For the last 3 years, we’ve had to supplement phonics instruction with phonics activities and games because we didn’t have a reading program. Every week, we were scouring different blogs and TpT looking for meaningful activities that would support student learning. I’ve got a few phonics activities and games that you can use in your […]
How do you deal with Teacher Pressure?
I don’t know about you, but my brain never shuts off when it comes to teaching. I’m always thinking how I can make things more efficient, coming up with new to do lists, and thinking up with ways I can use things from the Dollar Spot at Target, in my classroom. I’m thinking of blog […]
8 Easy Ways to Relax and Find Balance as a Teacher
Teaching takes up every ounce of brain-power, energy, and heart. When the dismissal bell rings, my teacher brain doesn’t shut off. I’ve got lesson ideas, unfriendly parent e mails, testing, IEPs, art projects, literacy centers, meaningful activities, and a bazillion ways to make our class run efficiently on my mind all.the.time. But I’m here to […]
The easiest and best parent newsletter
We know that parent communication in the classroom is essential, but sometimes, it takes a lot of time that we don’t always have. I have a free parent newsletter that takes just a few minutes to set up. You can add links to websites, photos, videos, sign up forms and more. Do you send a […]
Even Good Teachers Get The Sunday Night Blues
It’s true, good teachers get the Sunday night blues. That doesn’t mean anything is wrong, it means you’re human. Read more about this juicy topic on my guest post over at Education to the Core.
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 […]
Display Student Work that Turns into a Memory Book
Oh my word? Have you ever spent hours at the end of the school year sorting through student work to put into a memory book? Have you ever lost your mind trying to figure out who stole the binding machine to put together books while you so desperately need to begin yours? Were you that teacher […]
10 Easy Classroom Organization Tips
Easy Classroom Organization is so dang important for so many reasons. Things run smoothly when everything is organized, promise! I want to share with you 10 easy tips that will help you in your class. 1. To-Do List I’m a list-girl. I’m the type of person who will add something to the list once it’s […]
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