Are You Pinterested??

Are you an avid pinner?  An amateur?  Never heard of pinning?  Then stick around, you're about to learn more!

I consider myself to be an avid pinner.  I have found that it is a great avenue for sharing and discovering new ideas, especially with regards to teaching and the classroom.   I thought there wasn't much to it.  I repinned my favorite things and gained a few followers.

Enter Melissa Taylor.  Let me tell you, this lady knows what she is talking about!  In August of 2012, Melissa Taylor noticed that Pinterest referrals to her blog had increased her traffic from 7,000 hits a month to 300,000, and her Pinterest followers jumped from 4,000 to over 1 million. Taylor realized that using Pinterest, a free business tool, she was achieving her marketing goals.  Wow!  She certainly has Pinterest down to a science and she has offered to share her expertise with all of us!

Melissa has authored a book titled, Pinterest Savvy:  How I Got 1 Million+ Followers (Strategies, Plans, and Tips to Grow Your Business with Pinterest).


In her book, you'll learn:       
       How to attract more followers & increase brand awareness
       How to achieve marketing and sales goals
       Business-specific strategies
       Success stories & tactics
       Secrets from top Pinners

Pinterest Savvy is a wonderful tool for pinners at all levels.  Melissa begins the book by explaining the very basics of Pinterest and how to navigate the site.  Throughout the chapters, she continues to share secrets that will help you become just as Pinterest-savvy as she is!

My favorite part is the set of chapter guides.  Melissa provides checklists to help you achieve your Pinterest goals!  You can grab them at:  http://Pinterest-Savvy.net. Also, check out the Pinnables (http://pinterest-savvy.net/pinnables/).

I've only been following her steps for a week and I am already up 100 followers!

You can grab your copy at Amazon today!  You can also enter to win a Kindle Fire at Melissa's blog - perfect for reading your new book! 

Another St. Patrick's Day Freebie!

I have clovers coming out of my ears!  I've been hard at work getting my St. Patrick's Day Unit finished. We've been working on place value and using expanded notation in math class, so I created a Base-10 blocks matching game and a place value version of I Have, Who Has.  There is also two center activities and an addition go fish game.  Lots to do!

Then I decided to combine it with my St. Patrick's Day Literacy Unit...

And create one big unit!

You even get a deal if you grab the larger unit ;)  Click on the pictures to grab them from my TpT store or you can check them out at TN too:

And I created another freebie for you!  Can your students make 17 words out of the word Leprechaun??

Oh! And you have my permission to pin!  (I'm a little behind the ball on that one...)

Check out my boards while you're over there!

Oh, How Pinteresting...

Warning: This post is not teacher-related. (but that's ok, right?)

Sooo, I'm seriously addicted to Pinterest. So many good ideas!

Yep. This is me.

Totally taking this picture when I have my own child.

I could spend all day (weekend?) here.

How amazingly cool are these stairs?