If you’ve followed my Instagram, you might think I have a Pinterest Classroom. In fact, people who walk into my classroom comment on it… often. But sometimes, they say it in a way that’s putting down my Pinterest-worthy room. To be very honest, I only use Pinterest as part of this blog but don’t use it […]
Make your Classroom Morning Routine EASY
Do you want to make your classroom morning routine easy? Are you trying to juggle student questions, taking attendance, helping Sammy log onto the computer while Marley needs help finding her lost pencil? All this while making sure your students are working on something meaningful without having to give the same directions over and over? […]
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Math Centers made Easy in the Primary Classroom
I’m about to hit you with some real talk. This school year has been so, so busy. Between IEP meetings, figuring out how I can support my students who really need it, e mailing parents back, writing our newsletter, planning engaging lessons, getting married, and trying to find a little balance, I’ve forgotten to do a few things that I’ve […]
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5 Easy Ways to Organize STEM Materials
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) has been such an incredible resource to so many teachers. But how many of you are now stuck organizing all of those wonderful materials? I know I have had some issues. To help, I have put together a list of 5 easy ways to organize STEM materials. I hope […]
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Classroom Routines at the Beginning of the Year
It’s the beginning of the year and you may be feeling overwhelmed, especially as you introduce new classroom routines to your new group. These last nine days, the little voice in my head keeps saying, “You were ready to pull your hair out at the beginning of the year last year too. But they picked […]
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Get Organized for Next School Year…at the End of the Year
There’s so much going on at the end of the year between report cards, filing cumulatives, cleaning, and so much more. While you’ve still got some parent volunteers and a class full of kids, put them to work in a way that will really help you start next school year off organized and prepared. I […]
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Best Classroom Hacks You Can Use Tomorrow
Classroom Hacks make me so dang happy because they’re efficient and make sense. I love when I figure out a clever way to implement an idea, probably way more than I should, but I can’t help it. If you follow me on Instagram, you already know that efficiency makes me giddy and I’m pretty sure I’m not […]
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Level your classroom library by lexile
Over the years, I’ve organized my library by genres, then by Accelerated Reading (AR) level, then AR level within genres and then nothing at all! Oh my! I loved it because it was so organized and made this semi-perfectionist heart smile. But with moving schools, classrooms, and states, my little library had to be sold […]
