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Join me if you're a 5th - 9th grade math teacher seeking ready-to-go resources, teaching tips, and innovative ideas to make math fun and engaging for your students!

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School’s out. I’m still here. 💛

Hey Reader, Follow on IG this summer! The school year may be over (or almost over)… but I’m still here — cheering you on as you rest, reset, and maybe even prep a little when the mood strikes. 😉 I know teachers aren’t looking for classroom content every day in June, so my plan this summer is simple: ✨ one email every week or two that is short, helpful, and worth opening ✨ ideas, freebies, and tools that’ll actually help ✨ updates on what’s new and coming soon Speaking of what’s coming soon…...
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🎉 42 candles. 10 years. One big thank you.

Happy FRIDAY (and happy last day of school to me)! Every year since I turned 32, I’ve celebrated my birthday with a sale. Not because I had to… but because I wanted to. Because there’s something about this community we've built here. Something about YOU, the teachers who’ve supported me, laughed with me, watched as my life twisted and turned and trusted me with your students and classrooms — that makes me want to give back. So here we are, year TEN of birthday celebrations. And to celebrate...
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LOTS of Updates!

Happy Tuesday! Just checking in to let you know I've been hard at work updating some older resources. If you have any of the ones listed below, be sure to go download them again from TPT by clicking on the cover! They've already been updated in the mega bundles and in Absolute Access! Also, there are THREE new Geometry activities out as well! Have a fantastic rest of the week! Lindsay
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🚀 New! Math Preview Journals for Grades 5–8

Happy Friday Reader! I just released something brand new that’s perfect for the last few days/weeks of school (or for sending home over the summer): 📘 Grade-Level Math Preview Journals — now available for grades 4 - 7, previewing skills for grades 5 - 8! These printable journals help students preview next year’s math content in a low-stress, interactive way — with skill-based pages, real-world challenges, and space for reflection. Each one includes: ✅ Targeted skill introductions ✅ Practice...
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🦄 Your Dream Cup: Let’s fill it.

Happy Friday Reader! Today’s the final day of Fill Your Cup Week, and we’re closing it out with maybe the most important cup of all: 💭 Your Dream Cup. The part of you that still has goals, vision, and a sense that teaching can feel good again — or that life beyond the classroom might be waiting for you. Today, let’s honor that future version of you with 4 intentional gifts: 💛 1. A $50 Dream Fund GiveawayWinner chooses their prize — planner, books, outfit, decor, or something totally for...
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🎲 Fill your Creativity Cup: Free games + a fun giveaway

Hey Reader, Today’s all about your Creativity Cup, because May doesn’t have to feel like survival mode. When your students are over it (and so are you), the best thing to do is make learning FUN again… without making more work for yourself. So today, I’ve got you covered with: 🎯 Giveaway: $25 Target, Amazon or Walmart gift cards to help you stock up on classroom supplies, candy, or treats. CLICK HERE to enter! (Winners of the Monday - Wednesday giveaways will be contacted today!) 🛍️ Savings:...
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💕 FILL YOUR HEART CUP: TWO Freebies + a Giveaway Inside

Hey Reader, Today is about your Heart Cup 💕 — the part of teaching that’s impossible to measure but also impossible to ignore. It’s easy to forget, especially this time of year, that you’re making a difference. So let’s pour into your heart a bit today. 💛 1. A Heartfelt GiveawayWin a custom bracelet that reminds you of your impact. Winners will be selected and will be able to choose any of the sayings available on this bracelet, and I will purchase it and have it sent directly to you! ➡️...
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Your Mind Cup is waiting + The TPT Sale Starts

Hey Reader! Today is all about your Mind Cup. Not just yours — but your students’, too. If their brains are bouncing off the walls and yours is fried from planning, grading, and end-of-year chaos… Let’s make it easier. 🛍️ First — I’m giving away multiple $25 Amazon or TPT gift cards. CLICK HERE to enter. 👌 Second — the TPT Teacher Appreciation Sale starts today! Everything in my store is already 20% off. Use code THANKYOU25 at checkout for an extra 5%. Or use that code for 25% off everything...
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☕ Your ENERGY cup: Let’s fill it.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 💛 Let’s start by filling your Energy Cup.Because… let’s be real: it’s Monday, it’s May, and your brain is already halfway to summer. Here's your quick hit of fuel with some ideas, podcasts, a giveaway and freebie all that can be used this week! 💡 3 Low-Prep Lesson Ideas: Silent Gallery Walk: Put 6 questions/problems on chart paper. Students walk silently, solve or respond, and rotate. You Create the Quiz: Students write their own quiz questions based on a...
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