The Ancient Secret for Wise Decisions

…Some foolish choices are _______. When we are in the library, a smart choice would be ________ because _________. A foolish choice would be _______ because ________. Note that by…

The Magic Solution to Missing Assignments

…or organize indoor recess activities. Another teacher hosts a free time in the classroom where students play board games, draw on the Smartboard, use iPads or play with a class…

The Mystery of the Missing Freebies

…of my freebies are gone from my store! Yikes! What happened to all of Laura’s freebies??? Fortunately, this mystery is easy to solve. If you’ve been following me for a…

Teach Kindness on Pay It Forward Day

…I learned about Pay It Forward day, I created a free printable graphic organizer that teachers could use for teaching a lesson about the importance of kindness. I also created…

Math Games Make Learning Fun!

Spring is the perfect time to use math games with your students. Either you are finished with testing and the kids are restless, or you still have testing ahead of…

Classroom Goal Setting: The Key to Success

…When they experience set backs, successful people consider those obstacles to be mere stumbling blocks on their road to success. They never see themselves as failures because they have goals…

Time for School Year Reflections

…Year Reflections freebie below to use with my students; if you like it, feel free to download it and use it in your own classroom. My School Year Reflections printable…

What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…worksheets. All of that is good and important: The more efficiently your class is run, the more hands-on your activities are, the more welcoming your classroom is, the better the…

Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…can adapt the printables in my Bio Poems Made Easy freebie to use with the activity. But if you’re short on time, you might want to purchase my ready-to-use Buddy…

Mitten Science: Questions to Explore

…understand and could be answered with a simple science experiment. Even better, the original question could be modified and the same process used to conduct other “mitten science” investigations. Begin…