Hi everyone, Have you read my Classroom Clean Up Made Easy post? I got such great feedback from lovely readers that I thought I’d share a few more tips to help you out with your clean up time! Tip One: Assign your students different items to pick up. For example,
Are you getting ready for your big return yet?? I’m only a few weeks into my summer break yet I’m already finding myself searching for fresh ideas for that busy first week of school! The first week can get pretty crazy if you don’t start it with a plan… The
Teachers are always looking for new classroom management strategies. It doesn’t matter how long we’ve been teaching. We’re always looking to improve our classroom “vibe” and we work hard to try different strategies in order to find the ones that work best for us and our students. For a long
Kids usually don’t make a fuss about clean up time. They love to help their teacher out and they often appreciate a break from sitting at their seat. However, we do sometimes struggle with encouraging our students to clean up the classroom and take responsibility for our shared space. When
Hi everyone, My little learners have been working SO hard on their reading these past few months and I am VERY excited to show what what they have been up to! I have quite a few struggling readers this year so I made these fun fluency phrases for my guided
Winter is the perfect time for creative classroom fun! These 7 simple winter art projects are designed for kindergarten and first-grade students, using affordable materials and easy-to-follow steps. Whether you’re looking for a quick craft or an art-and-writing activity, these projects will keep your students engaged while working on fine
Hi everyone, A few weeks ago, we had a professional development day called ENGAGE. It was all about how we can engage our students in our classrooms. The day was SO much fun! We had a fantastic keynote speaker and super fun slam sessions. Teachers were given the chance to
Hi everyone, I’m linking up with the fabulous Bright Ideas group today with some tips for Interactive Notebooks. I started using interactive notebooks in my classroom last year and I absolutely LOVED it. However, I wish I could have had a few tips before getting started! I would have avoided a
Hi everyone, I’m here to share a little tip with you today! As you may already know, I love making crafts with my class. I just love how they motivate my students to write great stories. They are a great way to spark their imagination! I usually am pretty flexible
Hi everyone, I’m here to show you the MASTERPIECE that we worked on this week! I’m not very artistic so coming up with art projects for my class is always a struggle for me… I wanted my students to work on a something colorful, to go with our rainbow crafts,
