Building a classroom library is one of the most time consuming back to school activities. Spending time up front will help your students keep the books organized throughout the year. Notice I said your students! I only spent 20 minutes at the end of the year organizing my library. My students were able to keep … Continue reading Build a Classroom Library that Works
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Top 7 Must Haves for First Year Teachers
It is your first year of teaching, and you are beyond EXCITED. You have multiple notebooks going with ideas, categorized Pinterest boards and you are following all the top teacher blogs. My first year of teaching felt like a whirlwind. We moved into our new building at Winter Break! I spent New Year's Eve setting … Continue reading Top 7 Must Haves for First Year Teachers
Top 7 Teacher Must Haves
Over the last four years, I have taught at two different schools, three buildings, and four classrooms. One of the rooms only had ONE bookcase and a rolling cart for storage (the desks didn't have any storage either!)! I somehow got it to work. With all these changes, I have learned what I need and … Continue reading Top 7 Teacher Must Haves
Tropical Classroom Decor
If the warmer weather and blooming flowers weren’t enough to make me miss the tropical beaches of Mexico, this classroom décor set does the trick! I am in LOVE with the colors that this watercolor tropical décor set has. I knew it was going to be a pretty set, but as I worked on it … Continue reading Tropical Classroom Decor
Perimeter Task Cards
I am VERY excited to be introducing my first curriculum based item to Teachers Pay Teachers! Between starting a new job in a new grade and moving the same week, I am finally getting into the groove in my classroom. We have been making things happen in our classroom and I am excited for you … Continue reading Perimeter Task Cards
FREE Science Talk Cards
If you are like me, you know that some students need a little (or a lot) of help when starting conversations or writing academically about science. I have students who need this support for a lot of different reasons! These talk cards/sentence stems help students figure out where they need to start and will provide deeper conversations in both written … Continue reading FREE Science Talk Cards