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Poetry Linky Party

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Do you need help with your poetry unit?  Check out the poetry linky party at The ESOL Odyssey .  There are lots of great link...

Celebrate Poetry: Why I Love Poetry

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Photo © T.Orman, 2010 April is National Poetry Month and a great time to celebrate creative writing. Many people are intimidated b...

It's a Hoot! Super Cute Owl Clip Art

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Do you love owls?  Here's a collection of over 50 owl graphics for you to use for commercial, educational, and personal us...

Spring is in the Air: Springtime Clip Art

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Do you have spring fever? I am more than ready for spring break (just 3 more days for us!) and my newest clip art packages make me even...

Green is the New Black

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To celebrate ALL things associated with the color GREEN this week, The Lesson Cloud , which consists of 100 teacher authors in all grade ...

Celebrate Reading Today & Every Day

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In my previous post I wrote about celebrating reading in secondary classrooms. I also uploaded a writing/discussion prompt on my Hun...

Never Too Old to Celebrate Dr. Seuss & Read Across America

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This wonderful mural was drawn on my white board today by one of my very talented sophomores. March 2nd marks Dr. Seuss' birthday a...

Leap Day Sale!

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Leap day only happens once every four years; so to celebrate February 29th, TeachersPayTeachers is having a sale! Use promo code L2P9Y a...

Using Jessie J's Song "Domino" to Teach Poetic Devices & Figurative Language

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My lesson using Katy Perry's song "Firework" has been such a hit with teachers (and students) that it only seems righ...

They're Seuss-tastic! ~ Dr. Seuss Inspired Graphics

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Oh, how I love Dr. Seuss! And the colors in his books are so fun and bright. So I created some colorful backgrounds, frames, and bor...

New! Pretty in Pink and Free 2012 Graphics

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 I uploaded a couple of new graphics packages yesterday for those of you who like my backgrounds and frames (and more coming, I promise)....

Link Up at Secondary Solutions

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Calling all secondary teachers! If you teach middle or high school and blog or have a website, head over to the Secondary Solutions L...

Happy New Year! Back to School Writing Activity

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Happy New Year, Everyone!  I hope you are enjoying this holiday break. I know I have not been the greatest at updating this blog, but ...

Winter and Holiday Tips and Activities

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In case you missed it, a group of 50 teachers collaborated on a Holiday/Winter eBook with free tips and downloads to use in your K-12 c...

Mmmmm....Cake!

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Last week I felt a little like Homer Simpson every time a student brought in their creative project to wrap up our Hunger Games unit. ...