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Sale: Treat Yourself

Treat yourself to some items that are on sale in my store! Here are some packets to get you through the rest of the school year! Happy shopping! ...

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Winter Classroom Activities

I thought I would share some of my favorite old and new winter themed activities I do in my classroom.  You can click on the images to check out the packets on TpT.  As always, feel free to pin! I just finished the math centers below to compliment my EngageNY math curriculum.  I have included ...

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Filed Under: Uncategorized, Winter

Whole 30 When You Don’t Like Cooking

I have had a few questions from friends and Instagram users about Whole 30.  If you don't know what Whole 30 is, you can check out their website and if you want to start the program yourself, I definitely recommend ordering the book, It Starts with Food.   I am going to start my third ...

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My Year in Review

This year had a few changes for me.   I moved to a new town.  It is this great, small, old town on the south shore of Long Island.  All the houses in this town have character and there are these beautiful lakes a few houses away from me.  I have been enjoying decorating and ...

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Celebrating the New Year in the Classroom

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Here are some activities to help your students celebrate the New Year! The New Year's display above is pretty simple to create.  Have your students trace their right foot on construction paper.  Then have them write what they plan to do this year on the inside of the card.  Glue ...

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Hanukkah Activities

Hanukkah started on Sunday.  Happy Hanukkah to you if you celebrate!   I don't happen to have students in my classroom this year that celebrate Hanukkah but here on Long Island many people celebrate Hanukkah and I would like my students to understand the holiday.  Just on Friday, one ...

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Cyber Monday Sale – Check out these Holiday Themed Packets

My entire store is marked down to 20% off for today and tomorrow.  Then you can use the code SMILE to get an additional 10% off!   Here are some fun holiday themed items for you to check out!  Just click on the images to check them ...

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Filed Under: Christmas, Uncategorized

Give Thanks for Teachers Giveaway

We are thankful for you!   To show our appreciation, a few other bloggers and myself have gotten together to offer you the chance to win a $200 gift card to Target or TpT (your choice).  I don't know about you but those two places make my teacher heart happy!   Enter below for a ...

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Thanksgiving Math and More!

Here are my 1st grade specific math centers:  Our math program is pretty drab (you can check out Engage NY here), so I like to liven things up with weekly math centers.   I wish there was the time in my day to do these everyday but there is not and once a week will have to do. ...

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Bats Interactive Science Notebook

This week, we are studying bats!  The kids are so interested in them.  Here some photos from my interactive notebook packet.  Thanks for stoping by! ...

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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! 📚✨

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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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