Besides academics, I strive to bring kindness into the classroom. We can raise the world’s smartest children, but ultimately I want to ensure that each and every one of my students is a KIND individual. School is not simply looking at the academic component, but the social and emotional learning as well. The best advice […]
Cute and easy “all about me” craft of the day…. express your SELFie! My kids had a blast making these. They were so cute…. they kept holding up the fake phones and throwing out lines from that “let me take a selfie” song. I remember last year with our BYOD (bring your own device) policy […]
Check out my post on Virginia is for Teachers about the importance of Building Character in the classroom! Includes information on creating anchor charts, bulletin boards, and read alouds for all those essential character development traits!
Time for the room reveal! This year I entirely changed my classroom. It has been jungle-themed in the past…. jungle-theme no longer! My team changed a lot this year, so I figure new team, new year! I stuck with a green & blue color scheme, and added in accents of black/chalkboard. ARMOIRE DECORATION Birthday signs: […]
Congrats to Melanie E., the winner of the $50 gift card to Erin Condren! I love, love, love my teacher planner, but all their organizational supplies are amazing! Don’t worry if you didn’t win, there are many more giveaways in the future 🙂
My school district starts pretty late in the year…the first week of September! Here are some things that I do to make Meet the Teacher/Open House run smoothly! 1. Get parent emails I leave a laptop right outside the door on a desk so that the parents line up to put in their email addresses […]
Have you heard about the Erin Condren planners? They are all over the blogging world, and I knew I had to get my paws on one of them! In the past, I only heard about their Life Planner. Many of my friends would post about it on Instagram and exclaim how “life-changing” it was. Obviously, […]
This giveaway is now over. However, there is a NEW giveaway for a class set of Steps to Literacy book bins. You can enter here.
Does anyone not love the Target Dollar Spot? This place is a treasure trove jam-packed with adorable (and functional) goodies for your home and classroom. This area is a favorite of mine in the summer when all their teacher treats and items show up. The summer before my first year of teaching, I went to […]
This giveaway is now over.However, there is a NEW giveaway for a class set of Steps to Literacy book bins. You can enter here. I HAVE AWESOME NEWS! Remember those amazing book bins from Steps to Literacy that I had a giveaway two weeks ago for? Well, two winners were announced And emailed (big congrats to […]
Earlier this month I wrote a blog post about the release of the app Ocean Forests from Bright World eBooks. The company is now releasing additional materials (for free!) that will enhance the use of the Ocean Forests app in both homes and classrooms. I love that after the initial purchase of the app, free […]
What is an interactive notebook? I hope you enjoy my guide to interactive notebooks! Interactive notebooks truly can make a difference in the classroom, but I hope you read through my guide. I went through a lot of trial and error with interactive notebooks, and I don’t want you to make the same mistakes that I did! […]
My school last year switched from PBIS to Responsive Classroom. Since we now do Responsive Classroom in my school, we no longer can have incentives or rewards. However, I wanted to share some cute ideas that I used in the past that I really loved! If you are in a PBIS school or simply prefer […]
This giveaway is now over.However, there is a NEW giveaway for a class set of Steps to Literacy book bins. You can enter here. UPDATE: Congrats to our winners Shana F. and Meredith G.! Our fab winners have been emailed and these boxes mailed out to them 🙂 On Friday, I blogged about how in love I […]
There is a NEW giveaway for a class set of Steps to Literacy book bins. You can enter here. I need a change this upcoming school year, so my classroom is getting a makeover! My safari/jungle classroom is evolving into blue, greens, and some black. I am envisioning a big, black bulletin board with neon green […]