Teachers, Mothers, and Freebies Oh My!
Today is Mother’s Day and the last day of Teachers Appreciation Week. Sometimes it’s tough for me to receive accolades for just being me. Being a mom and a teacher is so rewarding in itself, I don’t feel the need for any thanks or appreciation. Of course, it feels wonderful to be recognized for doing what I do naturally. I hope all of you feel appreciated, not just this week but in different ways throughout the year!
This year’s Teachers Appreciation Week was more uplifting for me than ever before. I believe that mainly came from becoming a part of an online community of teachers with my Cheryl Literacy account. Teachers are good people, and I don’t mean just to children because that’s a given. Teachers are so good to fellow teachers. We understand each other in a way other people don’t. It’s not just that we know what it feels like to have to wait to go to the bathroom, to spend countless hours outside of work preparing for our students, or to lose sleep over that one child we know needs more than we can ever give. The amount of heart required in the teaching profession is immeasurable. That’s why I’m not surprised that this week I found so many amazing free teaching resources online.
Most of the things I find on TPT are free. Yes, free. Where else can you go shopping online and get so many free things? Nowhere. Teachers want to help others so much they spend time to list their resources with no expectation in return. That’s the definition of selflessness. It is the teachers who have built such an amazing wealth of online resources for each other. I appreciate my fellow teachers, both in their creativity and their willingness to share.
Interacting with teachers on social media sparks my own creativity and even reminds me of resources I’ve made over the years but just never found the time to list. I will be adding many more resources to my TPT store and sharing them on social media. I firmly believe resources that are quick and easy to make should be shared for free. That’s the pay-it-forward concept that teachers have.
I am so pleased I got to contribute to Teacher Appreciation Week this year by sharing many of my already free TPT items while updating and adding more. Everything I list online I have used in my classroom so I know it works. I welcome teachers contacting me to ask how I use my resources or ask for other ideas. Something else teachers are very good at is problem-solving. Not surprising since we do it all day, every day.
I hope you all have a Happy Mother’s Day celebrating someone and being celebrated!
Here are all the free items from this week in case you missed them. Share this with the teachers you know in your life; they will appreciate it!
Comparing Book and Movie
Written Retell
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