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Post Your Pets Linky Party!

My pets are my babies!  If I were not a teacher, I would have been a vet.  I fundraise for local animal rescue groups and I do a whole Go Orange for Animals Day in April with my class to support Humane Education.  This adorable Link Party was started by Ladybug's Teacher Files, click ...

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Filed Under: Pets/Humane Education, Uncategorized

Blog help from Ladybug Teacher Files

When I first started blogging in January, Ladybug Teacher Files was one of my first followers.  So naturally, I checked her out and found her amazing blog.  If you have not added her to your blog list, I suggest you do so now.  I have learned so much about blogging from her blog ...

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Filed Under: Blogs I Love, Uncategorized

Primary Graffiti – Cheryl Saoud’s Awesome New Blog

You must check out and follow Cheryl Saoud's new blog Primary Graffiti!  Cheryl shares so many of her resources on here for FREE!  Who doesn't love FREE?!  Make sure to click on the tabs at the top for more resources; I really liked the resources in the Journals section.  ...

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Filed Under: Blogs I Love, Uncategorized

Jon Stewart (my new hero)- Teachers and Wall Street

The Daily Show - Crisis in Dairyland - For Richer and Poorer - Teachers and Wall StreetTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook ...

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Filed Under: All About Erica, Uncategorized

Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards

I have jazzed up my Reading Strategy Posters and My Reading Comprehension Cueing Cards. These are my best selling items on TPT. Check them out by clicking the links below.  Please, note that both of these products are included in my Guided Reading Resources packet. Click {here} to check it ...

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Filed Under: Reading, Teachers Pay Teachers, Uncategorized

Get Organized!

I have taught a course on Organizational Skills for Teachers and thought I would share my resources with you!  Here is the link for my top organizational tips!  This is a 15 page long packet, click and get organized. Click {here} to view more photos of my classroom! ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Organization, Uncategorized

So Much to Do!

Get ready because I am going to vent a bit.  I know all of my blogger friends can relate.  I love being part of a community of overachieving #1 Teachers.  I just don't know how some of you do it while looking great and having a family.  Are all teachers from the South ...

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Filed Under: All About Erica, Uncategorized

I Love My New Blog Design!!!!

Cara Carroll from Oh So Spoiled! and First Grade Parade designed my blog!  Isn't it just fabulous.  I love it.  Thank you, Cara! ...

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Stylish Blogger Award

Brooke Perry from Primary Perspective, Amanda from One Extra Degree, and Katie from First is a Fairytale awarded me with the Stylish Blogger Award.  How sweet and exciting? Here are the rules for receiving this award: 1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you ...

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Washington and Lincoln Craft

One of my co-workers shared this craft with me years ago.  I am not sure where the original idea was from.  I am thinking a teacher magazine or book.   It is such a cute and easy craft that I thought I would post here for you with the tracers and the coins.  If you ...

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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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