Welcome to the HappyEdugator Blog!

I’m Deborah, author of this site and the resources you find here. I love sharing language arts teaching tips with educators, and you’ll find ideas and resources geared mainly to middle and high school students here. If you need help finding something, please use the contact form to get in touch. I’m glad to help.

Busy October! Lots of freebies to help!

October is such a busy month. Fire Safety Week, Breast Cancer Awareness, Columbus Day, Football games, Homecomings, Fall Festivals, and Halloween! Whew! So much going on that it is hard to even have a minute to sit down and relax and very little time to read blogs!  So if you

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Top Ten Things I’ve Learned As a Teacher

It is amazing to me how fast the years go by as you get older, and it is even more incredible that a new school year has already started again. After 25 years in the classroom, I have been reflecting on what are the top ten things I have learned

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Back to School Sale and Back Home!

Hello everyone, I have been enjoying the last few weeks in Seattle with the new grandson and my daughter, and with my other grandson and my son! I arrived back home late Thursday night, and took the weekend to celebrate my joyous reunion with my hubby and my doggies. So

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Learning in Las Vegas and Seattle Bound. Part 2

I will continue now with tips from my afternoon sessions at the TPT conference!  I had a great lunch with a terrific group of  teachers and clip artists at the Grande Lux Cafe next to the casino at the Palazzo. Nice little place, and the food  was excellent. Luckily we

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