I fell in love with Paperless Post last year when they asked me to do a blog post review about their products. Now I use them for EVERY occasion: birthdays, Christmas cards, thank you cards, and this year even to send a quick Happy Halloween! If you aren’t familiar with Paperless Post, it’s a company that designs customizable digital stationery and…
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Get Lit with Commonlit.org- WeAreTeachers.com
I recently had the opportunity to do a blog post for the amazing WeAreTeachers! My blog post discussed 8 ways to use Commonlit in the middle and high school classroom. If you aren’t familiar with Commonlit, it’s a FREE website that has a library full of over 1000 lessons on pretty much every topic you can think of. I’ve also previously…
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SAVE Money with Summer SALES
We all know that even though it’s summertime (THANK GOODNESS), teachers, even if they don’t want to admit it, are already thinking about the upcoming school year. This summer, I have gotten together with a bunch of awesome TPT sellers, and we are offering sales through the ENTIRE month of July! The Summer, Sand, & Savings Summer Sale will begin…
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2019 Teach with Tech Conference
I am so excited to be a presenter in the 2019 Teach with Tech Conference again this year! This year’s conference has 60+ speakers/video sessions and is taking place on July 22nd-24th. It’s done completely online, which means you can take part in this innovative professional development from the comfort of your home, sitting by the pool… wherever your heart desires….
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Giveaway for BIG MONEY to Spend
To help you stock up during the Teachers Pay Teachers sale, several teacher-authors are teaming up to give away a $270 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers! To enter, click here and follow the directions. The winner will be announced on our Instagram page tomorrow- Wednesday, May 8th at 11 AM EST. Don’t forget to use the code Gift4U to earn…
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TPT Teacher Appreciation Sale!
Guess what??? Teachers Pay Teachers is having a teacher appreciation sale from Tuesday, May 7th- Wednesday, May 8th! That means you can get up to 25% off of most stores by using the code- GIFT4YOU. If you’re in need of end of the year activities, I have you covered. From End of the Year Reflections (both digital and printable) to…
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Create a Digital Escape in Minutes!
With it being testing season, I’m always looking for fun ways to review important standards that my students will also enjoy. During my brief planning period, I started brainstorming and decided I would use the ready-made quizzes on Quizizz to create a digital escape room. My students LOVE escape rooms, but they despise anything related to testing. This is why…
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4 Ways NoRedInk Can be Used to Improve Student Writing
NoRedInk is an ed-tech website for grades 4-12 that has tons of lessons to help students improve grammar and writing skills. As a middle school ELA teacher, I’m constantly on the lookout for engaging tools to help my students become more proficient writers. Digital tools, in particular, are what I prefer to use since students will be completing their end-of-year writing assessments online, as…
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FREE Test Prep for End of Year
It’s that time again… state testing season is upon us which means… test prep time. Doesn’t it feel like the year just started?!? To be honest, no! Yesterday as I was looking at the calendar (to determine how many days we had left before spring break) I realized that we only had 3.5 weeks before our state assessments!! Woah! Even…
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New Middle School Book Series That Your Students Will LOVE
I am always so excited when I come across a book series that I KNOW my middle schoolers will LOVE! I hit the jackpot when I had the opportunity to review the book, Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows by J.M. Bergen. It is exactly the type of book my students are always interested in! Even though it won’t…
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Paperless Post Digital Cards & Flyers- Classroom and Personal Use
I recently discovered Paperless Post when I was asked if I would review their products. Paperless Post is a company that designs customizable online stationery and flyers. It actually came at just the right time when I realized that the Christmas Cards I had ordered from another vendor with my family’s picture wasn’t going to arrive in time to mail out…
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Tailwind Hashtag Finder Tool- Work Smarter, Not Harder!
This post contains affiliate links, which means I will make a commission at no extra cost to you should you click through and make a purchase. I have a confession… I have an addiction to Pinterest. This is especially the case when it comes to searching for teaching resources. Actually, that’s not completely true. I use Pinterest for EVERYTHING! Once I…
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