It’s May, you’ve almost made it through another school year! For most of us testing season is over, so it’s all downhill from here. =) I always loved those final weeks with my class each year. The sweet notes came more frequently, the students would beg me to loop to fourth grade, and we’d spend…
Do you ever have those days when you wake up and see Amazon’s Daily Deal and just know you have to have it? Today is one of those days. Except I already have it. And I’m tempted to buy a second one. ha! Maybe a nice little giveaway item for down the road?? It’s the…
Healthy work habits is a topic near and dear to my heart. When Angela Watson asked me to read her new book, Unshakeable, and write about one of the chapters, Establishing Healthy Habits for Brining Work Home and Decompressing was a no-brainer. When it comes to your work habits, it’s often hard to “win” no…
Hey, fellow TeachersPayTeachers friends! I have a quick tutorial for you today that will show you how to dress up your store. Check this out: Can you spot the difference? This was my before: In the new version, instead of a text quote and a link to my digital paper section I’ve highlighted this area with…
Oh, friends! Please tell me you can relate to this. My head had just hit the pillow on Sunday night. I was counting my blessings, winding down, and trying to get my constant brain rattling to stop. And then it hits me, You must redo your animal project. Writing workshop is seriously my favorite thing…
Field trips… love ’em or hate ’em, there usually isn’t a way around them. In spite of all the paperwork and planning, I really do enjoy giving our students real world experiences through field trips. Sometimes a field trip will be the child’s only chance to visit a museum, see a live performance, or become…
I hope your winter break has been relaxing so far! I always made plans to to drink hot chocolate by the fire while basking in the glow of our Christmas tree. Who am I kidding? I didn’t even put up a Christmas tree this year! I don’t know about you, but the first half of mine…
Just a quick post today– many of the TpT sellers have teamed up for a day of giving back. We’ve noticed that Sundays are big days for teachers as they’re purchasing products to use at school the following week. =) So today, we’re each donating a portion of our sales to a charity of our…
There really isn’t anything like the holiday season in the classroom. Attention spans get shorter while activity levels get higher. Kids are pumped full of holiday treats and cheer while routines go out the window. It’s sort of like a game of Whac-A-Mole; as soon as you handle one issue, another pops up. Isn’t it…