I am a teacher completing her 39th year of teaching. I first started teaching First Grade in 1976. Then after three years moved on to a new school and new grade, kindergarten. I stayed there for 35 years. This past school year I asked to be moved to First Grade for several reasons, I felt it would be easier physically and would give me a chance to expand my center ideas. Boy did it? I have spent every weekend this school year making new centers. I hate grading papers and have always sought to use centers to teach skills instead of using dittos. I want my children to love learning and have fun while they are doing it.
For years I have had fellow teachers tell me I needed to sell my centers. I was introduced to Teacher Pay Teachers by a student intern assigned to me. After five years of talking about it I am finally taking the plunge and getting ready to share my centers through the TPT website. I have been spending weeks preparing and hope to start uploading them soon. Trying to make sure I am following all the rules has been very time consuming, much more than I ever thought. I am hoping to be in full swing by next school year and hope other teachers will love them as much as I do.
My future goal is to retire and sit around making centers for other teachers to use. Here's to a new chapter in life and hopefully one that will be a successful way to supplement my retirement income in the future. Thanks for sharing the adventure!
-Candy
The Panda Teacher
Here is some pictures of my centers in action.
