10 Stores that Teachers Love

We also know that teachers love certain stores and certain stores are really invaluable to teachers. I mean look at how a whole Instagram phenomenon sprung up recently with the hashtag and account TeachersLoveTarget, with quite a few other stores following! I swear teachers made the Target dollar spot so

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15 Flexible Seating Options

Have you been thinking about trying flexible seating this year? I have decided to go full flexible seating with my second grade this year and have done a lot of reading and research. Thought I’d share what I am doing in the classroom and some ideas that I found that

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Famous Addresses from Children’s Literature

During my switchover this fall to flexible seating and community supplies, I came across a cool way to identify table groups and seating areas on Pinterest. I bought these chalkboard labels at AC Moore and immediately thought of some of my favorite children’s books and  the fact they included addresses.

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Getting Started with Flexible Seating

So a new school year has started and I am going full force into flexible seating. The teachers’ first day is coming up soon and the students come the day after Labor Day, so I have been really busy setting up the classroom. I wanted to give you a peek

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Back to School Linky, Giveaway and Freebies!

Are you ready? It is back to school time and the bloggers from I Teach are hooking up to bring you lots of freebies to start your year off right, plus an amazing prize giveaway! Keep reading to learn all about it. Make sure you visit all our blogs (links

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Teacher Meme Extravaganza

I have been busy making teacher-themed video memes this summer. I first got inspired to try themed when I learned you could a) put text on top of videos in iMovie and b) link together gifs in video form. I usually post them on my Instagram account and Facebook but

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Save Big with Black Friday in July

Yes, yes, I know I am late to this party what with Prime Day being a week ago and all sorts of other big sales last week but I wanted to do something fun and help you get ready for back to school with some awesome deals! First,  over at

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Erin Condren Teacher Planner Giveaway!

Oh my gosh everyone! Whenever you see anything about the Erin Condren Teacher Planners, doesn’t your heart like skip a beat? Well I am so excited that I have gotten together with some amazing teachers and we are giving away one of these gems! Woohoo! So thrilling. I mean these

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Why I Won’t Let You Go to the Nurse

What has been one of my biggest classroom management challenges this year? Requests from students to go to the nurse. If you are an elementary school  teacher you understand. I am pretty sure I get 300 or more  requests  to go to the nurse  during the 180 days of school.

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Best Back to School Books for Teachers

Hey folks! It is hard to believe that some of you are getting ready to go back to school! Some of you may be new teachers or with just one year under your belt. You may be a seasoned teacher like me (this year will be my 18th year teaching!).

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