Parents believe kids perform better at school when they are having fun*. Totiono's helps thousands of schools across America add fun to classrooms with the Box Tops for Education Program.

We are giving away millions of extra Box Tops on specially marked Totino's packages.

*"Based on the 2011 Totino's Back To School Survey, 93% of parents agree with the statement: 'My child performs better in school when he or she is having fun during the school day.'"

**NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN. Open only to legal residents of the U.S. (and D.C.) 18 years or older who are members of Box Tops Online. Void where prohibited. Starts 12/1/11 and ends 2/13/12. Official Rules, including odds and prize descriptions, go to www.btfe.com/totinos Sponsored by General Mills Sales, Inc.

There were more than half a million entries for the fall Totino’s ® Learn a Ton when School is Fun Sweepstakes, but Michelle Richard from Catahoula Elementary School in St Martinville, La., and Sue Estell from Bandelier Elementary School in Albuquerque, N.M., are the lucky winners taking home $25,000 to their schools, in the form of 250,000 Bonus Box Tops. Watch their videos to see what they are planning on doing with the money to bring fun into their schools. Learn how these Box Tops for Education Coordinators are helping make their schools more fun! We've chosen 10 Coordinators whose passion and commitment exemplify the spirit of the Box Tops for Education program. View these featured videos to find out how they are using Box Tops to improve their schools.

**NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN. Open only to legal residents of the U.S. (and D.C.) 18 years or older who are members of Box Tops Online. Void where prohibited. Starts 12/1/11 and ends 2/13/12. Official Rules, including odds and prize descriptions, go to www.btfe.com/totinos Sponsored by General Mills Sales, Inc.

Totino’s knows that fun is an integral part of learning. We’re not the only ones.

Meet 826 National, a nationally-recognized nonprofit whose model encourages collaboration and creativity in the learning process. We’ve partnered with 826 National to help make America’s schools — and the learning process — more enriching. 826 focuses on infusing fun into learning through collaboration and creativity, something we believe in at Totino’s.

Interested in tips about how parents and teachers can help make education more for fun for kids? Click here for tips from education expert and 826 National CEO, Gerald Richards.

Visit www.826National.org to learn more.

Understanding that fun is essential to the learning process, 826 National offers the following tips to parents and teachers to ensure their kids/students are having fun, both in and outside of the classroom.

• Creativity is a classroom staple. Encourage creativity in every area, including writing, drawing and in subjects like science. Kids need to know that there’s not always a right answer; sometimes, education is subjective and experimental.
• Learning can take place outside school walls, too – field trips are a great way to make learning fun. Venturing beyond school boundaries for a hands-on approach excites students and can help spark, or reinvigorate, a passion for learning. Teachers can even consider taking “mini” field trips to the school library or auditorium for a change of scenery and a new lesson.
• Time outdoors, be it for recess or after school activities, allows kids to explore the world beyond the classroom and is often the place where lifelong lessons are learned. Taking a break outdoors during the school day – even if it’s just having lunch outside – allows youth to recharge and has been shown to help enhance concentration and learning in the classroom.
• Through programs like Box Tops for Education (BTFE) and the Totino’s “Learn a Ton When School is Fun” sweepstakes – which will award four schools across the country with 250,000 Bonus Box Tops, the equivalent of $25,000 – parents and teachers can help bring fun projects to life that otherwise might not be possible due to resource and funding limitations.

Gerald Richards is the CEO of 826 National, a nationally-recognized nonprofit supporting collaboration and creativity in the learning process. With nearly twenty years of management and development experience at national nonprofit organizations, including the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and the United Negro College Fund, Gerald is a respected advocate for youth and education access.

826 National and Totino’s share a common goal: helping to make America’s schools and the learning process more fun and enriching. Gerald sees the positive correlation between fun and learning every day through 826 National’s in-school tutoring programs and sponsored field trips. When fun is infused into the learning process, kids look forward to school and the activities associated with it.

826 was founded in San Francisco in 2002 by award-winning author Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari. Watch this video from CNN.com explaining how 826 uses creativity to make learning fun!