Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…scenario: it’s challenging to find meaningful icebreakers that don’t feel like a complete waste of time. That’s why you’ll love the Buddy Bio Poems partner poetry lesson! Having students write…

Sneak a Peek with Video Previews

…decision. Videos are more time-consuming to make than thumbnail images and PDF previews, but I’m happy to create previews in all three formats if they’re helpful. If you’d like me…

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…

How to Create a Classroom Yearbook

…of class scrapbooks like the one shown above, and I love taking them out and remembering the students I taught many years ago. Each student wrote me a special letter…

School Sticks for Summer Fun!

…get school like work done as well? I visited Whatever DeeDee Wants to remind myself how her version of Chore Sticks works. After a little thought and planning, I jumped…

Stop Team Disruptions with Team Stop Signs

…I could have imagined! My students absolutely HATED to have to stop talking for one single minute! That minute seemed like an hour to them as they listened to everyone…

Earth Day Teaching Resources

…the materials economy process and points out what is missing from the equation. She shares that while the process looks like a linear system, we live on a finite planet,…

Poetry: A Common Core Dilemma

…we had several of her books on our shelves. I wasn’t disappointed in her work; books like The Great Frog Race: And Other Poems and Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems were…

Walls for Language Learners

…what we imagine our classroom looking like when the hustle and bustle of the year gets under way and all of those once empty walls have been long since covered…