Love TOG Blog Contest

We are excited to share news about our March contest, called the "Love TOG Blog" contest! First place winners in each of the five categories detailed below will each win a FREE fully-loaded DE year-plan. Second and third place winners in each category will win $50 and $25 of free, digital Tapestry products of your choice respectively.

In order to enter this drawing, write a substantial blog post (or review) between now and March 15 and submit the URL to sharon@tapestryofgrace.com.

• You may enter as many categories and as many times as you wish, but you may not submit old posts that were posted before February 1, 2012.
• All entries MUST include at least one graphic image or digital photo, since we are planning to organize our Reviews page using your image(s).
• Specificity and an eye towards serving those unfamiliar with Tapestry are the key element that the judges will be looking for.

By entering this contest, you agree to allow us to re-post your post (or review), or print it, and also to link back to your blog. We plan to feature all approved blog posts that are submitted for this contest on the new Reviews page on the TOG website, to be unveiled in late March or early April. This collection of your reviews will be a great help for those trying to decide whether or not to use Tapestry in the coming year. Newcomers will so appreciate your willingness to share your experiences! Guidelines for content are given in the category descriptions here:

Categories

TOG Unit Celebrations:

This includes a detailed post about one of your Unit Celebrations. It should include information about how you planned the event, supplies and foods that you chose, and what you think your kids and guests got out of it.

TOG with Grammar stage kids:

Many newcomers wonder about TOG with littles. This category winner explains how Tapestry aids you as a mom in educating your young children. What feature of TOG do you most use/like? Have you had any special moments that you'd like to share?

TOG with Dialectic and/or High School students:

This is a broad category. We'd like newcomers to have answers (from veteran moms) to typical, basic questions about teaching with TOG at these learning levels. These include aspects of TOG that your students find helpful, challenging, or delightful. It includes your growth as a teacher, and how Tapestry has given you more confidence to teach these grades. It can also include information about how TOG helped prepare your high school graduates for life experiences.

Hands-On with TOG:

This post or review explains in detail either one of the major craft ideas that are present in the curriculum (like salt maps, using our lapbooks, time line work, or display boards). It contains descriptions of the project, pictures, and an account of how the hands-on project was beneficial to you, the teacher, and your kids. Alternately, you can simply overview the hands-on aspect of TOG in a more general way, explaining its uses and benefits in your home, both to you as a teacher and to your kids as learners.

Why I love TOG books in general and Bookshelf Central in particular:*

We'd like newcomers to know that Bookshelf Central carries all the books they need, thus making planning easier, as well as being a resource to answer many of the questions about our books. We'd also like them to know what you think of TOG's book recommendations. Be sure to include some pictures of your kids reading their favorite books!

*Reviewing this category will also enter you in a drawing for a gift certificate of $20 to Bookshelf Central!