A Great Giveaway and Sale for Teachers!

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Teachers… Do you need a vacation or know a teacher who does? Well, a group of dedicated teacher-authors have teamed up and want to “shower” a teacher with $500 toward a flight or Airbnb to a destination of your choice. This year and a half has been the craziest, hardest time teachers have ever had to deal with!  You DESERVE a vacation!  🧡 Tell us if you were to win, where you would want to go and why you need a vacation! 🧡 Enter the raffle here: https://bit.ly/2Q5o4pl    🧡 Raffle Ends at 12:00 AM Central Time, Sat. 4/24/21. The lucky winner will be announced by 5/2/21.  👉 You must be an educator to win and provide proof by providing your school name and grade level within 48 hours after contacted or a new random winner will be selected. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, or Teachers Pay Teachers. No Purchase Required.  👉 You have one year from the ending date of this giveaway to claim your prize!   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   This week we are, “Showering Teachers with Dollar Deals!”  Find awesome resources to choose from to get you to the finish line. Go HERE on Mon. & Tues.👉https://bit.ly/2QwJ4Ft. Please note that most of the sellers in this group are elementary sellers, so I chose elementary resources to place on sale. Be sure to take a look at my resources: Math Word Problems with Two Level Dinner Theme Fact and Opinion PowerPoint Teaching Writing Worksheets Go HERE on Wed. & Thurs.👉 https://bit.ly/2P1TRae  Our sale resources are digital resources, so I'm offering the following for only a $1: Opinion Writing in Google Documents Math Pattern Fun for Google Slides Grandparents' Day Activities Friday is our 1/2 price on bundles sale! Go HERE on Friday. 👉 Bundle Deals I will be offering these bundles for 1/2 off the original price! Dictionary Skills Bundle Grammar Review PowerPoints Addition and Subtraction PowerPoints Thanks for tuning in and good luck in the contest and in finding the perfect resources during our sale! Here is a tune to go along with our sale!  Happy Monday Music Moves Me! Joyce Catch My Products The Gifted Department Store

High School Reading Passages and Questions The History of Pandemics & COVID

As these difficult times surround us, many wonder how our pandemic compares to those that our ancestors suffered with throughout history. Being a curious sort, I researched and wrote this reading passage with higher level thinking questions about COVID and other pandemics. 

My thoughts of the past pandemics actually surfaced when I was a Historical Haunts tour guide. I told stories of Yellow Fever and how Spanish Flu killed Elliot Fountaine, a local spirit who has been seen and heard from during multiple investigations. Little did I know, Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain but rather in Kansas! 

If you'd like to learn and teach your high schoolers about pandemics, check out this popular reading passage.

Also, read what a buyer had to say.

"I used this as an activity when our school suddenly went to distance learning during quarantine. It was phenomenal. In fact it was so well done that I bridged a research paper from this activity as well. It was such a relief to have a relevant and well-made activity readily available at such a critical time. The author did a great job at compiling information and making thought-provoking and worthwhile questions. Seriously, thank you!!!"

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/High-School-Reading-Comprehension-Passages-and-Questions-Coronavirus-5321858

I also have a historical fiction story on Yellow Fever for younger students in middle school or upper elementary.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Historical-Fiction-Passage-Yellow-Fever-Printable-or-Google-Document-Ready-4405335

Kids will love reading about George as he tries not to interact with the world around him during the fatal yellow fever epidemic of 1878. This passage also includes questions and a puzzle.

Thanks for reading about these resources! I have also written a high school passage about the Smallpox pandemic. I hope you'll have a closer look at my products.

Joyce

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My Love of Writing!

I love to write, especially historical fiction pieces because I have fun learning about the past. I've recently gotten hooked on "Outlander," a Netflix show that features scenes from the 18th century. It's so much fun to get a look into the past, plus, before watching the show, I never knew anything about Scotland.

As a writer, I not only have created resources with writing tips but also have written a lot of fiction, historical fiction, and nonfiction stories. These stories each contain challenging questions which make for a great buy on Teachers Pay Teachers. All of my stories are my original writing, no purchasing of a story from someone else. I'd often wondered where these resources with writing came from only to learn that a lot of sellers hire someone to write. Not me! 

Here is a peek of some of my reading passages for upper elementary or middle school students.

Since it's March, this might be a good time to look at my Irish stories.

Take a look at young Frank, an Irish potato farmer, from around 1850, as he struggles with his new life in the Bronx of New York City. 

Although Frank is fictional, a lot of his troubles were real for the Irish immigrant of his time. Frank faces, disease and ridicule as he searches for an honest days work.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Historical-Fiction-Passages-The-Irish-Immigrant-4331894

My other story with Irish roots, "A Bloody Bad Life," comes from my experiences visiting a 15th century castle in Ireland. My husband and I took a tour, which inspired me to write this second person story that has been improved by my online teacher/author April Lurie when I took a writing class. 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Reading-Comprehension-Passage-and-Questions-or-Printable-Irish-Castle-3198341

Each of these resources, as well as all of my reading passages, may be printed or used virtually for distance learning or center work.

If you like unusual reading passages and questions for your kids, please check out my reading passages bundle, which sells for 30% off the price of individual resources. Am I nuts to give such a steep discount? Maybe.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Reading-Comprehension-Passages-and-Questions-or-Print-Mega-Bundle-4103741