One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving! If I were rich, I’d probably spend all my money on cute turkeys and Thanksgiving decorations! Do you struggle with creating engaging lesson plans during this hectic time? Sometimes this week…
Do you feel like you’re constantly digging around in your files for holiday and seasonal activities? I always found it handy to keep all of my seasonal activities and books in one location! Setting up a seasonal organizer…
Looking for a quick, inexpensive gift for your students? Check out these reading themed bookmarks! These are editable so you can add student names. You can give them as gifts to students– or you can use them as a…
Last year I noticed something about my 3rd graders– when they were in my room, they were behaved wonderfully. But then they would go to PE, Art, or Music– and return with a report that we “weren’t listening”…
This is the first year I’m going to try “Reward Tags”. I’m going to discuss with my students that it’s alright to feel proud of yourself– just as long as you’re not doing it at someone else’s…
Today I was sitting in my classroom making birthday gifts– I don’t usually do candy for birthdays– instead I give them something like a special pencil, bookmark, and birthday brag tag! I used to make bags like this:But…
Good morning! Have you ever used Class Dojo? If you haven’t, you definitely need to go to their FREE site and watch some of their promotional videos. I’ve been using it for about 4 years– and every year my…
I love using Daily 5 in the classroom! If you haven’t read that book— I highly recommend it! One of my favorite aspects of Daily 5 (other than “Read to Self”– who doesn’t love the sound of children…
Some days after school I just sit at my desk and look around at the stacks of papers. I have some to grade– some to send home– some to keep and file– and then some! So my question…
My husband and I are the type of people who get stuck in a rut (and we’re usually ok with that)– but I decided I wanted to make something that would encourage us to do something new! Thus–…
Remember when the idea of making crate seats came out and it was all the rage? Me too. However, I am way behind the times! I decided that this summer was THE summer I was going to do…
I must be on some kind of school crafting roll– because today I completed another project! Celebration with a cup of coffee! Our grade (actually our entire elementary school) is doing this thing where we charge supply fees–…
Are you looking for a cheaper way to organize your daily teaching materials? If so, I have a great homemade solution for you! Last year I kept noticing how all the teachers had these awesome plastic tubs that…
I have been working in my classroom– and I am finally seeing things come along! Our school-wide theme this year is camping. So I’ve scoured the internet for many different kinds of ideas ranging from owls to forests….
Today I went up to my classroom to work on more setup. Our schoolwide theme this year is “camping”– so that is also my classroom theme. I made one bulletin board called “Birthday Bugs”. I found a printout…
Are you looking for ideas to incorporate more writing in your classroom? I know that writing can be one of the hardest subjects to instruct– especially when you have students who are less than enthusiastic about it. Here…
