What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher

…an added bonus. So the next time you’re stressed because you haven’t posted to your class blog or changed your bulletin boards lately, choose to put your energy into making…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…works great at Writer’s Workshop when I am having students learn about Word Choice and improving their colorful adjectives and vivid verbs – bonus!) Once students got the hang of…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…that are available and trying to decide how to spend my bonus points. I discovered that it’s fun to let students help me pick out books for the class, and…

Weekend App Attack: 3 Great Classroom Apps!

…we have available in our classrooms is a bonus. The Opposites The second app on my list is called The Opposites by Mindshapes Limited. This free app is wonderful for…

Cooking Up a Caring Classroom

…My Thing and I Don’t Like to Share, includes specific strategies to help kids work more effectively in teams. As a further bonus, many of Julia’s books have a companion…

Google Classroom Management Tips

…piles of papers that need grading (you know the ones that mock you from the corner of your desk). One major bonus is of digital work and management is that…

Bio Poems for President’s Day

…and and sign up for my email list. Then check your inbox for a welcome message with a link to a page with over 75 free teaching resources. Presidents Day…

Class Auctions and a Classroom Economy Freebie

…in the welcome message, and look for this resource under the Classroom Management heading. How I Implemented Class Auctions One of my favorite ways to let kids spend their classroom…

Back to School Wishlist It and Win Giveaway

…Candler’s Classroom Connections, so if you’re not on my email list, please sign up before you enter. You’ll receive a welcome message with a link to a private page with…