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Featured July Resources @ shop.atoz

4th of July Math, Science & Literacy Fun! by Tech Girl/Engaging Lessons This mini Unit includes a Math Mystery Phrase activity, an Underwater Fireworks Science Experiment with a teacher page & student lab sheet page, a Star Spangled Banner Lyric sequencing activity, an informational interactive page all about July 4th and Independence Day.

Under the Sea Craftivities & Printables by A Cupcake for the Teacher This unit is jam-packed with FUN! Learn about ocean animals with seven different crafts, 11 total activity sheets, and colorful vocabulary cards!

At the Zoo Theme Word Wall Words and Games By Giggly Games Take learning a step further by incorporating a classroom game of BINGO or matching with the same words, for extra practice and FUN! Each eBook includes a full page instruction sheet on how to use the games in your classroom.

Welcome to School Posters By KindergartenWorks Get the posters that will make introducing your classroom to your new group of students a breeze! Perfect for kindergarten or first grade.

General Education

New Teachers and $$$
The other night I woke up and suddenly thought this might be a good thread to start, some advice for new teachers (or anyone new to a job situation). For my initial post, it will mostly come from the Oopsie School of Unintentional Learning, (otherwise known as the School of Life). 1. Every paycheck, save […]
Free links! Lots of science, space, ELA, ESL, Music, Art, PD, Lesson Plans and resources. Enjoy!
It would be fantastic if we could share a link that is highly beneficial/useful, that doesn't cost a thing to use, no hoops to jump through. I encourage others to add to my links, creating some nice references to have on-hand. You can never have too many resources. I love free when it comes to […]
Time savers for grading writing
Does anyone have any time savers or tips for grading writing, such as paragraphs, essays, and stories?
Advice from those who teach the same students year-over-year
In my short 5 year career as a math teacher, this upcoming year will be the 1st time where I get back some students from last year. Here are the specifics. 7th grade will be a new group. 8th grade was last year's 7th grade. (I had them.) 9th grade Alg IA will be last […]
Well, that’s that!
Yesterday was my last day of teaching, and I am now officially retired! It was a very emotional day (but I’m a very emotional person.) On top of that, we are moving next week to an active adult community in Northern California. We have a beautiful new house and are already making friends at the […]
Let License Expire?
When I first graduated from college, I got my paraprofessional certificate (my BA was not in Education). A few years later, the state converted all certificates to licenses so mine was automatically renewed for another 5 years (so I've had this license for 8 years now). I also started grad school around that time to […]
End of a bad year, new (good changes), burn out? venting a little...
This was my 5th year at this district. It was a horrible year and it was over yesterday. I'm so happy and excited, I cant express it. First there was a lot of stress (personal). - Started with my dad passing away on August 1st - 2 months later my dog poisoned (survived) and no, […]