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I Love You Snow Much! Student Made Ornaments

Every year, I make these "I Love You Snow Much!" ornaments with my first grade students for their December/holiday gift for their parents. These snow themed ornaments are easy for the students to make and they are pretty darn cute! I also like that they are winter themed, rather than a specific ...

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Winter Ideas and Freebies

I don't know what type of winter you have been having but this pretty much sums up the weather here on Long Island: We did have one snowy weekend and of course the kids were so very excited.   I decided to make them these banners to complete in class.   They are a freebie so, just ...

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Filed Under: Free Downloads, Uncategorized, Winter

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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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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Filed Under: Uncategorized, Visual plans, Winter

Welcome Winter!

I just uploaded my "Welcome Winter!" packet to TpT.  This 58 page packet includes literacy and math activities aligned to the Common Core Standards. Literacy Activities: Mitten Book Report Hot Cocoa Mug Writing Our Favorite Wintertime Activities How to Make a Snowman Mini-Book Winter Read/Write ...

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January Scrapbook Pages

I do a scrapbook type activity with the students each month.  I utilize the teacher resource book Making Memories.  Each month the students listen to and color in a poem, color in a heading, and complete a small writing prompt.  I then take their photograph and complete a hand ...

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Filed Under: Scrapbooking, Uncategorized, Winter

Penguin Alliteration

First off, I would like to thank Sarah Cooley from First Grader At Last for introducing me to the book Pink! by Lynne Richards.  The book is adorable.  It is about Patrick the penguin, who wakes up one day to find himself pink.  He feels that he does not fit in with the other ...

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Filed Under: Penguins, Uncategorized, Winter, Writing

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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:
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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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🎂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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