Tuesday, June 23, 2015

TPT Seller Challenge Week 2: Dare to Dream


Hey there! 
I am loving the Dare to Dream focus for the seller challenge this week. It's easy to get lost in designing and creating. It's so important to refocus on why we're all doing this extra work. :) 

Here is my photo for this week! 

My Own Classroom: I am a new teacher. I haven't had my own room yet. I have slowly been accumulating classroom materials so I'll be ready when that day comes. I'm currently applying and interviewing for classroom positions. In the future I would love to have some TPT money to spend on my future students and our classroom. I have so many fantastic organization and decoration ideas just waiting on my Pinterest boards. I can't wait. 

Reflective Teaching: I love that TPT has forced me to think so deeply about materials I would like to use. I have analyzed so many aspects of daily routines and synthesized the best parts that work for me. This will allow me to customize future materials for the classroom to fit each specific class. That is a huge benefit. It is a dream of mine to keep adjusting, and become so reflective and critical of my teaching in order to effectively teach a diverse class. 

Student Loan Payments: I've seen this one floating around on a few of these posts. It'll be so nice to be debt free. I can't wait until that day. As a recent college grad this is dream number 1! 

Kindness in the Classroom: I love focusing on teaching the whole student. Through TPT I have found so many great ideas to teach the whole kiddo. I want my students to be kind and respectful students in my classroom and beyond. I love that I now feel confident creating materials and systems that promote kindness and develop content-related skills. Pretty awesome. 

I am very new to the world of TPT and I have loved all of the connections I've made with other teachers. 
I can't wait to see where this journey takes me. 
Hopefully soon I will be blogging and creating for my very own classroom. 
Dare to dream, right? 
:) 

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

TPT Seller Challenge Week 1: Makeover Madness!

First official blog post! (Woo hoo!) 

I'm so happy about the TPT seller challenge hosted by a few fabulous teacher authors. I have already learned so much and it's only week 1! I can't wait to see what's in store for us. :) 


I decided to fix up my best selling product! I really wanted to change the cover because I feel like the old one didn't really represent the product in a good way. 


I love these binder covers! And they've been selling. Which is pretty huge for a brand new seller. I'm thrilled. 



I love bright colors, Melonheadz clip art, and KG fonts. This cover is basically a combination of everything I have learned about TPT since March.

I still have a lot to learn, but I am pretty happy with where my little store is at right now.

I'd love to hear from you about your makeover ideas or thoughts/comments on this before and after. :)

Link up with me on Facebook and Pinterest! I love getting to know more teacher authors! :)

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Under Construction!

Hello!
I am brand new to the world of blogger. If you are here, please follow me and I will be posting more content after I get this blog up and running!

Thank you :)
-Hannah from Simply Bright and Beautiful