Teachers Pay Teachers

Good point, right? If you have to invent all of your own material, you'll end up sacrificing one of the more important tools of being able to reach a child: time and patience. That's why Teachers Pay Teachers is such an incredible find! It's not about teachers earning a little extra for the work they put into inventing their particular wheel (although a teacher deserves a this padding to make up for the Economic inequality). It's really about reaching your students using tools they can relate to. They love the new Dark City books? Chances are, another teacher had that same brilliant idea and already developed the lesson plan. for a few bucks you can buy it and use it over and over again. And bam! you're a child's teaching hero!

I have known about this site for a year now, and my first great find was an escape room package for $12. Seriously! If you're a teacher, whether it's in a public setting or in a homeschool group, this site will become invaluable for keeping your lessons fresh and fun. I just bought another escape room (because some of the best "tests" don't look or feel anything like a test, but rather challenge us in exciting and competitive ways). This new escape room package was only $6, and I can customize the game for any subject!

I am mentioning all of this because I am getting ready to start creating my own content on this site; content that is related to my recent chapter book, Super Piggy!. The content will feature lesson plans with writing activities, of course, all based around subject matter within the book. Like Bullying. Or like what it means to be a friend. And of course, cause and effect.

I'll make sure to share my ideas for content here, but I encourage you to check out the teacherspayteachers.com site. And while you are there, definitely search for material surrounding Super Piggy!

Never heard of Super Piggy!? Ask Tom Watson, the amazing (and prolific!) author of the Stick Dog series. Here's what he had to say about the book:

"It's not simple to bring an animal's personality to life in a way that a young reader will understand. Annie Harmon makes it seem easy. In Super Piggy, she brings a dog, a potbelly pig and a cat to life on the page. Kids will appreciate the antics – and the adventures – of all these lovable characters. The story is smart, fast-paced and character-driven. A winner."

-Tom Watson

There you have it:

lesson learned.

Now you can get back to

"hamming" around!

lol

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