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Favorite Things

I know "things" don't make you truly happy but they can make you smile!   Here are some of my favorite things in no particular order.  Target No explanation needed.  Two Weeks Off I am still in my PJs and it is after 11 am.  This is the life...no sense of ...

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The Week Before Christmas Break – Plans for First Grade

Thank you all who commented on last week's post!  I appreciate your feedback and I listened.  I will continue to post my visual plans with links. Are you counting down the days until Christmas break?  I am so excited for TWO weeks off.  Here are my plans for the week (just ...

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Christmas for the Classroom Giveaway

I am teaming up with some fabulous ladies to give you an amazing giveaway!  Don't you want to win THIS BEAUTIFUL LASER COLOR PRINTER?   You can enter using the rafflecopter below.  But wait there is more!  You could also win these seasonal Carson Dellosa borders.  I am ...

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Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale!

In the spirit of Cyber Monday... The quote above is so true for me!  Then I will go back to buy the item and it is sold out in my size!  I am still thinking about those 6.5 Tory Burch black boots that I missed out on.  There is always next fall's style.  Here are some items ...

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Week of Giving Thanks: Letters N, K, & S

I missed out on the N posting day, so I am combining the rest!   Here goes: I am thankful for naps.  I am thankful that I can take naps in the luxury of my own home and in my own bed.  I feel like naps just make everything better.   Whenever I am not feeling well, my cure is a ...

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Week of Giving Thanks: A is for All My Pets

Ever since I was a little girl, I always loved animals.  I think if I weren't a teacher, I would be a veterinarian.   As a shy kid, with not many friends growing up, I was always drawn to animals.  Animals don't judge and respond well to calm quiet people.   So animals were ...

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A Week of Giving Thanks – H is for Help

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No, I don't mean "the help."  I actually don't even have a housekeeper.  To be honest, I cannot get my house clean enough to hire a housekeeper! What I mean is help from family and friends.   I am a very independent person, but even I need help.  I am thankful for my parents who ...

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Week of Giving Thanks: T is for Teachers Pay Teachers

I am linking up with my friends over at Blog Hoppin' for a week of thanks.   Today's letter is T and I am thankful for Teachers Pay Teachers.  Here is my TpT story: In 2007 I purchased a tiny home on Long Island.   It was at the height of the market and $325,000 was a lot for me to ...

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First Grade Visual Plans for 11/24/14 and Thanksgiving Freebies

This is a short week of school for us and we have half days for parent teacher conferences.  I am so jealous of all of you with the week off! Click here to download my plans for the week!  Since it is a short week with an odd schedule, I am mostly doing Thanksgiving themed centers ...

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Birthday Sale!

I am not thrilled about aging but I am reminded: I hope you have a great weekend and take advantage of my sale! ...

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This I Am Grateful Squirrel Craft is such a fun fall/Thanksgiving activity for your classroom! Students can share what they’re grateful for while creating an adorable fall squirrel craft that makes the cutest hallway or bulletin board display. 🍁✨

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🎂Happy 20th Birthday @teacherspayteachers ! I hav 🎂Happy 20th Birthday @teacherspayteachers !

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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