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10 Must Know Tips for New Teachers

What first year teacher doesn’t need some great tips to survive the school year? I’d say a good hack is way more valuable than all the Target Spot back to school goodies in stock right now! I’m sure all the adorable ‘school is in session’ decor and bins are calling your name and reminding you […]

5 Steps for Building a Student Centered Classroom

A student centered classroom allows you to create an environment where the support and achievement is high and the class practically runs itself. Think it sounds too good to be true? It’s not! And I want YOU to experience the amazing, beautiful way your classroom should be designed – and that’s centered around your students! […]

DIY Storage Bench Seat

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own storage bench seat? Are you like me and think, “Man, but this is too much.” Well I’m here to tell you if you think that, you’re wrong! It is super easy to make your own bench seat and I’m going to teach you how. […]

Flipping Over Flipgrid

Flipgrid is this incredible, free, web based service that allows teachers and students to make video responses to just about anything. Think of the possibilities- video responses to the conflict in a book, explaining math problems, doing science experiments at home, complete to playing games and having a little fun too! Don’t worry lessons are […]

5 Quick Tips for Your End of the Year Classroom Pack Up

Organization is key. It is a teacher’s dream to have every single thing organized in the most efficient way. It helps your classroom flow and feel and creates a conducive learning environment for your students. However, to actually ACHIEVE that organization is sometimes a lot easier said than done. I’ve learned some quick tips along […]

Graphing – Fun, Engaging, and Relevant!

Collecting and analyzing data, along with graphing are some of those real life skills that students can truly grasp when we bring it to life! If you ever thought teaching kids to master this skill was a hard task, you’re in the RIGHT PLACE! In this post, you are going to learn a lot of […]

End of the Year Activities: COVID EDITION

This school year has been (insert adjective here). Filling in that blank could take a whole other school year to answer! But guess what? YOU DID IT! Not only did you survive teaching the 2019-20 school year, but you are now so close to the end of the “just a tad less crazy 2020-21 school […]

Teaching Time Made Fun!

“Everybody stop! Look what the time is… and go!” This is just one of the many things you will hear in our classroom when we are learning about time. How do you feel about teaching time? Is it something you love or dread? I’ll be honest, I never got excited about pulling out the little […]

5 Must Have Google Extensions for Teachers

One revelation from the past year all teachers can agree on is that this year has been tough. But, technology, although at times finicky, has saved us from letting down the reason we teach, our students. Our love for our students has led us to great lengths to make this year work! That doesn’t mean […]