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13 Awesome Activities for the 100th Day of School
Winter break is over, but the party is just beginning! The 100th Day of School is such a fun way to celebrate our students’ growth…
The Best Simple Multisensory Teaching Strategies
Are you in search of versatile and budget-friendly teaching strategies that can transform your classroom, regardless of the subject matter you teach? As a teacher…
How to Teach Sight Words: The Top 10 Strategies
Struggling to figure out how to teach sight words? Have you got your sights set on increasing your students’ sight word recognition this year? Teaching…
10 Terrific Supports for ELL Students in the Classroom
As a teacher, you know how important it is for your students to have a strong vocabulary. Not only does it help them understand the…
Why Etsy shops make great side jobs for teachers
You’ve bought a ton of great stuff on Etsy. You know it’s a reliable, legit business for thousands of people. But is it right for…
Student Gifts for Parents: 5 Quick and Easy Ideas
This past week at school has left everyone exhausted, and we STILL haven’t finished our gifts to families! If you’re in the same boat, I’m…
Why you need this Tailwind App Black Friday deal now
The Tailwind app Black Friday deal is unbeatable, and it’s a must-have if you want to grow your audience exponentially! This post will explain the…
The Science Of Reading Research: An Overview And Explanation
You’ve heard the buzzword “science of reading,” but what does it mean? Click here to read an overview of the science of reading research.
Amazon Prime Day 2024: The Best Buys for Teachers
Last update: July 17, 2024 Amazon Prime Day for teachers 2024 is HERE, and there are a huge number of amazing deals for teachers and…
What the End of the School Year Means
This year, the end of the school year means something different than it typically does to me. For over a decade now, I’ve finished report…
Amazing Amazon Deals of the Day for Teachers
Update July 2022: you can click here to read this post for the latest updates on Prime deals, updated daily until Prime Day 2022! I…
Amazon Teacher Wishlist: 22 Things You Need in 2022
Update July 2022: Click here to see the deals and steals leading up to Prime Day 2022! Post updated daily. As an exhausted teacher myself,…
How to Teach Holidays Around the World in Your Classroom
Every year in December, I teach my students about holidays from all over the world. So many holidays happen in December! It’s the perfect way…
13 Amazing Books for Teaching Holidays Around the World
Holidays around the world are plentiful, especially in the month of December. The Interfaith Calendar lists 14 religious holidays celebrated in December alone. This is…
Side Hustles Suck, So Stop Being Cute About Them
There are a lot of “side hustles” out there, and many of us are working one (or more). However, there’s trend I want to point…
Amazon Prime Day for Teachers: 2021’s Amazing Deals and Steals
Amazon Prime Day is upon us! This post contains all the amazing deals in 2021’s Amazon Prime Day for teachers. These deals are how I…
Starting a TPT Store: Answers to the Important Questions
If you’re thinking about starting a TPT store, there are a million questions that you’re asking yourself right now! “What seller account do I need?”…
You Need an Email List: How to start one today
As a teacher starting a new business, I didn’t know what I didn’t know – and that’s the hardest part of starting something new. Something…
The Best Commercial Font Bundles for Product Creation
I’m going to show my age a little here, and tell you that Comic Sans was my font when I began creating products on TPT….
7 Ways to Increase Engagement in Distance Learning
We all know what it feels like to sit in front of a computer for hours on end. As a kindergarten teacher, I can see…
How to Rock a Real-Life Scavenger Hunt (Even in Distance Learning!)
Today in my distance learning Google Meet, I did a thing. It was the most fun thing I have ever done in distance learning and…
Virtual Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Teachers
This year, classroom celebrations look a lot different than they ever have before. Some of us are hybrid, fully in person, or 100 percent distance…
Special Education Distance Learning Resources
Special education is one of the hot topics for distance learning right now, and with good reason. There are more questions than answers where these…
Teaching with Boom Cards: Everything You Need to Know
There’s a hot new tool that’s making its way across the teaching world, and it’s a great resource during distance learning! Teaching with Boom Cards…
Kindergarten Distance Learning Lesson Plans
Kindergarten distance learning has been taking place for a whole month! It’s April 13, and we’ve been out of school since March 13 in my…
Distance Learning during COVID-19
While much of the world is on quarantine, all educators’ eyes have shifted to distance learning. We want to continue teaching our students. We want…
Using Zoom for Distance Learning: The Basics
This week, I started using Zoom for distance learning with my kindergarten students. It’s been so fun to see them every day! We have done…
Fun Strategies to Teach Addition
Thinking back on your own elementary school days, did you have fun learning math facts? No? Me neither! When I was a student in elementary…
100th Day of School Freebies and Ideas – Make Learning Fun
I have conflicted feelings about the 100th day of school this year. The first semester took FOREVER and flew by quickly all at the same…
Simple Classroom Organizing Ideas for End of Semester
It. Is. Winter Break! It’s been a long haul since August 8th to get here, but we made it! In our district, winter break marks…
20 Fun and Easy Classroom Elf on the Shelf Ideas
My most favorite time of year is December holidays. I love doing Holidays Around the World, putting up classroom decorations, and of course having an…
The Best Multicultural Thanksgiving Books and Read-Alouds for the Classroom
I spent a lot of time this year enhancing my lessons for Thanksgiving, including adding new read aloud texts for my whole group instruction. There…
Real Classroom Teaching
I’m so glad you’re taking the time to read this, and thank you for joining me in my kindergarten classroom teaching adventures! This is an…