Laminator Love Giveaway and Some Football!!

Oh my goodness....I am in love!! I have been wanting my own laminator for quite a while, but with a new baby coming soon, it's gotten put on the back burner. So, imagine how excited I was when My Binding sent me their awesome Papermonster laminator to review! Since it came in the mail yesterday, I have been using it like crazy! The laminator is super easy to use...plug it in, slide a switch and wait for the light to turn blue. I waited less than 10 minutes for it to warm up!
Very compact and does not take up a lot of space...the cord even wraps up into the bottom!

Put whatever you're laminating into a sleeve or "pouch"

Slide your pouch through the laminator (I forgot to use my protective sleeve, but I won't next time...it didn't mess anything up though!). On a side note, I hope to have this 3 Little Pigs pack up soon!

My stack of laminating!
The machine is wonderful and the laminating is thick and not "flimsy" like some of the laminating you can get sometimes. I am super happy! The good news is, you have a chance to win your own laminator too! My Binding (click to check them out) is offering a giveaway and all you have to do to enter is use the Rafflecopter below. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
In other news, some super sweet teacher bloggers and I have teamed up to play in a Fantasy Football League! We are super excited and can't wait for the games today to get a glimpse at how our teams are going to fare. Here's my team (in case you're wondering!):

QB: Russell Wilson (hoping the rookie gets lucky!!)
RB: Frank Gore and DeAngelo Williams
WR: Calvin Johnson and Sidney Rice
TE: Rob Gronkowski
Flex: Demaryius Thomas
K: Nick Folk
D: 49rs

Check out the other ladies who are playing and follow their blogs while you're there!

T.G.I.F.


Treasures for Teachinghttp://joyoflife2011.blogspot.com Peace, Love, & First Grade
Sour Apple Studio

127 comments

  1. This looks great...how are the things that you cut apart holding up? I hate our laminator at school...everything peals!

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    1. I just started using it yesterday, but the things I cut seem like they're going to hold up well because it's so think and it's not peeling!! :)

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  2. I would laminate EVERYTHING!! Right now I have some student pictures and word wall cards to laminate!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    Ashley
    ashleyhorn87@gmail.com

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  3. I sure would LOVE one of those! I'm with Ashely in the comment above. It would be easier for you to ask me what wouldn't I laminate! Thanks for the chance to win one!

    Ѽ Lori
    Teaching With Love and Laughter
    luvyorkies@gmail.com

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  4. I would laminate the games that I just bought and printed from TpT! I'd love this!

    kellybrown28021@gmail.com

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  5. I have a bunch of new goodies from TpT that I need to laminate! I would LOVE a new one!!

    Kaci

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  6. I have so many things to laminate! It would be so nice to have my own personal laminator!

    krisnath09@gmail.com

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  7. I have been thinking about having my own laminator at home. I love to win this one! I would laminate my science group work activities to make them last longer.

    Jana
    Thinking Out Loud
    readingandthinkingoutloud@gmail.com

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  8. I waaaant that laminator! I even asked Mybinding if I could review one too! We have a giant one at work that I run, but I'd love to have one at home I could use for quickie projects!

    Tessa
    Tales From Outside the Classroom

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  9. It looks awesome and super easy to use! I am heading to School Box right now to laminate apple center games and my math bag center charts! Would love to win this!!!
    Chris Kazanjian
    The Kinder"garden" Teacher

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  10. I love how compact this laminator is! How fabulous that they sent you one to review!

    Jessica
    The Littlest Scholars

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  11. I would laminate a ton of my stuff!
    And I'm so sad I could be in the Fantasy League. Maybe next time!

    Journey of a Substitute Teacher
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    Endless Pinabilities!

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  12. How cute is this laminator? I love that I could throw it in my big work bag and take it back and forth if needed! I have crazy amounts of September and October centers to laminate!

    Arianne
    Ketchen's Kindergarten

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  13. I would laminate so much with this. Our school has no laminator so this would be so handy!

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  14. I would laminate all my phonics games. The one at school is always broke :(

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  15. This looks amazing!! I would love to win, the laminator at my school is horrible.

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  16. Hello, my friend! I am gearing up for Jimmy Graham right now!! I'm lovin' your giveaway! If I had that thing, I'd laminate everything that wasn't nailed down. Might need to laminate Marshawn Lynch to keep him healthy! Ha! Thanks so much for the shout-out!
    Laura
    Peace, Love, and First Grade

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    1. Bahahaha!! I'm already stressing about getting points!

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  17. AWESOME!! I don't know what to write first about what I would laminate! My center stuff is crying to be laminated! :-)

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  18. I would share it with my grade level since we're always out of laminating film at school.

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  19. I would laminate all of my Daily 5 "Working with Words" activities. We are starting D5 this year and I have a lot of work to do!

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  20. I would laminate all those "last minute" items...those things that just need to get done real quick! I keep a stack of items that need to be laminated. It'd be great to laminate at home...especially since I live 1.5 hours away from school!

    Vera
    abltadventure@gmail.com
    A BLT adventure

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  21. I would laminate everything!! We have NO laminating film at my school. I've been using some free film I got with an IRON! It takes forever! Nametags, activities, anything you can think of...

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  22. I would use it for games and center activities in my classroom.

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  23. Our school has ALREADY run out of film and I have SOOOO many word work games to laminate! I will be using the mess out of this little baby!

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  24. GAMES GAMES AND MORE GAMES!!! Would love my own laminater! Thanks for the giveaway!!!!

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  25. I would laminate name cards, picture cards, just about anything!!

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  26. I would love a laminator....I would use it all the time!!

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  27. I would laminate anything and everything I could. It takes a very long time for materials at our school to get laminated. I could get so much accomplished with my own laminating machine!

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  28. I laminate everything! I would get so much use out of this! Cute blog btw, tons of great ideas!

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  29. I would laminate every center ever to be printed from my overworked printer!! lol

    ❤ -Stephanie
    Falling Into First

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  30. What a great giveaway! I would laminate my new Apple centers that I purchased from TPT.

    Heather (heathernnance@yahoo.com)

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  31. HI!

    Laminators are great aren't they? I would love to have this one in my classroom for on the spot work. Thanks for the opportunity to win one.

    Carol T.

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  32. I would love to laminate all my center activities!
    Hillary Y.

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  33. I'm a licensed home daycare provider. I'm always on Pinterest finding cool ideas and things to make! I would laminate most of the projects that I make for durability and extended use. It would be great since I have mixed age groups and the toddlers wouldn't be able to rip or crumble so easily!

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  34. I would laminate my new addition games. I love to laminate!
    loularkin@comcast.net

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  35. I'm a kindergarten teacher, and we do lots of precious art. As a parent, I would appreciate if my child's work was laminated so it would last a long time! Since our laminating film runs out almost as fast as the custodian can put it on, it seems our school is always out. I would laminate those art projects, and little things I create to put up in the classroom. Thanks for the opportunity!
    Krista519@aol.com

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  36. I would laminate all those little things that get stuck and mangled in the big laminator at school. I would also keep it at home--a teacher's work is never done, but I could laminate and watch football! :)

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  37. I have a ton of things I would laminate!! I am making name tags that look like little driver's license for the kids to move around to each center. They need to be super sturdy because they will be manipulated every day!

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    1. Hoping wishing praying! I have always wanted a laminator to call my own! I have a serious addiction to laminating things...I think I could start a support because I read I am not alone!

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  38. I've been making TONS of centers this year for my combined 1st/2nd grade classes this and this would make my life A LOT easier!!

    Deb
    luv2teach77@yahoo.com

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  39. I would love to win this laminator for those last minute things I need for the next day. We have a laminator at school for the big stuff but sometimes I make something in the evening and would love to be able to use it right away!

    Rene Owens
    renetowens@sbcglobal.net

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  40. Mainly center activities! melindacasas@gmail.com

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  41. I teach kindergarten also, and I would laminate many games for school.

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  42. I think all teachers have a secret obsession with lamination!! I like to laminate everything down to my schedules!

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  43. Hi, new follower here! What WOULDN'T I laminate, lol! Crossing my fingers ;)

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  44. I would LOVE to win this! I would laminate EVERYTHING!! :)
    Mandi C
    mandicoombs at gmail

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  45. I would laminate my name cards

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  46. I would laminate a bunch of games from TPT. It would be a blessing to have a laminator at home for all those spur of the moment creations teachers come up with while we're supposed to be off!

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  47. I have MANY things to laminate! But I would mostly use it for some games right now! Thanks!

    karacaldwell(at)live(dot)com

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  48. I have a mound of center sitting on my dinning room table that I need to get laminated!

    I would love to win


    pocketofkinders@gmail.com

    Pocket Full of Kinders

    Shuna P

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  49. I have a zillion and one things that need laminated right now..first up, all of my materials for my apple unit!

    Amanda
    preecelovehappiness.blogspot.com

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  50. How handy to have! Being new to kindergarten, I have lots of things to laminate! :)

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  51. I would love to have my own laminator. What wouldn't I laminate!? haha

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  52. *sigh* and now I want one even though I've been resisting. =)

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  53. The first thing I'd laminate would be the kids' individual sight word lists, but after that, the list is endless!

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  54. A would love to have a laminator. I would keep it in my classroom :) I would also use it to laminate my childrens work I want to keep.

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  56. Would love to win the laminator to laminate all the great products I buy and get for free in blogland!
    Amy
    The Resource(ful) Room

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  57. What a fun giveaway. I need to laminate usernames and password cards to keep up with all of my student's login info.
    missnelsonattpt@yahoo.com

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  58. I would love to have a laminator that wouldn't take up a bunch of space. I would use it to make literacy and math games more durable. Having at least 25 sets of little hands can wear some materials down.

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  59. I have my fingers crossed as I type! I would love to use this laminator for everything in my classroom! You teach kindergarten, you understand that EVERYTHING needs to be laminated! =) I also have some TpT products that would like to be used. BTW, I LOVE that you are in a fantasy football league, I'm sad that I missed out!
    Good luck to you (and me)

    Vanessa
    Kindergarten Schmindergarten

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  60. I would stop waiting in line for the school laminator and just laminate everything to my heart's content! What a wonderful giveaway!

    Andrea
    readerstars@gmail.com
    Reading Toward the Stars!

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  61. I have a ton of things that I still want to print & laminate!
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

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  62. This will come in handy when my school laminator is not working :)

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  63. That handy laminator could seriously be my next best friend! Having everything laminated for my kinders would be wonderful. Our school one is always broken!

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  64. I'd start with "I have, who has" sight words and the list goes on and on and on!!
    This would be a great addition to my classroom...if I get lucky. Thanks for the
    opportunity

    mpenn1010@gmail.com

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  65. I would laminate all the awesome downloads I have from blogs like yours!

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  66. I don't know where I'd start!!! My stack of things to laminate is never ending!
    aconnolly1216@gmail.com

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  67. What an awesome giveaway!! Having a laminator in my room would ROCK! I have a basket full of things I made and freebies from all the wonderful teachers in Blog Land that I need to laminate! It would be put to good use in my room!

    Nicole
    Lanier's Kindergarten Lions

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  68. I have various center cards that need laminated as well as the new signs for my center tables that will need displayed. I would love to win this. Good luck with your fantasy football team :)

    Heidi
    My (Not So) Elementary Life
    mynotsoelementarylife@yahoo.com

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  69. Thanks for the chance to win this amazing laminator!

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  70. That would be amazing to have!! So easy and handy!

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    1. oops, forgot to add I would laminate all kinds of math centers.

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  71. As a first year teacher, I am finding the need to laminate EVERYTHING I do so that next year I am not remaking it all!

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  72. I would laminate the new pattern block pictures I just downloaded.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    Michelle
    mcoop1125@gmail.com

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  73. I pretty much laminate everything, otherwise all things would be destroyed. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  74. With my recent grade level change to Kindergarten, I have quickly realized that there is a lot of preparation for center work! My othe observation is that five year olds can't help being roug with just about everything they touch. if i had my own personal laminator, I would be able to laminate everything I'm planning on reusing in the future!

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  75. Of course I would laminate EVERYTHING:) I love to laminate center and game pieces so that I can reuse them (color ink is expensive!). I also like to laminate game boards or recording sheets so kiddos can write on them with dry erase markers! Fingers crossed;)

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  76. I would laminate ALL kinds of things for the Pre-K classes I help out! Nicely lettered name places for every theme are always a must!

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  77. I would laminate sight words and some social studies and science words for my students to use in their writing.

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  78. the list of things to laminate never ends, if I had it this weekend my pile to laminate currently contains: play center sings, a jar template for calendar time and table numbers!

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  79. What wouldn't I laminate is more like it! I laminate everything!

    faithfulinfirst.blogspot.com

    pinksmyink@gmail.com

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  80. This is my dream come true! LOL! I would laminate all of the awesome centers I have from Mrs. Plant :) and I wouldn't get yelled at by the school secretary anymore!

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  81. I would laminate all of the wonderful TPT products I have purchased over the last year. So many centers, so little laminate at my school. :-)

    powellj@rcschools.net

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  82. I would laminate everything!! Centers, task cards, anchor charts, and so much more!! I would LOVE to have a laminator and not need to worry about having the lamination peel off from our old laminator!! :-)

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  83. I have purchased several units from TpT this summer. That would be the first thing I would laminate! First up, would be the fall/Halloween unit!

    mfeikert@embarqmail.com

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  84. I would laminate all the visuals for my special education students! No more ripped pieces! :)

    :o) V.
    Special Teacher for Special Kids

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  85. I'd love to laminate all the Daily 5 charts and posters I've made/printed!

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  86. I would laminate all of my new goodies from TpT!

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  87. These laminators look amazing! Thanks for hosting a giveaway. If I were lucky enough to win, I just printed sets of 10-frames I would love to laminate for durability!

    Thanks,
    Cathy VerSteeg
    cathy@missversteeg.com
    www.missversteeg.com

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  88. I would laminate things I pin and make from Pinterest!

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  89. I would laminate my Alphabet pictures and number cards, plus lots, lots, more

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  90. I ♥ laminating! So many things to laminate so little time! :)

    The.Teacher.Diaries.K4@gmail.com

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    1. I would laminate all the goodies I've made from ideas I've found in blogland, including a guitar behavior clip chart and about 30 guitar picks.

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  91. I would laminate everything! recipes, handouts, anything I need to remember
    lguilboATgmailDOTcom

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  92. I would laminate my Daily 5 posters that are waiting for me! :o)

    œKaryn
    A is for Apple B is for Blog
    Kideducator@comcast.net

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  93. I have so many things I could laminate!

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  94. I have a ton of things to laminate. It would be really useful making center games at home.

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  95. I would make lanyards for our football team

    Theresa J

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  96. I would laminate the unit I just got from the next product swap!!

    Cindy
    Cdelvalle81@gmail.com

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  97. This would be great to laminate more center activities ~ it is never ending!
    Susan
    schewkinder@gmail.com

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  98. I would LOVE to have one at home to laminate center games!! Thanks! Your blog ROCKS as do all of your TpT products I have purchased! Thank you for all you contribute to the world of education!

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  99. I would laminate all m common core posters!

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  100. I would love to laminate all of my common core items. Since I have little ones at home, any work I can take home would be AWESOME! Thanks for a great giveaway!!

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  101. I would laminate the new games I purchased.

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  102. I would laminate my new calendar set!
    bl3982@yahoo.com

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  103. I would laminate games I have made from things I have bought from TPT!
    lraines78@gmail.com

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  104. I would laminate everything I coud get my hands on. LOL. No, really. I am always finding things on blogs and Pinterest that it seems like I am printing something for my classroom at least once a day.

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  105. I would so love to win this .... thank you for the opportunity!

    taylors4md@yahoo.com

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  106. oops - I would laminate all the great ideas i get from bloggers like you - games and classroom things

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  107. Thanks for the opportunity to WIN!! Would love to have one of these!

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  108. I would laminate all of your TPT goodies that I have purchased!

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  109. This would be so awesome, I would laminate EVERYTHING.

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  110. This looks awesome! I would laminate all of my center activities!

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  111. Owning one of these would truly make my year! With all of the new changes being implemented across my state, having such a nice product to keep all of my homemade games, activities, and everything else nice, will be one less stress for me to worry about! :)

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  112. What wouldn't I laminate is the better question.

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  113. I have soooo much stuff to laminate!! I would love to win!
    Sandra
    Sweet Times in First
    sweettimesinfirst@gmail.com

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  114. My school just purchased a new laminator and won't let anyone but the copy room aide use it. Having my own would be a dream. I wouldn't have to put things in days in advance hoping it is done in time for me to cut. In my class everything needs to be laminated if you have any hope of using it more than once.

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  115. I'd be a slimline laminator to keep at my desk!!!

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  116. My husband and I are both elementary teachers. This would save us both so much time traveling back to school after we create, print and cut classroom essentials. I would totally laminate all of my common core essential questions and statements at home with a cup of coffee in my sweats!! :)

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