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 […]

Classroom Supplies

I share a lot of my favorite classroom supplies in my social media posts because they really help make my class run a little smoother. I am sharing some Amazon affiliate links with you from some of my favorite things that help make life in my class just a bit easier. I am compensated for […]

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 […]

Motivating Kids with Accelerated Reader

Does your school have school wide goals for reading?  This year, our school is really pushing Accelerated Reader!  I think by the 3rd month of school, we read over 20,000 books as a school of 1,500 kids! In 2nd grade, our Reading Specialist has set the goal of reading 40 books by the end of […]

Holiday Traditions, Parent Gifts, and Classroom Fun

I love December in our classroom and am so thankful we can celebrate all things Christmas!  We’re going to have a special delivery from the North Pole on Friday and my kids are going to go nuts! With the help of parent volunteers, we will be making reindeer food,  watching some holiday movies during rainy […]

Books Teachers Love: It’s Christmas David

This month, I’m excited to bring you one of my favorite Read Alouds for December! I absolutely loved the David series by David Shannon.  Since we haven’t read a David book since the beginning of the school year, this is a BIG treat!  Merry Christmas, David is always a class fave! When I take out […]

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 […]

STEM: Arcade Games that Students can Play

Cardboard Challenge Day is by far the BEST day of the year for so many awesome reasons.  Basically, kiddos have 2 weeks to create a cardboard arcade game using what they know about force and motion.  They create the game at home with their families and seriously have a blast collecting materials and decorating their […]