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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Flexible Seating Q&A

So many students are struggling to pay attention and develop solid work habits in the traditional classroom. There must be a better way to help them! Do you want to try flexible seating to help your students focus and get more engaged but have questions? Or are you trying to 

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5 New Teacher Tips

  Find a Mentor or a Pal       Hopefully your school has a mentor teacher program, but if not, and maybe even in addition too, find a pal! Find a teacher who has ideas and is willing to share and help! Sure, it’s great if they are at your

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How to Edit Google Forms

Have you grabbed one of my Self Grading Assessments from Teachers Pay Teachers? Did you know they are editable – so are most Google Forms that you get from someone else! You can add questions, delete questions, change the types of questions, point values, and so much more so it

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