Bucket Seats… Made Easy!

…super easy tutorial on how to make bucket seats from those cheap 5-gallon paint buckets that you can get from pretty much any home improvement store. I actually got mine…

Falling in Love … With a Poem

April is National Poetry Month, and I’m honored to welcome nationally-acclaimed children’s poet Kristine O’Connell George as a guest blogger on Corkboard Connections. Kristine is one of my favorite children’s…

5 Ways to Engage Parents Using Google Drive

…account and download the Google Drive app to their phone. For parents without e-mail addresses, I also help them sign up for Gmail, and download the app on their phone

What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

…learning environment. This is her classroom where ALL children are respected and ALL children have a voice to be heard. Marie Roberts – Don’t take everything personally. Learn to, “Let…

Episode 8: Teaching with Children’s Magazines

Episode 8 Summary Children’s magazines are excellent teaching tools for integrating literacy across the curriculum. In this episode, I discuss the advantages of using magazines in the classroom, as well…