Being organized in the classroom doesn’t come easy for everyone, but I would like to think that I am a fairly organized person. It never failed, though. At the end of the day I looked around and I had a pile of papers that needed to be organized, but I wasn’t sure where to put […]
The back to school season is busy long before your students enter your classroom and you are in need of meet the teacher tips. I think we can all just giggle when people say that teachers only work 9 months out of the year! Even if we aren’t physically working, our brains never stop thinking […]
Parent Communication can seem like a daunting task. At the end of a long day sometimes the last thing we want to do is spend more time on the phone, writing emails, or on social media. But we have to remember one thing: Parent communication is of the utmost importance. As a teacher, you want […]
I have been using science interactive notebooks since my first year of teaching. I had a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful science teaching coach who was all about using science interactive notebooks in the classroom. It was a bit of a struggle for me to get them going. Some years were better than others for implementing them, but […]
When you open your guided reading binder, what do you see? Are your lesson plans and student data forms easily accessible? Do you know which students need a running record today? Do you have all the resources you need at your fingertips? I know I got tired of disheveled papers falling out, losing track of […]
I love Instagram. It’s the perfect way to share something quick and simple. It doesn’t filter through your feed like Facebook does. I am guaranteed to at least have the opportunity to see everyone that I follow! I love that about Instagram! I also love how easy it is to connect with others! My dear […]
As the end of the year approaches, summer is on your mind! Students are starting to check out you are working hard to keep them engaged in learning as you focus on instruction for the last few weeks! I always found that introducing a new idea or way of practicing skills was fabulous for my […]
Yesterday on Instagram I shared this image of a simple, quick, teacher appreciation gift that I threw together in about 5 minutes for my little guy’s teachers. Things Needed: -hand soap -ribbon –gift tag FREEBIE You can snag this FREEBIE to help throw your gifts together in no time. Click the images above to […]
Are you a prankster? I am not. I wish I were, but I am not good at lying, so I always ruin any prank I try to pull! I love to hear about pranks people pull, and my college days were filled with witnessing lots of silly pranks. They just bring joy (when they are […]
Oh, spring break- the time of the year that most teachers say, “Oh my gosh! Where has the year gone? We have so much to accomplish still!” I can totally relate. 100%. That is when I would start to freak out a little! But don’t fret, friend. I have just the thing to help your […]
I love, love, love teaching reading comprehension skills through read alouds! If you hang around here often, I’m sure you have read that before. Our interactive read aloud time is a part of our day that I never push to the side. Not only do I always enjoy it, but this is when I teach […]
Just popping in to share a little summer bingo freebie that I made for my End of Year party for my little friends at school. Just add candy, math manipulatives, or coins to use to cover the spaces and you are set! Grab it if you can use it! click the image above to snag […]
The end of the year is SO close! With that, come several crazy days that your normal schedule is thrown out the window in order to work in this or that. I wanted to share one of my FAVORITE things to do at the end of the year-use CHALK PAINT in the classroom! I LOVE […]
Be set for Martin Luther King Jr Day with this Martin Luther King Jr poem for your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade learners. Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored on the third Monday of January every year. For years, a man by the name of John Conyers, a congressman from Michigan, worked to honor […]
I’m going to do a quick flash back to about two weeks ago to share what we did in our class as we learned that great readers infer as they read. I started the week with a great lesson from Comprehension Connections. We safety-pinned emotion cards to the back of a child’s shirt and then […]
As we approach the holidays, one unit we always get to do is Holidays Around the World. To get started, we’re going to dive into all about Kwanzaa. I love getting to expose my students to holidays that they may not be familiar with. Plus, it helps build a strong, solid classroom community with empathy […]
Well it has been a while since I have shared my plans for the week. It’s a lot of work to put them together visually, but it really does help me! Back to sharing I go!! Let’s see if I can do this two weeks in a row! HA! 🙂 Next week is all about […]
September 17th is Constitution Day. This year Constitution Day happens to fall on a teaching day so I have been working on just a few ways to integrate it. **Amazon affiliate links are used below at no cost to you. We will start with a poem. I wrote this little poem with rhyming words […]
