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Wish the curriculum fairy could leave a stack of lovely creative materials under your pillow each month?

Maybe between all the preps, meetings, committees, and clubs, you’re struggling to find time to craft the creative units you want to teach.

Maybe your district is asking you to the impossible. Again.

Maybe you’d like to look forward to your lesson plans without staying up half the night. Every night.

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First of all, all of your stuff is amazing and so helpful! I absolutely love the Lighthouse. I was the one who said they couldn’t afford a year and wanted to try it out, but now I would like to switch to the annual. You really connect with us and that means more than you know. To know that I have a person I can actually go to for more creative help!

You are amazing. Sincere thanks for creating The Lighthouse, Betsy. It really is lighting the way for me this year. It’s my first year teaching freshmen and juniors, and only my second year in high school. Before that, I taught middle school. I am reading the books and creating lesson plans as I go. I am so, so grateful for your help and for these beautiful resources!

What is saving me is listening to you very early on and planning lessons that can be taught in all formats - my students and I are able to truck right along! The best thing is that I learned how to truly flip my classroom and that (again!) I listened to you and offered choice after choice. My students are very happy with the curriculum in general. I’ll never go back to my old ways!

I’m finally really getting to use many of your materials and they are superb. I am absolutely loving giving kids the chance to be creative. I hope you continue to offer this service next year.”

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I’m Betsy, a Minnesota lake girl turned world explorer. I love chocolate cake, reading in my hammock, playing Uno with my kids, and helping you follow your creative heart in the classroom. Thanks for visiting my little corner of the internet.

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