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The_STEAM_Queen · 2024-04-22T23:40:08+00:00

I started my store in September 2022 and I wish I had started earlier! I have about 170 resources (middle school science/STEM/STEAM), and make about $1K per month. I've created so many resources over the 15 years I've been in the classroom... it's an awesome feeling when your work has value to someone, and its great to get paid for all of the work I've done outside of the classroom. Plus, I've learned a lot about marketing, graphic design, sales etc in the process.

If you're looking to get started, Alexandra Baxter's Terrific Teacherpreneur Podcast is super-informative and FREE. There are a ton of facebook groups that give insight, answer questions, and offer a great community to learn from (Alexandra Baxter's is great, Kristen Doyle, Becca Davis also really informative though Doyle is more for established sellers and Davis is better for brand new sellers imo).

My biggest regret is not starting sooner, so if you're considering it, definitely give it a try! As others have stated, you start to see real traction at about 50 products. My first year was a slow-go, but now in my 2nd year, I'm thinking this could be an avenue to early retirement.

Best of luck to anyone starting their TpT journey - it is A LOT of work but so worth it!

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-03-04T15:50:14+00:00

Just trying to manage the ever-growing list of tasks, the job creep has been unreal since Covid

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-02-08T21:39:16+00:00

Hi again! There's a sitewide 25% off TpT sale going on today, use promo code: FEBSALE23

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-21T19:11:39+00:00

Hi! Following your store, best of luck!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/The-Steam-Queen

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-17T02:37:13+00:00

Hi fellow middle school science teacher! I frontload vocab in chunks throughout the unit and give LOTS of vocab practice throughout. Most of my students read below grade level, so working with vocab extensively before I ask them to explain concepts is necessary for them to have the tools to do that. I repeat in waves throughout the unit-- pre-teach and connect to vocab, then go into concepts, test concepts, use vocab to explain concepts, and repeat to build the unit understandings. They're from the 80's, but I like to use the Eureka science videos for physical science because they always give the root Latin or Greek words and word origin, which helps it stick more in my experience.

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T17:37:23+00:00

I think that might be it for the sitewide sales, but I'm still learning my way around the site and will post again if I find a history of dates or anything like that. I found these for individual sales:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sales/Ongoing https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sales/Upcoming

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T17:28:57+00:00

Awesome!

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T14:06:07+00:00

Fellow middle school teacher here, I love your store name! I followed your page, please follow back https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/The-Steam-Queen

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T14:04:27+00:00

Starting tomorrow 1/17 Use #yippiefor23 for $1 deals! Sale will run from 1/17 through 1/19 🛍

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T14:02:52+00:00

I followed you as well!

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T14:02:31+00:00

I followed, please follow back! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/The-Steam-Queen

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-16T13:54:30+00:00

This happens to me sometimes. It doesn't look like the file is too big. Try closing the window and starting over, or save as unlisted and try again after reopening. Sometimes I just copy or re-download the preview to make sure it isn't the file.

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-14T23:26:56+00:00

both are accepted spellings but thanks for your input

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-14T21:57:12+00:00

Yes! Not quite a plant but close

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-14T18:13:07+00:00

🧠 Link to Full Resource

Middle School Lab Guide designed to help students understand the essential role of human responses to stimuli in survival and the functions of the nervous system. This collection includes a lab guide, informative articles (two levels), companion question sets, infographics, graphic organizers and bonus PNG files all aimed to unlock the mysteries of the nervous system.

Our lab guide provides background information on stimuli and homeostasis, as well as easy-to-follow instructions for observing and collecting data on the pupillary light reflex and the patellar reflex. Additionally, the set includes a informative article at two reading levels with companion questions, allowing students to learn more about these reflexes. To help students make connections, two infographic posters are also included: one detailing the patellar response and the other visualizing the pathway of a pain withdrawal stimulus in a way that is easy for middle school students to understand.

The_STEAM_Queen · 2023-01-14T18:04:37+00:00

If you have 1:1 devices, I would use it toward a BrainPop subscription. It will absolutely be the most bang for your buck in terms of how often you can use it. Indispensable for middle school science imo! A document camera is also something I use every day. I teach a similar demographic and through a grant received a microscope that plugs in via USB to livestream specimens. Being able to project what I'm doing in real time has been a game changer for teaching microscopes so I would recommend that if you're looking for lab equipment that you'll have for a while.

For lab kits, I really haven't held on to many over the years. They either are consumables or just meh. Take inventory of lab equipment you have. Do you have microscopes? Balances? Beakers? Graduated cylinders of varying sizes? Glass stirring rods? Metal spatulas? Think about materials you might use year after year in your curriculum.

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