It’s that time of the year when things are getting CRAZY! We have a ton of district assessments for the next two weeks because our trimester is ending and you know what that means…REPORT CARDS and PARENT CONFERENCES. Oh my! I use to really dread conference time. It wasn’t that I didn’t have friendly parents, […]
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 […]
What are you waiting for? Create a Class Instagram Account Now!
If you’ve followed me by now, you know how much I love Instagram for my personal life, Easy Teaching Tools, and my classroom account. I’m a big believer in keeping parents in the loop so I created an account that my students are in charge of. Yes, you heard that right! Gradually releasing that responsibility […]
Parent Conferences Don’t Have to be Scary
Parent Conferences always give me some sort of anxiety. Maybe it’s because I haven’t formed a strong relationship with the families yet or the fact that the parents are getting used to the new curriculum and all of their emails have me feeling scared. But I’m here to tell you that they don’t have to […]