How to Bring Thanksgiving into the Classroom

I love connecting with a Thanksgiving theme when teaching during November. My second graders begin to realize how much that they are grateful for! There are so many ways to get students reflecting on thankfulness during the month of November, or all year!  First of all, you can incorporate this

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Classroom Resources for Thanksgiving

It’s almost that time! Like me, do you try to fit in some Thanksgiving-themed resources during November? I gathered up some resources and ideas for you in this post! >>>>>First, let’s take a look at what you can find in my own collection as far as math resources>>>> Thanksgiving Themed

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Classroom Management Tips and Tricks

I don’t know about you but classroom management is always an area I am adjusting and trying to improve. I always feel I can do better! In the last year, I came up with several ideas that helped my class so I wanted to share with you! Most of these

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5 Tips for Success with a Sub

1. Write on your Students’ Desks Seriously, use an expo marker or vis a vis marker and write a positive note for each student, reassuring them you know they will have a great day, make terrific choices, and rock it for the substitute. This idea has been around a while

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Fitting in Science

 Let’s talk about how hard it is to squeeze in science! Poor science gets the short end of the stick doesn’t it? I do not have the solution for how to fit in 40-60 minute science blocks (yet) but I can tell you how I grabbed 2-5 minutes here and

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How to Talk to Parents about Flexible Seating

Clearly, if you have been to my blog before, you know I love flexible seating! Sometimes, when you have a new class, questions from parents start arriving via email before the first day of school or on meet the teacher day (if you have one before school starts) ! If

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A Teacher without a Child

My Story When I was growing up, I wanted to be a secretary, architect or teacher, and I always thought I’d be a mom. I often played family with friends and dolls (when I wasn’t reading). My guess was that I’d have a few children (when I was pretty young,

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Flexible Seating: Do THIS, Not THAT

Looking for some tips for flexible seating? I sure was when I started implementing it a few years ago. I couldn’t find any quick lists, so after using it for three years, I thought I’d tell you my top tips! Also, if you want my free Flexible Seating Ebook, click here to grab

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Flexible Seating Round Up

Hey teachers! Are you looking for flexible seating ideas?! I have compiled all of my flexible seating posts here to make it convenient for you so you can choose what the best one is for you right now! Enjoy and let me know which one your favorite is! Would you

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Digital Resources to Help your Students

  Are you looking for new ways to integrate technology in your classroom? Well, you must know and use task cards already!  How about trying out digital math task cards?! They are for use with Google Drive and Google Classroom, a cinch for you to share with students and engaging

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