Sweet 'N' Sauer Firsties -

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 premade and ready to use… Read More

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 these years for setting your… Read More

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 great, easy to implement ideas… Read More

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 year”. Congratulations to you! You… Read More

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 clocks until I completely changed… Read More

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 a little help wouldn’t help!… Read More