As you may recall from past posts, I do a joke of the day in my classroom. Students enter their guess during morning work, and if they get it correct, they get a Laffy Taffy! Valentine’s Day Jokes for Kiddos What did one lightbulb say to another on Valentine’s Day? I love you watts and watts What did one…
I recently discovered that for 5th graders, the 100th day is actually the 1000th day of school for them! I was immensely excited about this discovery, and I couldn’t wait to make a ginormous deal about this with my students this year. Here is a list of things I enjoy doing to celebrate the 100th…
Take a deeeeep breath!!! You made it!!! You have finished the first semester of arguably one of the hardest years of teaching to date. You pushed through quarantines, mask mandates, perhaps online learning, curriculum changes, changes to procedures, new expectations from the higher ups, and this probably doesn’t even scratch the surface. All of these…
Starting towards the end of October, I was seeing posts about Teacher Style Box flooding into my Instagram feed. Clothing Rental designed specifically for teachers? I had to try it out! So, I was able to grab their “one-month free” deal and try it for myself. I am so excited to tell you all about…
Happy November 1st! We have made it through Halloween Season and now find ourselves in the month of Thanksgiving (if you live in the U.S.). We tend to think more about being thankful during this month, but we really should be striving to live with grateful hearts everyday. Over my years of teaching, it has…
Best Tips to Improve Your Classroom Management Classroom Management can be tricky! Early on in my teaching career, I had multiple compliments on my classroom management. Then one afternoon, I was doing a summative assessment with my administrator and she told me she thought I needed to improve in my classroom management. I felt demoralized…
As I have mentioned before, not all resources are created equal. So, I’m going to share my personally vetted top 5 favorite bloggers in the Educational blog world that really changed my life for the better. By the end of the article, you will discover these spectacular, life-changing resources may really help you on your…