Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer of any type. I am a former teacher creating and selling educational resources. You should do your own research into the matter of trademarks and/or consult an actual attorney. This is not legal advice. Did you know that when you are selling resources you cannot use every name out there? There is this thing called TRADEMARK. When you started creating resources to sell (or give for free to promote your store), you pretty much no longer fell under fair use. When you create your educational resources, it is your responsibility to look to see if there is an existing trademark on the name you want to use and the category for the trademark. ⇝  Just because you have a reading textbook that needs supplemental material doesn't mean you can use the name of the reading series in your product. ⇝  Just because you see 10,000 products on TPT using a certain name doesn't mean it is okay for you to use. ⇝  Just because you like a certain author doesn't mean i......

Many teachers make resources to use in their classroom. I know as a Special Education Resource teacher, I was always creating things for my students due to lack of curriculum, supplies, and just to meet their needs. Now it's time to take those created resources and get them ready to sell. Here are some things to think about before you post an item to sell. 1) Does your product contain original content? You cannot sell a worksheet that you've downloaded from the internet. You cannot retype the workbook page and call it yours. You cannot retype a passage and call it yours. I've created learning centers for my students. I would take a worksheet or workbook page and rewrite the information on cute, themed cards. That was okay as I was just using it in my classroom. I cannot turn around and type it up on cute, themed cards to sell. It wasn't my original content. You need to write your own reading passages, create your own math problems, or write your own social studies ques......