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Time Saving Classroom Resources
One activity bag full of fun for learning. Is it possible? Yes! I carefully scoured Pinterest (it’s a hard job), looking for fabulous ideas to take on vacation with us. I had specific criteria: they had to be simple, interactive, fun, and the supplies had to be similar for easier organization. We love to travel, but […]
Are you ready for Back-To School? School supplies, new routines, and parent-teacher conferences. No one wants to be “that parent”, I know I felt that way when I wrote to my son’s school principal. However you know your child the best and are the best person to communicate their needs to the teacher. But what’s the […]
It’s Back-to-School time again and that means packing healthy snacks and lunches. But don’t forget the lunch box jokes! For several years I’ve been writing jokes for my kids lunch boxes. Just a little way to send a bit of love, a little laugh, and some extra reading for them at lunch each day. Usually I sit down […]
Do you love to use Anchor Charts in your classrooms? We do! We love them so much though, that we were having a problem storing them. Our schools provide us with large rolling drawers. When we’re done with the chart, they go into the drawer. That part is simple, what I couldn’t figure out was […]
Successful Chaperoning. I’ve taken groups of children everywhere from Dairy Queen to Mount Vernon. I’ve gone as the classroom teacher and as a chaperoning parent. Chaperoning is not for the faint of heart! Read to find out 8 tips for Leading a Small Group of Children, 5 Questions to Ask Before You Leave, and […]
