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Jelly Bean Themed Math & Freebie

Check out my 42 page Jelly Bean Themed Math Packet! Included in this packet: Parent Donation Letter, List of Suggested Jelly Bean Themed Picture Books, Jelly Bean Sorting, Tallying, and Graphing Center, Jelly Bean Eggs Estimation and Graphing, Jelly Bean Guess and Count Center, Jelly Bean Estimation ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Math, Math Centers, Spring, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Ten Things I’ve Learned From Teaching

Jennifer at Rowdy in First is hosting a "Ten Things I've Learned from Teaching" link party.  I have been teaching for 10 years and I think I have learned at least 10 things! 1.  Laminating is therapeutic and thrilling at the same time.  2.  Laminate things yourself or pay to ...

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Filed Under: All About Erica, Uncategorized

Sqworl

I just checked out Sqworl thanks to Cheryl at Primary Graffiti and you should, too!  What a great way to organize your links!  I just made one for my graphics and font links, click {here} to check it out.  I  would love to make one with interactive math websites by math topic...I ...

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Filed Under: Graphics and Fonts, Organization, Uncategorized, Websites I Love

The Desk Fairy Was Here!

Every once in a while, the Desk Fairy comes to visit room 115.  She comes when the students and I are at lunch or when they are at special.  We know that she has been in the classroom because she always leaves Fairy Dust and her calling card on the neat and tidy desks.  We never know ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Organization, Uncategorized

300 Followers!!!

Wow!  I cannot believe I have reached 300 followers!!!  Technically one of them is my mother and the other my sister-in-law - but still 298 people that are not related to me! Wooohoooo!  I feel the love. I would like to thank all of you who follow and have helped and ...

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Filed Under: All About Erica, Uncategorized

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

I am going to re-share some of these adorable ideas for today. Go to The First Grade Parade for the tracers and more info on the adorable leprechaun faces, click {here}. Click {here} for my blog link to the "Be On the Lookout" printable. St. Patrick's Day Math Centers! ...

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Filed Under: St. Patrick's Day, Uncategorized

Happy 9th Birthday Molly!

In honor of Molly's 9th birthday, we had a fruit and veggie party.  As you can see from the photos, she really enjoyed herself!  She kept the hat I made her on for most of the party...as long as she has food she doesn't care what I put on her.*I am not sure exactly how old she is, I ...

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Filed Under: Pets/Humane Education, Uncategorized

Money Poems with Counting Points

I love Touch Math, but I have to say, Touch Money is amazing!  My first grade students are finally able to combine and count money.  My math specialist and the ABA teachers at my school introduced me to Touch Math last year.  We currently use Houghton Mifflin math.  I use Math Centers and the Touch ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Math, Math Centers, Money, Uncategorized

Be On the Lookout!

I'm not a bit Irish (I'm actually of Italian and German decent) but everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's day.  This "Wanted Poster" is a cute way to turn all of your students into Irish leprechauns.  Just have them put an "O'" or a "Mc" in front of their last name when completing the poster; ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, St. Patrick's Day, Uncategorized

Guided Reading Planning Sheets

I am teaching a course on Guided Reading and tomorrow we will be working on planning guided reading lessons.  So, I created a cute graphic organizer to for planning the guided reading lesson. Click {here} to download. The teachers in my class range from teachers of grade K to grade 5 and there are ...

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Filed Under: Guided Reading, Reading, Uncategorized

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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. 🍁✨

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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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