How do you cultivate gratitude in students, reinforce a lesson in sentence structure, and teach a bit of literary history all at the same time? A beautiful word scramble is just the thing! This is the perfect way to slow down, take a deep breath and just chill with a good puzzle. Whether you are ... Read More about Cultivate Gratitude with November’s Word Scramble

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Howdy!  So, I ran across this super cute idea for creating colored glue for painting glue pictures from Almost Unschoolers, so I HAD to try it for myself!  It turns out it was as easy as it looked – for real!  I can see it being used in so many ways in the classroom from ... Read More about Custom Colored Glue

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Have you tried Boom Cards yet? Guided reading is going virtual! With these fun online task cards your students will practice reading fluently and answering questions about what they’ve read.  With this free deck of online task cards, students will read the passage (guided reading level G) twice and then answer the 5 comprehension questions. ... Read More about Free Guided Reading Boom Cards™

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First of all, I just want to give a big thanks to Charity for allowing me the opportunity to be a guest blogger and to have the chance to share my ideas with a larger audience. ¡Muchas gracias, OC Blog! Now, let’s get to those cute, little guys! The other day I ran across an ... Read More about Monster Graphing

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Hey teaching friends!   I know most of us tend to think about the 12 Days of Christmas when December hits, but I was reflecting on being thankful in November, so I decided to throw a little Organized Classroom twist on the normal tradition.   Introducing the 12 Days of Gratitude Jar! November is a tough month ... Read More about Gratitude Classroom Activity

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Science always seems to get set aside, so I wanted to make sure those who were still making sure to fit it in somewhere had a freebie too! Here is my contribution – it is a science experiment that involves food!  Who doesn’t love food when teaching (unless you are one of those disctricts that ... Read More about Science and Food At Home Experiment

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Yesterday I posted that I love the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, and when over 40 people also agreed, I knew that it was a pretty popular book!  Many noted on the Facebook Fan Page what they used the book for at the beginning of the year, and I wanted to make sure that everyone ... Read More about Reading Strategies with Picture Books

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I remember when I first started teaching and how I felt like I was drowning. Drowning in paperwork. Drowning in meeting and new curriculum. Drowning in trying to get my classroom set up every day after school only to be told something different had to change by the next day. I get it. I’ve been ... Read More about If You’re Ready to Take Back Control of Your Lesson Planning…

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Free Quiz! Just 5 questions to find out your biggest classroom organization challenge…    

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Hey teacher friend! I’m bursting at the seams to tell you about something that will be ready for you on Friday! I can’t say much, but I can show a few pictures and give you a few details… Lesson plan bundles broken down into specific grade level bands AND by subject! Only use what you ... Read More about Psssssssst…something exciting is near!

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