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Sale Alert! Teachers Pay Teachers is hosting a sale on Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1. What are you looking for in the sale?...

Does reading your students' narrative writing make you cringe? Mine used to. I remember stories that. . . Didn't make any sense. Would go...

I am important. I am brave. I am confident. I am loved. I am intelligent. I am special. I am creative. I am kind. How much different...

We are just about to start our first opinion unit of the year and I. Am. Here. For. It. I love teaching writing. It’s so much fun to see...

Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Informative Writing? Are you not sure how to teach the Common Core standards for Informative...

Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Informative Writing? Are you not sure how to teach the Common Core standards for Informative...

Now that we are a few weeks into the new school year and I can finally almost catch my breath (Ha!), I wanted to share one of my new...

It's that time of year again. Heading back to school is always stressful, but add on COVID-19 procedures and ever-changing plans and it's...

Classroom jobs totally save my sanity! Not just because they give students leadership, but because I create jobs that actually help my...

It’s no secret that Flexible Seating has been becoming more and more popular. I have been slowly incorporating it into my classroom each...

Do your students struggle practicing spelling and truly learning their spelling words? Mine did too. When I first started teaching, my...

Read this post to learn how to turn a worksheet into a Google Classroom assignment.

Do you want your classroom to be cute, fun, comfortable, and inspiring? Yes! We all do! We want students to feel at home and welcome in...

Do you go over your grocery budget again and again? Does food go bad in your fridge or pantry? Do you eat out more than your budget...

Raise your hand if your students ask you random questions throughout the week! Me too. "How many people are in the world?" "What makes...

Are you searching for that perfect Animal Adaptations lesson plan? Have you heard of Project Based Learning? Look no further!PBL is a...

Recently, I saw a post on Instagram that both shocked me and made me sad at the same time. It was of a schedule a teacher had made...

Hello! Welcome to my classroom tour for the 2019-2020 school year. This is my first year in a portable. It is different being outside of...

How do you organize your classroom library? Most people who responded to this question on my Instagram story said by genre or by reading...

Are any of you ready to start working in your classrooms? I had to switch rooms this year and am having so much fun dreaming up how I...