5 Tips to Your Best “Meet the Teacher Day” Ever!
I look forward to student orientation every year! In my district, we call it “Meet the Teacher Day”! It is a 3 hour span the day or two before school starts where students and...
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Celebrating Heritage & History as a Classroom Routine
If you’ve found your way to this blog post, then you know that incorporating different heritages and history into your classroom is important. If you’re a teacher, you probably also realize that not only...
Daily Friends: A Student Management Strategy
This idea is a simple one, but everytime I share it on Instagram I get so much love and feedback that I decided it deserved it’s own spot to live on my blog! I...
7 Types of Teacher Binders You Can Prep Over the Summer
I am firmly on Team No School Work During Summer. However, for more than a decade I enjoyed working over the summer because I could do little things here and there to help myself...
Igniting the Love for Reading: My Top 5 Secrets Revealed!
My first five years teaching, my goal was to get students to pass the end of year reading test. Being dropped into a testing grade your first year is wild, especially if you have...
Nature Journaling to a Calm, More Connected Class Community
If you are a frequenter of my blog, you know that I am always reinventing the wheel. I have taught 3rd grade for 12 years now but every year I switch things up because...
How I Build Class Community Through the Last Day of School
Happy springtime, teachers! As we enter the home stretch, you’re probably in one of two modes: test prep stress and chaos, or post-testing summer countdown. Whichever season you find yourself in, classroom community and...
How I Strengthened My Class Community with a Breakfast Club
If you’re anything like me, you are continually switching things up in your classroom. I’m 12 years into this job and still trying new things. At times it can feel like I’m reinventing the...
3 Ways I Save Myself Time in the Classroom by Frontloading Tasks
One thing that teachers never have enough of is time. That’s why I am constantly trying to find ways to streamline my routines and practices in the classroom. Today, I’m sharing 3 things that...
5 People to Read About for Asian-Pacific Heritage Month in May
May is Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. If you’ve been following me over the years, you know how much I...
