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Valentine’s Day Teaching Ideas and Freebies

Here are engaging Valentine's Day teaching ideas to help you plan your day with your students. *I have included tons of free printables and digital activities. Start your day with Valentine's Day themed Google Slides. These are totally free and my own first grade students LOVE them. I have ...

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Teacher Style

Teacher outfit inspo

Did you know that you can find me on the LTK app? I have created outfit ideas, shared home decor inspiration, and more. I love to shop through the app to find the latest deals and outfit looks. Here are some of my latest curations. Click the images to shop these teacher ...

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First Grade Phonics

By now most of us have heard of the Science of Reading. I am no way an expert, but what I do know is that systematic phonics instruction is needed for students to become strong readers. I have had quite a few questions about the phonics program that I use with my first grade students. I decided ...

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Sunflower & Dots Classroom Decor Room Tour

I recently changed my classroom decor theme from Farmhouse to Sunflowers and Dots! I love how bright and clean the new look is. I have included classroom photos and links to all decor items in this blog post. I have also included two sunflower themed freebies at the end of this post! I have ...

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Halloween Candy Signs

When I first started blogging, I posted THIS sign on my blog for Halloween. It was a free sign I had made that said "Please, Take One Halloween Candy!" I have since created a cleaner version of that sign and a teal pumpkin sign, too. I made versions of the sign that say "Happy Halloween! ...

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Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences

This school year, Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held a bit differently than what we are used to, with many schools opting for virtual conferences. These virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences may be conducted via Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams depending on the preference of your school district. You ...

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The Never Starting Tales: Free Digital Lessons and Printable Activities

The makers of OFF!® Repellents have created an engaging series of "Never Starting Tales."  I have partnered with them to share with you engaging ways to utilize their free tales with your students and their families. The Never Starting Tales are a series of online stories written about our ...

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Quarantine and Distance Learning Resources

How is everyone doing? We start week two of distance learning on Monday. I, along with many of you, had to learn Google Classroom real fast! I have not even attempted Zoom! I am going to share a few resources I made and some links that I found helpful. *This post contains affiliate links. ...

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Gingerbread Day

I love all things gingerbread and so do my students! We recently had our annual Gingerbread Day in first grade and it was a big hit with both the students and parents. I thought I would write a blog post and create a resource centered around Gingerbread Day. *Please, note this post contains ...

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Back to School Night Tips and Ideas

I recently posted the photo above from last year's Back to School Night on instagram and I had a few questions keep coming up.  I thought I would write this post to explain how I do Meet the Teacher/Back to School Night. We usually have Meet the Teacher Night the first or second week of school.  ...

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🧡🦃 A little fall gratitude + a whole lot of CUTEN 🧡🦃 A little fall  gratitude + a whole lot of CUTENESS! 🐿️🍂

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. 🍁✨

Perfect for:
🍂 Thanksgiving writing
🐿️ Gratitude activities
🧡 Fall classroom crafts
📚 Bulletin board displays
✏️ An October through November activity

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Bat themed activities and resources for first grad Bat themed activities and resources for first grade!  Want the links to everything you see?  Comment BATS below and I will DM you.

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🍂🎃 Looking for a FUN fall read-aloud activity that 🍂🎃 Looking for a FUN fall read-aloud activity that’s ready to go? Meet Stumpkin! 🎃🍂

This FREE digital resource is packed with everything you need for a Halloween/fall themed morning meeting + reading response! 📚✨

🍁 Morning Meeting
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✏️ Reading response
💬 Discussion & comprehension
🧠 Activities to keep your little learners engaged

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Perfect for an October morning or a cozy Friday activity! 🍂

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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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Are you looking for editable parent-teacher confer Are you looking for editable parent-teacher conference slides? These slides will keep you focused, keep your conferences on schedule, and help you feel confident.  You can edit them to meet the needs of your classroom and then duplicate that for every student, adjusting the information as needed. 
Want the links?  Plus, I will send you my FREE editable reminder slips! Just comment LINK below and I will DM you :)

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