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Teaching Controversial Issues

Posted on September 30, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching controversial issues can be a great challenge for teachers. Some teachers worry they do not have the right tools or background knowledge to adequately approach the topics, while others may fear repercussions for addressing these issues in such an...Read More

The Power of Truth and Kindness in the Classroom

Posted on January 19, 2017July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teachers have long understood that students come into our classrooms with great challenges before them. They enter naive, and often willing to accept whatever is told to them as truth. They also enter filled with acceptance, yet at the same...Read More

A Back to School Resource Linky: Secondary Edition!

Posted on August 2, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

It's almost time to meet and greet your classes for the new school year, and the Secondary Sellers of TeachersPayTeachers would like to help you be prepared! Jump through this linky to find our best selling resources and our prize...Read More

Quick Thought Thursday: Teachers Helping Teachers

Posted on March 19, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

What happens when hundreds of wonderful TeachersPayTeachers sellers realize that a fellow teacher is in need? A MASSIVE fundraiser happens! That's what! We call it Teachers Helping Teachers, and it came about after TpT teacher-authors heard the story of...Read More

February Funnies: I Miss Those Kids

Posted on February 14, 2015July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Teaching at the high school level is like living on a different planet. They are "out of this world" with their ideas, their actions, and their defiance. And I loved them for it! They kept me young, and they allowed...Read More

A Go-Away Stress Giveaway!

Posted on November 2, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Would you like to win great resources to make your teaching stress-free? Jump over to the Study All Knight blog to enter! a Rafflecopter giveaway Links: Go Away Stress! Giveaway https://alessonplanforteachers.com/2014/11/GoAwayStressGiveaway.html The Hunger Games Giveaway https://alessonplanforteachers.com/2014/11/TheHungerGamesGiveaway.html Happy Winning!

Happy Birthday Hubby! A Lesson On the Value of Teacher Collaboration

Posted on October 2, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

In honor of my hubby's 45th Birthday, I am writing this post on Teacher Collaboration! A few years ago, I was sitting at home talking in an AOL chat group for teachers. We were discussing the state testing and sharing...Read More

Warn Against the Addiction!

Posted on May 15, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Many of you are coming close to the end of your school year, and that means you will be giving your students all the advice you can muster for their summer free time. Of course, we want them to read...Read More

I Got Nothing!

Posted on April 28, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Oftentimes in our classrooms, we hear our students complain that they don't have any ideas, or they have no inspiration for a writing assignment. We encourage them to brainstorm, create lists, do a Venn Diagram, write an outline... And the...Read More

Great Products and Super Sellers on TpT

Posted on January 9, 2014July 25, 2020 by Michele Luck

Thank you for visiting with us at the recent conference! We always love talking with teachers at the conferences, and more importantly, we love sharing such incredible resources that can help you transform your classroom into one that is engaging...Read More