Friday, August 14, 2020
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
TPT Back to School Sale 25% off Code: BTS20
Hello friends,
You probably know by now that Teachers Pay Teachers is having
a Back to School sale. It begins tomorrow, 8-4 through 8-5. I am offering 20%
off and TPT is adding another 5% percent off. The code you need to use is BTS20.
I have worked really hard this summer learning how to make my
resources digital. I’ve learned how to make Google Slides. Now, I am making
Boom Cards. I have done this for you, to make your return to school during this
pandemic just a little bit easier!
Take a look at these digital resources and see if they are
something you could use this year.
Have been made fillable digitally.
Fill-In Sentences (Fry’s First 100)
Google Slides
Beginning Sounds Set 1 Google Slides
Boom Cards
Boom Cards: Beginning Sounds Deck 1
Distance Learning
Distance Learning Bundle-Kindergarten Skills
My goal is to make your job just a little bit easier!
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Bundles Save You Time and Money
On Amped Up Learning, our Teacher Contributors, being teachers, consider what would be helpful for you as we create our products. We pull our resources into what we call bundles. These will have several products grouped together. These are usually sold at a lesser price. Bundles save you time and money!
Cortney Gaynes with Teacher Sorce, Distance Learning 3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Ultimate Starter Pack.
Matthew Forman with ELA in the Middle School, Focus on Grammar: The Bundle Remote Ready Resource.
Christina Wilson is with Make Each Day Counts, Unit Circle Trig Bundle.
Monica Wilfong with The Teacher Time Saver, Distance Learning-Science Mega.
Leann Pracht is with Teacher's Tribe, The Ultimate Classroom Library Starter Kit.
Melanie Miller with A-Z Infinity, Bundle Digital and Printable Apple Math Unit.
Around the World in 80 Days, Everything You Need to Know About the Constitution!
Debbie Mendoza with Froggy About Teaching, Kinder Distance Learning Bundle.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Holiday/Seasonal Teaching Resources by Teacher Contributors on Amped Up Learning
Holiday/Teaching Teaching Resources
Our Teacher Contributors think it is also important for students to learn by having fun and celebrating the seasons and holidays. Take a look at what they have to offer.
Christy Serra Gandara with Homeschool Holiday, May the 4th Be With You & Other Punny Puns PowerPoint/Google Slides & Handout.
Amy Shirley with Off the Page, The Christmas Rush.
Christina Wilson with Make Each Day Count, Free Parent Contact Form Using Google.
Beth Hammett with The Educator Helper, Christmas Cards to Make to Make & Give.
Debbie Mendoza with Froggy About Teaching, Fall ABC Games.
Cortney Gaines with The Teacher Sorce, Camouflage Collection: Classroom Setup Bundle.
These Teacher Contributors have created these teaching resources with you and your students in mind. They will also be on sale on Amped Up Learning beginning Friday, July 31st -August 3rd. When you go to check out, you will see the drop in price by 25% off! Don't forget about the points you will earn for future purchases.
Tomorrow, I will be highlighting Bundles. You will see what our Teacher Contributors have put together for your convenience!
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Amped Up Learning Remote Learning Resources
Amped Up Learning Remote Learning Resources
Some of the Teacher Contributors shared with me one of their teaching resources. Our Teacher Contributors have put much time and care into their products.
Melanie Miller with A-Z Infinity, Apple Math Unit Distance Learning.
Christina Wilson with Make Each Day Count, Linear Functions WODB Drag and Drop.
Amy Shirley with Off the Page, Revealing Evidence 1-PowerPoint Game.
Matthew Forman with ELA in Middle School, The Basics of Literary Genres: Poetry and Prose Boom Cards.
Christy Serra Gandara with Homeschool Holiday, What's the Weather? Weather Tracking Activity - Paper and Distance Learning.
Beth Hammett with The Educator Helper, Holiday Bundle: Get Fit Action Stories.
Debbie Mendoza with Froggy About Teaching, Kinder Beginning Sounds Boom Cards.
The #backtoschool Sale begins this Friday, July 31st - Monday, August 3rd. You will get a 25% discount when you check out! Plus, you will earn points towards future purchases!
Tomorrow I will be back with more Teacher Contributors resources. The focus will Holiday and Seasonal products.
Monday, July 27, 2020
AMPED UP LEARNING BACK TO SCHOOL SALE
HIGHLIGHTING TEACHER CONTRIBUTORS
On Amped Up Learning
Amped Up Learning is the perfect name for a place where you can find some awesome teaching resources that have been created with great care by teachers for teachers. Amped Up Learning is a marketplace that was started by two teachers and created for teachers to sell their teaching products.
The Teacher Contributors and I have been busy creating teaching resources on Amped Up Learning and I am pleased to let you know that we will be having a sale.
Our Teacher Contributors create teaching resources based on research, standards, and create quality lessons, games, activities, centers, and worksheets that both teachers and students need.
Every day, leading up to the beginning of the sale on Thursday, I am going to be highlighting different teaching resources created by the Teacher Contributors of Amped Up Learning. The sale begins Friday, August 31st to Monday, August 3rd.
This is Hilary Rose's favorite resource, FDR's New Deal Alphabet Soup Kitchen.
Rosie The History Teacher
Christy Serra-Gandara with Homeschool Holiday, The Passage of Time-Year Long Memory Book.
Elizabeth Cumbie - Active History with US History Review Game History Blocks-13 Colonies.
Christina Wilson with Make Each Day Count, Polynomials Area and Perimeter Google Slides.
Amy Shirley with Off the Page, Social Distancing PE Games.
Leslie Christina with PE Fun Club, PE Zoom Meetings-Get Them Moving.
Matthew Forman with ELA in the Middle School, Power Words! Word Puzzles and Doodles.
Cortney Gaines is with The Teacher Sorce, 3rd Grade Math Vocabulary Bingo.
I have created what we Teacher Contributors are calling Face to Face Resources, F2F. It is what we teachers have done for so many years, but, with the pandemic and needing to continue educating our students, we are approaching F2F in a different manner. Take a look at the products above that have been created by teachers for teachers. Use these in the new norm of F2F.
Debbie Mendoza with Froggy About Teaching, Sight Word Find and Color by Code.
Tomorrow I will bring to you more Teacher Contributor products. The focus of the products will be Remote Learning Resources.
#AmpedUpLearning #teachingresources #teachercontributors #AULsales
Friday, July 24, 2020
The Inspiring Teacher Podcast with Danny Hauger
The Inspiring Teacher - Inspiring Friends Podcast with Danny Hauger
Danny Hauger, Inspiring Teachers Blog
I recently got to meet Danny Hauger on Zoom. This young man
has a remarkably interesting skill set. He is an entrepreneur. Danny was born
in Stockton, California. (Hmm,
California, that probably influenced what he is doing now.)
Musician
Podcast
The purpose of the
podcast, Inspiring Teachers-Inspiring Friends, is “to
inspire teachers to explore the way of teaching and archive outstanding tips and
tools for teachers to stay positive about their roles in increasing the future
of societies’ leaders and young people.
I asked him, “Why
start a podcast?”
Visit the Inspiring Teachers Podcast and listen to some of their
fascinating podcasts!
I had the privilege
to be interviewed by Danny and Tavis on their podcast, Inspiring Teachers. But
. . . you’ll hear more about that in my next blog article.
I am going to give credit to Amped Up Learning. AUL is sponsoring these gentlemen in their podcast endeavors to highlight and promote teachers. Amazing!
Danny Hauger and Tavis Beem invited three Teacher Contributors from Amped Up Learning to be interviewed on the Podcast called Inspiring Teachers.
I will reveal a secret: Danny is a Teacher Contributor on Amped Up Learning. Sadly, I don't his store name. :(
The three of us were given the opportunity to talk about the current school situation and the type of products we are making in response to teachers' current needs. We also got to show off one of our products. This was my first opportunity to be in a podcast. I have to say that I really did enjoy it. Danny and Tavis made it a smooth experience. Here is the link to the Inspiring Teachers-Inspiring Friends podcast. Check us out!!
Sunday, July 19, 2020
Homeschool Holiday
In 2018, Christy Serra Gandara began to create teacher resources.
Her store is Homeschool Holiday on Amped Up Learning.
Christy says, “I had always put my own twist on things, even way back in 1994 when I had my students map where the major league baseball teams were located on the first day of spring training.”
I totally agree with her, if you take a look at the different products she has in her store, you will feel like you are in a teacher candy store. Teachers, you will appreciate these candies because they have substance! She provides unique teaching resources based on daily calendar holidays. What fun! Students would have fun and be engaged in their learning.
I took some screenshots of part of her store on Amped Up Learning.
There are so many teacher resources on Amped Up Learning. Come by and visit Homeschool Holiday and Froggy About Teaching.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Product Review: Nursery Rhyme Creative Play and Virtual World Traveler Activity Pack
Teacher Contributor - Christy Serra Gandara
At heart, Christy with Homeschool Holiday on Amped Up Learning is a Homeschool teacher! So that has been her focus as she has created her teaching resources. Her products have a purpose and are carefully thought out. Yes, her products can be used in the classroom! I am going to talk about 2 of her products which will help you see it's functionality in the classroom.
Nursery Rhyme Creative Play, (I am so glad I own this one!) can be used in a preschool, Pre-K, Kinder, and 1st grade classroom. It has the roles that kids can take to learn their part of the play. It includes puppets, which are adorable. The kids can make the puppets themselves. The puppets have been provided in different formats both in color and black and white. It can't be any easier for a teacher, everything that is needed to put on any of these plays has been provided.
Now she takes the students all around the world to different countries, Virtual World Traveler Activity Pack. The students start by making their passports. Then they get to virtually visit different countries and learn about them. The links to these virtual resources are provided in the document. What a great Social Studies project!
I am so happy to be a Teacher Contributor on Amped Up Learning. I will continue to host more Teacher Contributors on my blog and let you see the quality of their products.
I have one more article to share on my friend Christy. I shall return with more Homeschool Holiday!
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
To Wear A Mask or Not To Wear A Mask?
There is no question that this Pandemic has changed the way we do things. It has become essential to stay safe by social distancing, quarantining, and wearing a mask. Wearing a mask has met with quite a bit of resistance. It is uncomfortable to wear a mask! I would rather be uncomfortable in order to stay safe by wearing a mask. See what this scientist, Bill Nye, has to say about wearing a mask!
Monday, July 13, 2020
Christy Serra Gandara-Teacher Contributor on Amped Up Learning
So let me tell you a little bit more about Christy. Christy is a California teacher with 19
years of experience. She has taught in Catholic and public schools. She decided to
home-school her children. Got to love her! That is a huge amount of work to
raise your children and teach them! During this time, she became a curriculum
coach and consultant for homeschool families. She returned to the classroom
once she was done educating her own children. Christy has spent her teaching
years mainly with 3rd grade through 5th grade.
I asked Christy why she became a teacher. You will enjoy reading her response.
“One afternoon, when I arrived to volunteer to teach for our Church’safter school religion classes, the Nun that ran them,
met me in the parking lot with a
big box of teaching books, worksheets, etc.
She said she knew I wanted to be a teacher and I should have these for when I was ready. (At the time, I was in high school and dreaming of becoming a lawyer.) I had never said anything to this woman about becoming a teacher – but I wasn’t about to argue with a Nun! So, I politely took the box. I guess it was God’s way of planting the seed because I did change course along the way and have no regrets.”
Well, I'm glad she didn't become a lawyer! She was meant to be a teacher! Just take a look at this product she has made, Oreo Cookie Stacking Challenge. A friend of mine, 3rd-grade teacher, bought this teacher resource from Christy's store, Homeschool Holiday. Anyway, I got a sneak-peak at it and I'm going to tell you about it.
It is very well organized! It is a project the students can do independently. There are task cards that tell the students what their jobs are in performing the challenge. There are graphic organizers so that students can make predictions, record the results, and analyze the data. This packet includes anchor charts that teachers can display for students to guide them with the mode, mean, median, and range. You will love the many tools that have been included in this packet for both the teacher and the student!
I have more to share about this Teacher-Contributor. Soon . . . very soon!
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