Sunday, February 13, 2011

A Musical Giveaway!

This giveaway has a special place in my heart!  My first year teaching was as all us Veteran Teachers call it "Survival"!!!!

I had no idea what I was doing.  I was stuck in a portable that had a huge hole in the very back lot of the PE court with 36 kindergarten kids and NO AID!!!!  We had to walk through 1 foot high grass in mud and rain to get to that stupid thing.  I think at the end of the year it was condemned.  It was just madness.  

I am so grateful for that year, because I can handle anything that comes my way!  I didn't know any better, and I thought that was just teaching.  :)

Well, I was lucky enough to live in Tampa, Florida and Jack Hartman came to our school to give a concert, one of his very first ones!!!  He is from St. Petersburg, Florida which is right across the bay from Tampa.  At his concert, I was blown away!  He gave us all Shake Rattle and Read and told us to play it, give him feedback, and pass on the word to teachers.

Basically, Jack Hartman saved my first year teaching life that year!  I still have my little autographed picture of Mr. Jack Hartman.  I made him sign it because I knew he would be famous!

So here is the Giveaway:  A brand new CD of his latest Songs

Transition Time!!!!

I was just thrilled that Jack Hartman would give me a CD to giveaway to my blog group!  
He rocks in many WAYS!

So, here is what you do:
Go to FB and Like him.  (He cracks me up because he will dress up and put on anything to get the kids moving)

Then come back here and post.

For all of you who don't have FB, just tell me you couldn't.  But do go to his site and look around and listen.  It is sooo worth it.

My favorite CD's are the Hip Hop AlphaBop series.

I will announce a winner on Friday night around 8:00ish EST. 


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60 comments:

  1. OMG Love Jack Hartmann!!! His music is so great for the kiddos and they love dancing to it! Such a great giveaway, I'm excited for his new CD.

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  2. I absolutely LOVE Jack Hartman... I hope I win!! :D

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  3. Jack Hartmann is so awesome!! I am excited just for the chance to win this CD!

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  4. I love providing tons of music for my toddler! I sure I hope I can win this for my son AND for when I teach a younger grade (stuck in 6th for my first year). :)

    I liked on facebook! :)

    http://thebrockmeyers.blogspot.com

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  5. I love his Count by 5 songs. He is great to listen. I can't believe it took me so long to discover him.

    www.learningwithmrsparker.blogspot.com

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  6. Love it!!!! :)
    I'm a friend of his on facebook!
    -Rachelle

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  7. I "liked" him on FB. I have a CD but don't get to use it :(

    Jennifer

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  8. How fun is he??!!! Thanks for sending me his way. My kids are going to L.O.V.E. him!!! I am now his fb fan!!

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  9. I don't have a FB account but would still like to enter then fun.

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  10. This would certainly help with "going back to teaching" next year! I am now a freind on FB.
    Thanks for this great give away!!

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  11. I think he is great, especially since music is not my forte! Thank you for hosting this giveaway, I have liked him on FB.

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  12. I just love him too. He is very nice and kind!! My kids LOVE his DVD's we do them almost everyday. Sometimes I think my class would be the real life High School Musical, except we would be Kindergarten Musical. LOL
    Donna

    http://kinderglynn.blogspot.com/

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  13. I like him on Facebook! I love Hip Hop AlphaBop and play it all the time in my classroom! Great giveaway!

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  14. I love Jack Hartman! I have his Shake Rattle and Read CD. it's so fun! I want to win!!

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  15. OMG! Thanks for introducing me to this site, he is awesome! Can't wait to hear more! Hope I win! Love your site as wel, so cute!

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  16. Oooh! He is great! I have Shake Rattle and Read. I just recently heard his Transition Time cd at the Ohio 1st Grade Teachers Conference. I really liked it. I do not have a FB but I would love to win this CD!

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  17. I liked him on facebook. :)

    I had never heard of Jack Hartman, but I checked out his site and love his music! I may be purchasing a couple of CDs for my classroom whether I win or not!

    www.peaceloveandfirst.blogspot.com

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  18. He looks hilarious! :)

    I would love to introduce him to my class and my whole 1st grade team and maybe my PTA! :)

    Bring on the HIP HOP ALPHABOP to Mrs. Ross's 1st grade classroom. I think we could totally get down too him! :)

    Thanks,
    Natasha Ross

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  19. Love his music!! I am a first year teacher so this music would most certainly brighten my day! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  20. This is a great giveaway! I liked him on Facebook.

    My kids would love this!

    Mrs. Patton
    http://pattonspatch.blogspot.com/

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  21. I liked Jack on Facebook.

    Cheryl
    saouds2ndgraders.blogspot.com

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  22. I love Jack Hartmann!!! Even as an elem. music teacher, I've used his songs over and over! His music is so great for the kiddos and they love dancing to it! (We're quite the dancing group!) Such a great giveaway, I'm excited for his new CD!

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  23. I don't have a FB account, but I spent some time exploring his site! I would love to win this CD to use in my classroom!

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  24. I liked him! I've never heard of him, but he sounds great!

    Anna
    annaeking@ymail.com

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  25. I'm not on FB but I looked around his site and I adore him. The best part for me us that they are song I already sing but my Tattor Tots wouldn't have to listen o my off key singing. He is wonderful. My favorite son is the Alphabet Excercise. I love how he teaches how to spell each letter.

    Ms. M
    www.msk1ell.blogspot.com

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  26. I liked Jack on FB. I love that Mr. Hartmann. He is so fun. I have some of his old stuff. He is great for the classroom. I am excited to check out his new CD.
    Thanks, Claire

    www.firstgradesmarties.blogspot.com

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  27. I "liked" him on FB. I would love to get a new CD.

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  28. I'd love to get his CD. I use so much music in my room. I'd love to change things up! I "liked" him on FB.
    -Gwen

    fantasticinfirst.blogspot.com

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  29. I’ve heard so much about him! I do hope I win!!!

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  30. I am now a fan of Jack's on fb. My class and I love his DVD's. I would love to have a copy of his new CD. I had a chance to meet him at an early childhood conference last summer. It was like a rock concert!

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  31. I'm now a fan of Jack's on FB. I don't have any of his CD, but I've heard about him and his great songs. This would be a lot of fun for my classroom. Thank you for having this giveaway!

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  32. I am his fb fan!! I am also a new teacher!! I need this:)

    -lindsey
    www.theteacherwife.blogspot.com

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  33. I am a FB fan now- love his work!!

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  34. I "liked" Jack Hartman - love his songs!

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  35. I love Jack Hartman. We love listening to his songs. "liked" his FB page.

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  36. I heart Jack Hartman! I liked him on FB as well :) I was introduced to him during my internship year in Kindergarten. I had a similar first year experience living in Florida, wet portable, tons of kinders...no help! Except for wonderful Jack Hartman and Beck Bailey!

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  37. I'm a fan on Facebook! Saw him last year at the Georgia Kindergarten Conference and it was awesome!!!

    -Bethany
    www.learningisajourney.com

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  38. Jack Hartmann is wonderful!! A teacher friend introduced me to him a few years ago! I was sure to "like" him on Facebook.

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  39. I LOVE Jack Hartman! I don't have a FB...my daughter says I need to though!
    My kids love the Tootie Ta on the Alphabop CD...I might just have to buy the new one if I don't win....but I hope I do!

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  40. Great giveaway!
    My class would love it!
    tnxns09 at gmail dot com

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  41. Love these songs! I liked him on FB.

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  42. If Facebook would only allow me to click Love for Jack Hartmann! ;) His music is perfect in my Kindergarten classroom. My students LOVE every song that I have ever played of his. Right now they still beg to hear Woodchuck. I could not pick a favorite CD because I have several and they are all great! My students and I would love a new CD to add to our collection.

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  43. I just "liked" Jack Hartmann on FB. This is a new artist for me and I love to introduce great music to my kids! :)

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  44. I liked him on facebook...I love the Alpha Bop series for my ELLs.

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  45. I liked him on fb and I have the hip hop alphabop cd!! It's wonderful and the kids love it!

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  46. I LOVE Jack! I hope I win his new one!

    www.mrswillskindergarten.com

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  47. I liked him on facebook! My kinders would love some new music for our collection! Great give-away! :)

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  48. LOVE LOVE LOVE his cd's. Liked him on facebook and hope that our class wins :)
    Thanks!
    firstgradelittler.blogspot.com

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  49. don't know how but I don't have any of his cd's. Would love to use it, especially with such huge praise from you - it really must be great! thanks for the recommendation.

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  50. LOVE Jack Hartmann! I haven't even ordered this CD yet! This would be awesomely fantastic to win :)
    growingkinders.blogspot.com

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  51. LOVE this! I liked him on FB. I feel LUCKY!

    SShepherd2011@gmail.oom

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  52. Love Jack Hartman! I don't do FB, but keeping my fingers crossed I win this one. If not I'll be ordering it for sure!
    Amy

    amysmithwright@hotmail.com

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  53. I facebooked him too! I will order too, But hope I win!

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  54. Hi thank you so much I didn't realize that he was on fb. I love his shake rattle and read cd. I hope I won my students love his songs and we fun as we listen to them.

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  55. I went to FB and "liked" jack Hartman. Any transition song that also teaches has to be a "must have!"

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  56. Hi! I'm feeling lucky....I like Jack Hartman on Facebook. I'd love to have a his new CD;)

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  57. Just "Liked" Jack on FB...although I've LOVED him for a long time now! Can't wait to get my hands on his new CD!

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