TPT December 2011 
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Dear Teachers,

One of the things I love about TpT is that the community is starting to define what it is and what it will become. There is a lot of relationship building, idea sharing and mutually beneficial collaboration happening naturally (on our Sellers Forum and outside of TpT) that goes beyond anything we've initiated. It is great to see and makes me excited about the future.



One example of this is a free eBook project independently organized by Rachel Lynette, one of our sellers who recently got some local press too (also on her own). She found 49 other TpT sellers willing to contribute a page with a holiday tip or activity idea along with links to other free resources. The result is a very attractive and supremely useful 50+ page PDF compiled in the spirit of the holidays and TpT-style collaboration. We know you will like it.

We are witnessing that the more involved in the TpT community contributors get, the more freely they give of their time and resources. And the more freely they give of their time and resources, the happier and more successful they are on TpT and in their careers. That's just the way the universe works. The more you give, they more you get. Love that.

Teach and be well,

Paul Edelman
Founder, TpT

TpT SPOTLIGHT

Kreaive in Kinder has a really fun product out called Elf on a Shelf Unit. It's for the cutie pies (PreK-1) and costs $5.

Meet High School Social Studies teacher Sarah Lewis. She just joined and only has one free item posted so far, but we really liked her profile and can tell that she is going to be contributing high quality products. Follow Sarah and all of your favorite sellers to stay up to date on new postings the very day they are added to the catalog.

Cyber Monday was HUGE! Our hard working teacher-contributors collectively earned 6 figures in supplemental income that day. Consider joining us on the seller side where for you Cyber Monday (and every day) will take on an exciting new dimension. You can upgrade from here and like Sarah start by just uploading one free resource. Then add more as you create them... at your own pace. It's a no brainer! What are you waiting for?

There are so many great free resources available on TpT (over 16,000) that it's very hard when we need to leave some out of the newsletter due to space constraints. No worries, you can find them yourself here sorted by most recently posted. Then you can narrow using the menu on the left. Easy easy.


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ELA Grammar
Lessons and Test-Prep PowerPoint Bundle
on CD

by Teachers Unleashed
Common Core Based Gingerbread Man Activities
by Erica Bohrer
Beyond The Worksheet - Middle School Math Activities
by Lindsey Perro
Party Penguins Parts of Speech
by Plug-n-Plan
FEATURED TEACHER-AUTHOR

Mel D
Highland — IN



I have been teaching for 8 years now. I currently teach 1st grade & have taught kindergarten as well. Teaching is not just�my job, it is my passion. I used to be an advertising executive for Chicago Tribune before I went back to school & followed my dreams of being an elementary teacher. I have been creating classroom materials for years & started�selling on TPT to share my talent & creativity with all of you.

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Handprint Calendar Gift
by Mel D
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Candy Land Sight Word Game
by Mel D
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Browse All DBQs
Government Structures and Levels of Freedom
by Michelle Pugh
Grades 9 - 12

Browse All Math
Solve Absolute Value Inequalities PowerPoint
by The Enlightened Elephant
Grades 8-11

Browse All
Foreign Language
Fast Finishers! Winter
Packet for Spanish classrooms

by LaProfesoraFrida
Grades 4 - 11

Browse All
Literature
Lesson Plans:
The Odyssey Unit

by Connie
Grades 6-10

Browse All
Holidays/Seasonal
Winter Holidays Tips and Freebies Ebook - 50 TpT Contributors!
by Rachel Lynette
Grades PreK-12

Browse All ELA
Christmas Puns: Puns from the North—Santa Takes the Pole Position
by Margaret Whisnant
Grades 4 - 8

Browse All eBooks
Novel Ideas - R.L. Stine's Goosebumps The Haunted Mask
by New Learning Publishing
Grades 2 - 4

Browse All Math Centers
Multiplication Gingerbread Bump
by SunnyDays
Grades 1 - 4

Browse All
Kindergarten
Baking Cookies Game
by First Grade Fanatics
Grades PreK-K

Browse All
Thematic Unit Plans
Santa Express Alphabet and Number Train
by Angela Bergman
Grades K - 1
BEST OF THE BEST — LAST WEEK

Best Selling Items
1 Gingerbread Man Math and Literacy Fun
2 Christmas Math and Literacy Fun
3 Holidays Around the World Unit {literacy and social studies}
4 Gingerbread Fun
5 Reindeer Math and Literacy Fun


See Top 100

Best Selling Sellers by Earnings
1 Deanna Jump
2 Made For 1st Grade
3 Kim Adsit
4 Julie Lee�
5 Rachelle Smith�

All Time Earnings Top 5 by Grade-Level Range Focus

Prek-2
1 Deanna Jump
2 Kim Adsit
3 Made For 1st Grade
4 Cara Carroll
5 Babbling Abby
  3-5
1 Wise Guys
2 Rachel Lynette
3 Smart Chick
4 One Extra Degree
5 Shelley Gray
  Middle School
1 Margaret Whisnant
2 New Learning Publishing
3 Beverly Brown
4 Runde's Room
5 Jos76
High School
1 Tracee Orman
2 Secondary Solutions
3 Lisa Michalek
4 PowerPoint Guru
5 Albert Baggetta