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Teacher Appreciation Week: You DO Make a Difference

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Today kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week and Tuesday is Teacher Appreciation Day. We celebrate it to honor those who devote their liv...

Help Your Students With Reading Comprehension With Simple Bookmarks

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We all have students who are hesitant to speak up in class; perhaps they do not want to ask questions in front of their classmates, or ...

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)....