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Halloween Themed Math Centers and Freebies

I have added two more centers to my Halloween Themed Math Centers packet.  If you have already purchased the packet, please re-download for the updates. Here are some of the centers included in the packet and some Halloween themed finds: Here are the freebies!  Click the ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Halloween, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Ladybugs and Black and White Polkadots – Plus a freebie!

I had a ton of requests to create a black and white decor collection.  I completed the door decor pack last week and I even added some more to it as per your feedback.  Please, check it out above.  I like the way it came out so much that I am going to use it for my classroom door. ...

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Polka Dot Galore!!!

I am almost polka dotted out!  I still have a B&W line to finish and my Primary Polka Dot Classroom Library Packet...but I see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I have been working like a maniac to get all these packets done/updated for you.  Don't be mad, but I am going on ...

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Bright Polka Dot Classroom Decor: Updates

I am loving all the positive feedback I am getting on my Bright Polka Dot Classroom decor packs!  Thank you!  Thank you!  I actually first made them for my own classroom.  Last August, I decided to get rid of the cow print I had for ten years and go to bright polka dots. ...

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First Grade Spring Exhibit

This post is way overdue!  We had Spring Exhibit on May 15th and our theme was ants and plants.  I threw in a few other things, of course! I hope you enjoy the photos and links. Click {here} to check out this packet on TpT.   For more information on making class-made books, ...

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Filed Under: ants, Spring, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Ants!

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Spring Exhibit was two weeks ago and our theme was ants.  I finally finished putting my Ant Unit together, so I thought I would share the ant themed photos and the link to my Ant Unit.  I am so done with ants!  Unfortunately, it looks like I will have the nasty harvester ants in the gel ant farm for ...

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Filed Under: ants, Free Downloads, Science, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Trouble Opening TpT Files?

The top question I get emailed or asked in my Teachers Pay Teachers store: Can you help me?  When I open your file, it shows these black bars.  What do I do? The number two question/statement:  My computer won't open your product because it says it is corrupted.  What do ...

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Entomologist Glyph

I created this Entomologist Glyph "craftivity"  to go with my ant unit.  We are studying ants in my classroom and I wanted an art activity to hang in the hall for Spring Exhibit.  An ant version of this glyph will be included in my Ants packet, if I ever finish it!!!  In the ...

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From Seed to Plant Activities

   The week before last, we planted "mystery seeds" in newspaper cups.  The students predicted what type of plants their "mystery seeds" would grow into.  Then the seeds began to sprout and we measured our sprouts and wrote our observations in our "Seed to Plant Observation ...

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Spring Products!

I had a few requests to add a plant observation log to my "My Seed to Plant Project."  Please, re-download for the update!  If you have not purchased it, it is a quick and easy supplement to your current plant curriculum and is only $2!    Here is my tip for planting ...

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Filed Under: Math Centers, Science, Spring, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

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I have been with TpT since 2008!  I remember looking for a place where I could share my computer created resources with other teachers without having to set up my own website.  TpT was suggested.  I started off with a few Microsoft Word created resources 😬. At the time, the founder of TpT, Paul and his brother Dana, were single-handedly running things. I loved getting their newsletters.

In 2009 I was in a NY times article for TpT about who owns the copyright to teacher’s lesson plan ideas…the schools or the teachers.  This was not the article the author or editors told me I would be in, but that is another story! 

I stuck with TpT and creating resources and then in 2011, the site really took off and I met all these other amazing teacher-authors and finally met Paul in real life! 

As a single homeowner on a teachers salary, I worked nights and weekends on TpT resources just to be able to afford to live in my little house.  Then something amazing happened, my hard work paid off and I was able to get myself some breathing room.  I am so grateful for TpT for giving my life purpose and financial freedom back in those days.  Even though I am married now, I am so proud of myself for being able to own that little house (I still have it and rent it out) and buy my forever home in my dream neighborhood all by myself.

So many of you found out about TpT and so many more sellers joined.  It truly became the open market place that Paul envisioned all those years ago. 

TpT is still a big part of my life all these years (and hair colors) later.  I know when I eventually retire from teaching, I will be able to do TpT full time.  I love creating and sharing resources (880 and counting) with all of you.

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