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It’s that time of year when dedicated educators everywhere start flocking to their classrooms to decorate and plan and get ready for a promising new year! To celebrate and reward your hard work, Teachers Pay Teachers is hosting it’s annual Back to School Sale! This Monday and Tuesday, August 3-4, you can get up to 28% off by using the promo code BTS15. I’m linking
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Hello Friends! I’m linking up with The Classroom Game Nook for a fun new feature! Here are 10 snapshots from my summertime life… I’ve been spending weekends at my new Heaven on Earth near the river! This little place is a project in the works, but it’s comfy enough to be our getaway right now! On my morning walks, I get to take in this
Congratulations to Lori R., the winner of the Animal Research Bundle giveaway! Thanks to all of you who stopped by during the Summertime Blog Bash! It was fun to hear about your summer plans!
For many of us, the Countdown to Summer has begun! Let this amazing group of bloggers help you start off the season of R&R with some freebies, ideas, and chances to win amazing products for your classroom! Free ELA Common Core Bookmarks! These bookmarks will come in handy next year as you help your students identify what good readers do. They are marked specifically for
I’ve teamed up with Rachael Parlett over at The Classroom Game Nook and 40+ other teacher bloggers for a fun event happening next week! Tune in on Monday, May 25 for summertime fun, freebies, lots of opportunities to win great products for your classroom, and a chance to get to know some wonderful educators!
There is a fabulous freebie over at TpT that you won’t want to miss. This year’s edition of the Tech Tips for Teachers Ebook is “hot off the press!” It’s full to the brim with tips and tricks (and links to freebies!) for using technology in your classroom. Teacher creators Laurah J of Tools for Teachers, Andrea Crawford, and Utah Roots have done a
Do you have an old (or new) digital frame around that you are not using? Put it to work in your classroom to help reinforce concepts, lift morale, or recognize students in a fun way. Most digital frames will play photos or jpeg files in a slideshow format from a usb drive or memory card. What kinds of slideshows should you create for use in
March 2 marks the birthday of one of the most influential children’s author/illustrators in history! Theodor Seuss Geisel has helped many kiddos learn to read with his rhyming, colorful, rhythmic stories. This blog post is full of Dr. Seuss activities and ideas! We like to celebrate Dr. Seuss in March during a special Literacy Week. It is a fun way to promote reading and to
It’s Time for the BOOK FAIR!! Next week is Parent Teacher Conference time and that means it’s also Book Fair time! Right now I’ve got 60+ boxes stacked in the library awaiting the transformation into a book store… Ugh! I really do love it, though, and always felt like the retail business could have been a missed calling for me. Although I’ve had high attendance
