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December Ideas and What’s Going On In My Life

I'm here with some news and December holiday ideas.   I have school all of next week.   I am really trying to hang in there.  How about you? If you have not noticed, I switched over to Wordpress with the help of Becca from Jumping Jax Designs.  I love how clean my site looks with Becca's design.  ...

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First Grade Fall Ideas

Hi everyone!  Sorry, I have been MIA with blogging, I am really struggling to find balance.  Teaching first grade full time, trying to stay healthy/go to the gym, and some positive happenings in my personal life have kept me super busy!   All good things ...

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Farmhouse Style Classroom Freebies and Updates!

I am back with some Farmhouse Freebies just in time for back to school! Last year, I started changing my classroom over to my Farmhouse theme.  You see all the photos {HERE}.  Slowly, I have been creating more farmhouse style packets to go with the theme.   This post contains some awesome freebies ...

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Wonderful Words of the Week: A Complement to the First Grade Wonders Reading Series

This past school year our district adopted the Wonders Reading series for grades K-5.  That means we had to scrap our First Grade Words of the Week phonics program.  I was not a happy camper.  To make the transition a bit smoother, Janine Every and I created the Wonderful Words of the ...

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Glitter Slime: Three Ingredients and Kid Safe

Want something fun and safe to do with your kiddos this summer or with your students when you get back to school?   Why not try some no mess glitter slime!?  I tried it out this summer with my friends' children.  It was an absolute hit. This recipe contains no Borax and is kid safe. ...

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My Favorite Teaching Uniform…And It’s On Sale!

My favorite teaching uniform is on sale!  I jokingly call it a uniform because it gets me through the fall, winter, and spring and I have it in multiple color combos.  It is comfy and hides everything I want hidden.  Let's get real here, your behind and front should not be seen while ...

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Fit4School: Free Resources and More

I am here to tell you about Fit4Schools, a free health activation program from Sanford Health developed with WebMD. Fit4Schools Empowers children and families to make healthy lifestyle choices a habit Includes fun free resources aligned to national standards Has weekly challenges Focuses on the ...

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New Farmhouse Decor Files Posted and a Sale!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! I have added a some more Farmhouse Decor to my store since my last post about my new classroom decor.   I even created a freebie for you.  Plus, you can grab all the decor on sale May 9th and May 10th! Now is the perfect time to think about revamping ...

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Earth Day Ideas

Earthy Day Ideas for the Classroom

Happy Earth Day!   I started focusing on Earth Day last week and will continue to focus on Earth Day next week.  Here are some of the activities we are doing. This anchor chart is by my friend, Abby!  You can check it out here: Since my kiddos had a blast with the bunny craft, we made this ...

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Spring Ideas for First Grade

I found this adorable bunny in glasses pop art project through Pinterest. When I followed the pin to the website, I found that it was in French and I thought that French site was the original source of the bunny craft.   I have since been told by a few other teachers on Instagram that the "Fun ...

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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
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🧠 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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