How many of you love piecing together bulletin boards? I know I do! A good bulletin board can make classrooms stand out among the rest, create excitement for learning, and even encourage parents to see their child achieve the impossible! Personally, I love watching ideas come to life and seeing the sparkle in students’ eyesContinue reading “How to Create a Breathtaking Bulletin Board in 5 Easy Steps”
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3 Easy Steps to Keep Your Classroom Clean
Your classroom might be the only clean, healthy, and uplifting environment a child is in today. Those are hard words to hear, but they’re true. Your classroom might truly be the only place where a child feels cared for, and why? Because you’ve organized, cleaned, and kept it bright and cheerful. But let’s face it,Continue reading “3 Easy Steps to Keep Your Classroom Clean”
50 Classroom Essentials
As we’re decorating our classrooms and preparing for the school year, there are a few essentials we need. As we run from dollar store to dollar store, let’s look at 50 things that every elementary school classroom could use. FOR THE TEACHER: Hidden Chocolate, Favorite Snacks, and Coffee Mug! Laptop or Desktop Computer Printer &Continue reading “50 Classroom Essentials”
How to Create Lesson Plans in 5 Easy Steps
Calling all teachers! Calling all teachers! School is just around the corner! It’s seriously only a few weeks away for some of us, so let’s get ready for an amazing, productive, exciting, and engaging year with our students! So how do we do that? What’s our first step? Lesson Planning!! Lesson planning is the firstContinue reading “How to Create Lesson Plans in 5 Easy Steps”
Unplugging Distractions and Engaging in Reality
Have you ever noticed the distractions that we’re engulfed in with our current society? Restaurants have televisions in them that distract you from paying attention to conversations. Roads are bombarded with billboards that distract us from getting to our destination on time. Even our favorite stores are plagued with sale signs that distract you fromContinue reading “Unplugging Distractions and Engaging in Reality”
10 Easy Things to do for a Great 1st Day of School
Teachers are making lists, prepping their classroom, and jotting down ideas. Why? Because that lovely first day of school is just around the corner. And we all know that a great first day leads to a great week, a great semester, and a great school year! Now I know that you’re excited to get started,Continue reading “10 Easy Things to do for a Great 1st Day of School”
5 Things for Teachers to Do Before School Starts
We’re all enjoying this summer and having fun, but lets face it: school will be starting before we know it. So, as teachers, what should we do to prepare? 1.Brainstorm Class Themes This one is one of the most fun things to do during the summer time! If you’re undecided about what your class themeContinue reading “5 Things for Teachers to Do Before School Starts”
Keep Learning
If there’s one thing that teaching has taught me, it’s to keep learning. Now I think this statement goes for all of us, because we could all agree that, although we try our best, we still don’t know everything!! As humans we make mistakes, we try and yet produce errors, and sometimes we can evenContinue reading “Keep Learning”
The Number one tip to Fight off Fear
Fear can knock you down and tear you apart. Fear can paralyze, distract, and demotivate. Fear can make you question your place and lead you to doubt your purpose. Fear can limit your future. The key word in that previous paragraph? Can. Fear can do all of those things, but it doesn’t have to. TheContinue reading “The Number one tip to Fight off Fear”
Put Down that Phone!
We have to remember that God gave us our phones and computers, not to distract us, but to find a way to glorify Him. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Put down that phone, and pay attention!” We’ve heard it from our spouse, our co-workers, our children, and our friends. Sometimes, we use our phones toContinue reading “Put Down that Phone!”
Teaching Creativity 