Implementing the Common Core vocabulary can often be boring for our students. We all know that when our kids are bored, they’re less likely to comprehend the material. Keeping this in mind, I decided to create activities that would allow my students to interact w/ the term as they are learning it. This ‘growing’ product includes 30 literary terms (so…
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Tis the Season- Holiday Blog Hop
I’m so excited to be linking up with Lauralee from the Language Arts Classroom and Julie Faulkner from Faulkner’s Fast Five for their annual holiday blog hop! This year the theme for the blog hop is “bringing meaning to the season,” which is so important to do, even with all of our busy lives. So how do I bring…
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Middle School Mob Black Friday Giveaway
I’m so excited to be linking up with the other blog that I’m a part of, Middle School Mob (MSM), for an awesome giveaway! MSM is a collaborative blog of 16 teacher/authors from multiple subject areas. To learn more about MSM, click here. We’re having a giveaway of our most “Wish Listed” TPT Products! Make sure to enter to win…
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Halloween Sale!
A little Halloween gift for you…The following products will be 50% off from now until midnight! Click the links below to take you directly to each product!
Fun Fall Finds- Fall Resource Bundle Giveaway
I’m so excited to be a part of another awesome giveaway, sponsored by Ms. F’s Teaching Adventures, B’s Book Love, The Literacy Maven, 2 Peas & a Dog, Teach. Inspire. Change, The Language Arts Classroom, and myself. Several TPT teacher/authors have also linked up in order to provide a lucky winner with great products that are sure to be a…
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All Treats & No Tricks for Teachers- Secondary Smorgasbord- FREEBIES
I’m thrilled to be linking up with the Secondary Smorgasbord again for their October linky party! This month secondary sellers are sharing their Trick-or-Treat themed FREEBIES!!! This is a great way to incorporate Halloween, while also making sure your students are still mastering those important skills that we have so little time to squeeze in! The FREEBIE I’m sharing is…
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Promote Classroom Engagement with Technology
These days, we’re always looking at ways to promote classroom engagement with technology. When I discovered the video lesson platform, Edpuzzle, it immediately became one of my favorite go-to teaching tools EVER! I immediately knew I had to do a blog post about this resource because everybody needs to be implementing it into their classrooms. What is Edpuzzle Edpuzzle…
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Bell Ringers- Secondary Smorgasbord Blog Hop
This week I’m so excited to link up with the Secondary Smorgasbord to discuss how I get my students started at the beginning of each class. This is the most important element of having a successful class, because it gets students in the right frame of mind- focused and ready to work. When students enter my room, they know that…
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Teaching with Task Cards
Task cards have become my go-to item in practically everything I teach! When I first started using Teachers Pay Teachers, I began to notice this “strategy” being used in multiple products. So I thought, I can do this too, and began to create them in ways that worked best for my students. Although I teach English/Language Arts, task cards can…
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Pin It in the Classroom!
Since discovering Pinterest, I must admit, it has become a definite addiction. I’ll go to the website with the intention of looking for 1 specific topic, but then one thing leads to another and…well, you understand (I hope it’s not just me). Originally I began using Pinterest specifically for teaching ideas, and that’s still my main focus. Once I…
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Back to School Giveaways Galore!!!
It’s a fantastic time to be a teacher… If only I would’ve had access to TPT and all these wonderful products when I first started teaching! This week I’m a part of 2 different Back to School Giveaways! The first BTS Giveaway is hosted by Lauralee from the Language Arts Classroom and Julie Faulkner from Faulkner’s Fast Five and is…
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Introducing the Middle School Mob Blog Launch & Giveaway- Monday, Aug. 3rd
I’m so excited to announce the blog launch for the Middle School Mob! This is a collaborative blog of 16 middle school teacher bloggers/authors from various subjects areas, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it!!! There will be blog posts multiple times each week with teaching tips, ideas, freebies, and other great resources. For today only, we’re…
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