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Keep learning fun during Valentine’s week with this print-and-go reading task cards bundle. Includes context clues, text features, text structure, and a Valentine choice board for 3rd–5th grade.

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The hardest part of teaching isn’t lesson planning or grading—it’s carrying the weight of expectations, emotions, and responsibility every single day. This post dives into the part of teaching we don’t talk about enough.

There’s a gap between how teaching looks on paper and how it feels in the classroom—and teachers live in that gap every day.

If teaching feels harder than ever, it’s not because you’re doing something wrong—it’s because teaching has changed, and expectations have grown.

Teachers aren’t burned out because they don’t care—they’re burned out because they care too much for too long. This post explores teacher burnout, stress in teaching, and what actually helps educators feel supported again.

As a teacher, I carried more than curriculum into my classroom—I carried the emotions, struggles, and stories of my students. This post reflects on the emotional load teachers carry every day and why having the right support can make all the difference.

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Make teaching text evidence fun and simple with this Print-and-Go Text Evidence Scavenger Hunt—a low-prep reading activity designed to boost engagement and comprehension in upper elementary classrooms.

Teaching feels overwhelming for many educators right now—and it’s not because teachers aren’t trying hard enough. It’s because the expectations keep growing while support stays limited.

Teaching today comes with real challenges—time constraints, engagement struggles, burnout, and endless expectations. You’re not alone. Let’s talk about what teachers are really facing and how support can make a difference.

Creating classroom resources for Teachers Pay Teachers is deeply fulfilling, but it also comes with moments of overwhelm. This personal reflection shares the real highs and lows behind the creative process and the heart behind supporting teachers everywhere.

From classroom teacher to teacherpreneur, this reflection shares how Teachers Pay Teachers helped me continue supporting educators while working from home and creating resources for real classrooms.

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As 5th-grade teachers, we know that phonetic knowledge is foundational to reading fluency and spelling accuracy. But let's face it—traditional phonics worksheets can feel repetitive and uninspiring to our students. That's where these Phonetic Knowledge Task Cards come in! Here's how you can seamlessly integrate them into your classroom routine to boost engagement and learning outcomes.