Heartfelt Causes & Effects

…you’d like to use it with your students, you can download the PDF here. Free Heartfelt Causes and Effects Lesson Heartfelt Causes & Effects includes detailed, step-by-step directions, so I’ll…

Spontaneity Brings Math to Life!

…an idea popped into my head. I walked out of the room, spun around and returned with a silly grin and a cuboid net in my hand. I didn’t say…

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…the custodians, facilities and office staff your BEST friends….they RUN the school and know HOW to get things done there…..we just work there! Maggie Kelly – It’s all pointless without

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…I started by teaching the students about their brains. I didn’t know much about that myself but after doing lots of reading and providing books for the kids to read…

30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…you want to get fancy you could mount on construction paper. http://www.wordle.net Karen Esdale-Brown – I melt down the broken classroom crayons into Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Kerri Grooby –…

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy

…in my heart too!” At that moment, I knew I had to find a way to reach out. Parents needed to know what to say to their kids and how…

The Mystery of the Missing Freebies

…website and in my TpT store, which meant creating all new thumbnail images for TpT and updating the descriptions. Honestly, I just wasn’t able to keep up with it all….

How to Cure the Classroom Library Blues

…system that works for you. Otherwise, you’ll find your book collection dwindling throughout the year. Wouldn’t you love to know how other teachers handle classroom library checkout? Read on to…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…and I know that a lot of their energy goes into things like setting up classrooms, finding new materials and activities, learning new technology, and downloading beautifully designed templates and…