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Pirates, Penguins, and Pugs: Photos from My Week

I thought I would do a quick post to share some of the cute things I have been doing this week with my class!  Click on the photos to check out the packets.  Click here to check out my lesson plans for this week.  We actually made Abby's Pirate Mark last week.  I ...

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Filed Under: Penguins, Pirates, Uncategorized, Visual plans

How To Do Spelling H.W. in a Notebook and Visual Plans

After Christmas break, I decided it would be time for my students to do their spelling homework in a notebook.  I usually send home a spelling packet, but I noticed my students were really struggling with writing properly in their writing notebooks.  They were all over the place!  I ...

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Visual Plans Post Delayed & Just Be AWESOME

Hi Everyone!  Sorry but my visual plans post will be delayed.  I had a lot going on this weekend, including report cards.  Please, check back tomorrow.  In the meantime, check out this adorable video that is all over FB and YouTube!  I love this kid and his Robert Frost ...

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Big 100th Day Giveaway at Blog Hoppin’

There is a big 100th Day Giveaway over at Blog Hoppin'.  Enter to win my newly revamped 100th Day Packet and packets from other fab bloggers!  Click the button above to hop on over.  ...

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Visual Plans: Classroom News, R-controlled a, Pirates, Penguin, & MLK

This week's plans are a bit all over the place - ar words, Martin Luther King Jr., penguins, and pirates! Click any of the pictures to download the visual plans with clickable links from Google docs.    *These visual plans were inspired by my sweet friend DeeDee. **My ...

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Filed Under: Pirates, Uncategorized, Visual plans

Share the Love Contest

I thought I would "share the love" with this Valentine's Day themed contest.  You could win 18 Valentine's Day themed prizes from my lovely blogging gal pals and myself.   Here are the awesome prizes and the fabulous bloggers contributing!  *If you don't already follow their ...

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Penguins

This post contains a few things...not just a blatant ad for my penguin packet :)  So please, read through. The blatant ad: I uploaded my penguin unit on Sunday night and then I thought of a few more things to add to it.  So if you have already purchased and downloaded, please download ...

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Visual Plans and Penguin Unit Posted

Last week, I shared my first ever visual plans inspired by my sweet friend DeeDee.  I loved all the feedback I received!  So much so, that I decided to post them for this week.   Click on any of the pictures to download the file from Google Docs. I just finished my penguin ...

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Filed Under: Penguins, Uncategorized, Visual plans

Five for Friday – Linking Up With Doodle Bugs

I am linking up with Kacey of Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five Random Things about My Week! Random #1: I have two very large LOFT gift cards burning a hole in my pocket!  My problem: the LOFT has been a serious disappointment this school year!  I mean come on LOFT stylists: a ...

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A Peek at My Week – DeeDee Style :)

My sweet friend DeeDee shares her visual plans each week and it is a huge hit with her followers.  I decided to try and share my plans for the week with you.  I cannot promise this will be every week but I will try. First, my lesson plan template can be purchased through Ms. M's blog. ...

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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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