seems that most bloggers are just using their real names nowadays.  The thing is, as a teacher for my day job, it just isn't something I want can do.  When you're a teacher, you are "on" 24/7 -- you have to be careful of EVERYTHING you do, because you're a mini public figure for the school you're connected with.  I work in a school of 900 students, that's more than 1800 parents or guardians who could be Googling my name.  Let alone that other teachers love to Google each other.  I don't do anything "wrong" online, but I'd just rather have my hobby just for me without needing to feel self-conscious about it.  I hope you can understand that!  Anything I post is the 100% truth, it's just with a slightly changed name behind the posts and photos that don't show my face.  That's not THAT bad.

I do want a Facebook account associated with my blog, however, because it's a better way to network and when doing product reviews they tend to like to see you on Facebook.  I will give you a link to my new Facebook account (and man, setting up Facebook is a pain, yo!).  If you'd like to Friend me, I'll Friend you back.  Not much happening there yet, but I will be associating it with my blog.

Here's the link!  I'm still fiddling around with everything, so you'll just have to bear with me a bit.  Glad to be able to network even more with any of my readers.  Do add me!

By the way, I also have my Friday post up at KahootKids.ca today.  Click here for that, it's just a good little reminder about what you should be doing with your children DAILY.  You should check out some of the other daily blog posts there, there are some great articles for parents on a variety of topics.  You can also stick around to look at the deals on the regular KahootKids.ca site.  Oh, and if you see some deals you like, then cilck to THIS POST to enter my contest -- I have a discount code for $50 that you can use at KahootKids.ca.  The contest runs until January 16th, and the discount code is good until January 31st.

Thanks for reading, everyone who is.  I'm glad to get to know you, and I hope you'll stick around.  As I've said before, I think some exciting stuff really is on its way.  Add me to Facebook too!

GIVEAWAY: $50 of KahootKids Bucks {CONTEST CLOSED}

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

Congratulations to the winner: Maegan!!

Maegan, you will receive an email from me shortly.  Please reply to this email promptly so I know it has reached you, then I will send a second email with the $50 discount code for KahootKids.ca!  The discount code will expire on January 31st, so please remember to use it!  Congrats, again!

Thanks to all who participated!
Ms. Key

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As you know, I have articles posted on Fridays at the KahootKids.ca Blog .  There are new posts up each day of the week, from wonderful Canadian bloggers who post about a variety of topics of interest to parents today.  On KahootKids.ca itself, there are amazing deals for parents -- with new deals added almost daily!  Some deals are local and others are national across Canada.


An example of a really amazing deal from this past week!

I have a discount code for $50 of KahootKids bucks which can be used towards deals on the site, which will expire on January 31st, 2012.  If you're Canadian and would like the opportunity to spend $50 to get some amazing deals, then this is the giveaway for you!

A current deal at KahootKids.ca - paintball at a huge discount, Calgary?!  GO FOR IT!

Click below for the Rafflecopter.com Contest Widget.  There are MANY ways to enter, the first being a mandatory COMMENT on this blog (you have to visit KahootKids.ca, come back here and tell me about a deal you find interesting).  There are daily ways to win as well, by Tweeting daily or commenting at the KahootKids blog.  The contest begins at 12:01 am on January 6th and ends at 12:01 am on January 16th -- remember, the $50 KahootKids Bucks discount code will then be emailed to you, and it expires on January 31st, 2012 so you will need to act fast and buy your deals once you get the code!  Best of luck to all of those who enter the giveaway!