MelanieM Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Scholastic is currently running another dollar deals sale. Here's a link for anyone interested: http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Off to look, thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Oh man, I am a sucker for these dollar sales. :glare: Gotta go look...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I've tried to order. When I put it in my cart it shows up as full price. Has anyone else had better luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Oh man, I am a sucker for these dollar sales. :glare: Gotta go look...:lol: Me too! I bought a bunch of stuff last time, and just checked out with another 8 items today. But you can't beat the price, so I'm thrilled when these sales come along! I've tried to order. When I put it in my cart it shows up as full price. Has anyone else had better luck? This happened to me last night. I went back this morning and it was fine. I'm thinking it's a glitch on Scholastic's end and will maybe self-correct again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 They are $1 in my cart right now. I know the last couple of sales they have had some glitches in the beginning. Especially the first couple of days of the sale. There are also times when the site will run so. very. slow. But it usually works out in the end and is definitely worth it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Darn these sales. Just when I "have everything I need" they have to go and do one of these things. :glare: Now I am obligated to go check through their inventory. Anyone know of any must-haves from here. Some look really good but there are over 500 to sort through. Considering I don't need anything- anyone know of something pretty cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jab300 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just got done ordering 10 books! I highly recommend the Easy Make & Learn Human Body book, we used that this year with our human body study and it was fantastic. Sigh, money never sits for long in my Paypal account lol.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jab300 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 ACK! I'm trying to download my books, I click the download icon in the pdf but nothing happens. However, the Scholastic site says I only have 2 downloads left (instead of three.) Anyone have this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 :glare: $1 at a time...*sigh* What a great sale! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I spent $17 at the last sale and it took forever and two emails to Scholastic to get all my downloads. This time I spent $19 and had no problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 ACK! I'm trying to download my books, I click the download icon in the pdf but nothing happens. However, the Scholastic site says I only have 2 downloads left (instead of three.) Anyone have this happen? This is what happened to me last time. Try right clicking on the link and chose "save target as...". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 (edited) Nevermind, this seems to work - thanks!! This is what happened to me last time. Try right clicking on the link and chose "save target as...". Edited May 23, 2011 by wapiti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jab300 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 This is what happened to me last time. Try right clicking on the link and chose "save target as...". That worked! Thanks so much. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessieC Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I am so frustrated with Scholastic. I just ordered 15 downloadables and tried opening two of them several times--I am getting some kind of "no plug-in" response? Because I tried multiple times for each one, it looks like I have no more chances to download them, even though I paid for them! I wrote to customer service but can't even try to download the rest now. Anyone know what is wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Darn you people, seducing me with your $1 sales! :glare: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Darn you people, seducing me with your $1 sales! :glare: :lol::lol::lol: :tongue_smilie: I know...I was thinking the same thing! But the Shakespeare folders look like they will be a nice addition to our Shakespeare studies. Can't go wrong for $1 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I was just hoping for an announcement of a new sale. JessyC, that happend to me, my first time ordering. My iPad glitched up and I didn't know what I was doing and lost 2 books. Customer service never responded to me, but I know they have responded to other people and reset the downloads for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thank you so much for posting this. I saw a word ladder book a few months ago. I'm hoping it is 1.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I am new to this sale, are there any must have's that people have ordered before and really loved. I have a 3rd and 4th grader. Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Anyone know of any must-haves from here. Some look really good but there are over 500 to sort through. Considering I don't need anything- anyone know of something pretty cool? :iagree: Someone already mentioned the Easy Make & Learn Human Body book, so that's on my list to check out. What other stuff are you guys buying or have you bought at past sales? I don't NEED anything, but these printables look great. I just have zero time right now to browse!!! :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnL Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I always have to browse in little increments of time. If I save something to my cart, will it be there the next day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerMom Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Dunno if I should thank you or curse you for posting about this. :D Since I got 17 ebooks for $17, mostly stuff to add a little variety to spice things up, I guess I'll thank you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 I always have to browse in little increments of time. If I save something to my cart, will it be there the next day? I don't know how long before the cart refreshes, but I did lose my contents the other day so it won't stay there forever. But they do have a wish list feature, so if you register/login first you can use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winoelle Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 $25 spent, 25 books downloaded successfully! Thanks for this, I needed some fun practice and projects to round out my plans and this was a great deal! Noelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I bought a book of math games and don't recommend them. They turned out not to be much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I bought a book of math games and don't recommend them. They turned out not to be much fun. Do you remember the name of the book? I have a few math books in my cart, just wanted to check. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 15 Fun and Easy Games for Young Learners: MATH by Susan Julio Some of them could perhaps be improved, by for instance, using more cards than specified. Some are better than others. Take advantage of the ability to see the entire inside before buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 My order won't go through. I keep getting an error message. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I am new to this sale, are there any must have's that people have ordered before and really loved. I have a 3rd and 4th grader. Thanks... I'm new too, but from browsing the Dollar Deals section, I like what I see of Donald Silver's books. He's the author of the One Small Square.. series. http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=price&price=1%2C10&q=Donald+Silver I'm strongly considering the "Instant Habitat Dioramas" and "Easy Make and Learn Projects: Human Body" from this sale. Now, I'm art-challenged (and DS is too young for cutting these) so if every project turns out a sticky mess, I'll come back and update this thread. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapmom3 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I am getting an error message too. Love these sales, but the checking out and downloading are always full of glitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Definitely look inside first. Some books were underwhelming but some looked really fun. I had no problems checking out or downloading, but I did it around 11pm so traffic was light :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I don't know if these are inculded in the sale, but we bought them at the last sale and liked them: Funny Fairy Tale Math Dazzling Math Line Drawings -great fun 2nd Grade Basic Skills-great for just double-checking your kids knows his/her basics. We use this for my K-er, so grade level seems a bit off. They also have a First Grade Basic Skills which seems suited for a preschooler or K-er. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 The Reader's Theatre books are great! There are many that go perfectly with the topics in sotw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Oh, I mostly got basic Spanish mini-book collections, some science activities that should work well for the Drama come autumn, and some math & phonics games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 The Reader's Theatre books are great! There are many that go perfectly with the topics in sotw. Do you mind sharing some of the book titles? I did a search using the words "reader" and "theatre" and I'm not finding anything. Thanks!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Do you mind sharing some of the book titles? I did a search using the words "reader" and "theatre" and I'm not finding anything. Thanks!! :001_smile: Here is the Egypt one. The Middle Ages Explorers Here is the page with "World History". The Greek Myths mini books one is sort of cool (though I haven't read it yet to see how/if they butchered the myths themselves...) Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 2nd Grade Basic Skills-great for just double-checking your kids knows his/her basics. We use this for my K-er, so grade level seems a bit off. They also have a First Grade Basic Skills which seems suited for a preschooler or K-er. Did he really like the 2nd Grade Basic Skills? I printed the First Grade Basic Skills and dd found it boring, although that is where she is in Math. The Reading Comprehension questions were rather below her level. The second worksheet in this book had an Algebra-type problem which involved negative numbers. I was surprised to see it. 2 + 0 = __ + 3 = __ + 4 = __ And then there were the seemingly less useful problems like: 2 + __ = __ + 2 = __ + 2 = __ (BTW these questions caused a meltdown initially, because, although she knows negative numbers, she still needs help with interpreting the equal sign correctly in problems like 5 + 3 = __ + 2. Without help, she will write an 8 in the blank box. She can do 5 + __ = 8. We are working at getting her to see the complete problem before attempting to solve it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Here is the Egypt one.The Middle Ages Explorers Here is the page with "World History". The Greek Myths mini books one is sort of cool (though I haven't read it yet to see how/if they butchered the myths themselves...) Heather Thanks! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Did he really like the 2nd Grade Basic Skills?I printed the First Grade Basic Skills and dd found it boring, although that is where she is in Math. The Reading Comprehension questions were rather below her level. The second worksheet in this book had an Algebra-type problem which involved negative numbers. I was surprised to see it. 2 + 0 = __ + 3 = __ + 4 = __ And then there were the seemingly less useful problems like: 2 + __ = __ + 2 = __ + 2 = __ I'm pretty sure that these are supposed to be serial additions, not a long set of equivalences. Negative numbers is definitely not a normal first-grade skill, and there'd be no rhyme or reason to the second problem quoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm pretty sure that these are supposed to be serial additions, not a long set of equivalences. Then there's a reason not to use it. It is mathematically wrong to present that as acceptable: 1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6 What baloney. The stationery things are cute if you want some writing paper templates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitnaptime Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Looks like the sale is still on today. Too bad I stayed up until 11 trying to get the checkout to work. I thought it was confusing. Now I just have to download 17 things! Hope we like some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitnaptime Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm new too, but from browsing the Dollar Deals section, I like what I see of Donald Silver's books. He's the author of the One Small Square.. series. http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=price&price=1%2C10&q=Donald+Silver I'm strongly considering the "Instant Habitat Dioramas" and "Easy Make and Learn Projects: Human Body" from this sale. Now, I'm art-challenged (and DS is too young for cutting these) so if every project turns out a sticky mess, I'll come back and update this thread. :lol I bought the Instant Dioramas for my 6 year old! They look really fun and she is always trying to make her own, this will be right up her alley. Hope he likes them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) Thank you! I highly recommend the Hands on History and other time period resources. The science units are fantastics as well (frogs, sharks, etc). I also love the Science Manipulatives ones. I pretty much like all the science and history. I have used them for years. Oh, the mapping books are fun too. I don't end up using the math or language arts ones as much though I am getting the poetry organizers book. The math ones are well-done, but I have found enough practice in our math text. The punctuation and capitalization could be a fun review/prep for annual testing. Oh, the Hands on History Explorers is just fantastic. You can make a really cook lapbook/notebook out of it. Edited June 1, 2011 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Then there's a reason not to use it. It is mathematically wrong to present that as acceptable: 1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6 What baloney. The stationery things are cute if you want some writing paper templates. huh? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I've tried to order. When I put it in my cart it shows up as full price. Has anyone else had better luck? You have to sign up for Teacher Express. It's different than the regular store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 huh? :confused: 1 + 1 = 2 is true 1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 4 means that 1 + 1 = 4 You cannot change only one side of the equation. That, by definition, eliminates the equivalence. This is a major problem with math errors in my experience. Including college students. So I hate this sort of thing. It teaches horrible habits and I am shocked it's in a book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 huh? :confused: This would promote a misunderstanding of the equals sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 1 + 1 = 2 is true1 + 1 = 2 + 2 = 4 means that 1 + 1 = 4 You cannot change only one side of the equation. That, by definition, eliminates the equivalence. This is a major problem with math errors in my experience. Including college students. So I hate this sort of thing. It teaches horrible habits and I am shocked it's in a book! I would assume that there was an ongoing addition stream going on -- like an adding machine. That's really sad that college students wouldn't understand that. I must just be on the brighter side of things. ;) Saxon does it like this in the text: 20 + 1, divided by 3, + 1, x 3, divided by 2 I agree this is better mathematically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I'm new too, but from browsing the Dollar Deals section, I like what I see of Donald Silver's books. He's the author of the One Small Square.. series. http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=price&price=1%2C10&q=Donald+Silver I'm strongly considering the "Instant Habitat Dioramas" and "Easy Make and Learn Projects: Human Body" from this sale. Now, I'm art-challenged (and DS is too young for cutting these) so if every project turns out a sticky mess, I'll come back and update this thread. :lol We liked both of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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