There are three different types of books. Which one do I need?

Well, that depends on what you’re looking for.

• If you are a teacher who likes to kick it old school with a physical copy of the answer keys so you don’t have to look on the computer for it, get a physical copy of the Teacher’s Edition for your grade level from Amazon.

• If you prefer digital copies and you have Kindle Unlimited and access to a printer that you can print for free from, you can get the teacher’s editions on the kindle. Then, you can get the PDF version from Etsy or Teachers Pay Teachers and print off whatever pages you need for worksheets and make copies. Obviously, I’m thinking of teachers within a school district here.

• If your a homeschooler, probably the cheapest option for you is going to be getting the physical copy of the student edition for your kids. (Printer ink and paper is getting expensive.) Then, for the answer keys for you, either kindle unlimited or the PDF version from Etsy or Teachers Pay Teachers.

Um… why aren’t you suggesting teachers buy a physical student copy for everyone in their classrooms?

• Because I was one. I mean, if you’ve got the textbook budget to do that, sure. But with the funding cuts to education now, I’m kind of doubtful that any teacher outside of an elite private school is going to have those kind of funds. Honesty, I’d rather you have the resources you need for your class and only have to spend $9.99, than to spend hundreds on it even if it makes me more money. I’m well aware most of you teachers are paying for classroom supplies out of your own pockets. Lord knows I did. So if you can get away with printing from a pdf and making copies, do it!

I noticed you have a Week 9 test and a 9 Weeks cumulative test. What’s that about?

• I wanted you to have options. If you want to just do a week 9 vocabulary test for just the words last week, awesome. If you want to have a cumulative 9 weeks test with two words from each week, you can do that too. While I was teaching, I found classes where just the words from that week were all my students could manage. And occasionally (rarely, because I taught kids in the Alternative school in addition to regular classes), I would have rockstar classes that could handle cumulative tests without issues or accommodations. So I decided to make tests that covered both.

Why are you giving away some stuff for free?

• Well, for one thing, it lures you in to check out my books. Mwahahah… For another, I used that lesson plan template for years while literally teaching seven different subjects, and it kept me sane (relatively speaking) and organized. I thought I’d share. As for the Holiday Word Searches, sometimes you just need something to keep the students busy when they finish early or they’re antsy for some reason (holidays, it’s snowing, full moon, etc.). And I’m super proud of The Raven Unit Plan. I made that one while figuring out how to use new software for the books.

Why is your author picture a crocheted octopus?

• Because I wouldn’t hold still long enough for my daughter to take my picture. She tried to take it while I was asleep in my chair, but no one wants to see up my nose to my nose hairs. Besides, Mr. Trouble Bubbles is adorable.

In the crochet stuff section, would you prefer we check out Ravelry or Etsy?

• Honesty, Ravelry. The Etsy store is fine, but it won’t let me publish free patterns. The Ravelry store has all the patterns that are on Etsy and a few more besides, but many of them are free instead of $0.99. Also, Ravelry doesn’t charge as much in seller’s fees.