Every year I try to improve on what I've done the previous year. Last year with writing I tried to use creative writing prompts as often as I could. To be honest, I just didn't see the kind of creativity or application of the skills we had learned as Read More...

Friends~My little Ian helped me collect items for my Fairy Tale unit that started today. He grabbed his Heart Beat bear that he used to sleep when he was a baby and told me to turn him into Baby Bear for Goldilocks. How sweet is that??? So, check out Read More...

Hey there!! We have still been doing Earth Day activities in my classroom.....because Earth Day should be every day, right? Each of my students made cards written to the Earth. They wrote about their promises to the Earth and their part in keeping it Read More...

Decimals, fractions, percents...and converting between the three is SO very difficult for my students. We have tried all of the hands-on work, looked at the algorithm, and had plenty of practice. But the students are simply not getting it! So I have resorted Read More...

My math journals just got a whole lot more interesting! Thanks to some FABULOUS ideas from Mor at A Teacher's Treasure , my journals are even more interactive. I've started using her right side of the page / left side of the page strategies. The right Read More...

Nothing gets me more excited about teaching than seeing my students' growth as the year goes on EXCEPT that moment when my students also recognize their growth and say things like "I love this, I want to write more!" This actually happened in my classroom Read More...

Learning Resources announces the sponsorship of a teacher grant hosted by WeAreTeachers. To apply, teachers must answer this question: “How would you use portable interactive technology to create collaborative lessons?” After the application process concludes, Read More...

Language Arts File Folder Games To Go Do your students love playing games and making learning fun? In my classroom, we love working in partners to extend our learning. I've been creating games or getting activities from super teachers on TpT or TN. My Read More...

We have talked a lot about this in my district over the last few years. At first, we thought, "No way! We don't have time for that!" But after looking at the research and seeing play in action, we now see how important it really is. At our professional Read More...

I don't know about you, but that supply budget doesn't go far if I want to buy a paper organizer to use as classroom mailboxes in my classroom. Not to mention the fact that you might need 2 or 3 sets in order to have a slot for every student in your room! Read More...

Children have little concept of time. Their lack of awareness often makes me smile. So I know how difficult it is trying to explain the difference between things that have happened, things that are happening now and things that will happen in the future. Read More...

Happy Friday everyone! National Poetry Month is coming to an end, but I still wanted to share with you some things I did in my class to get my first graders excited about writing poetry. I was always a little intimidated to teach poetry. But I jumped Read More...

Do you have a freebie that you'd like to share with teachers everywhere? Then join TBA's Freebie Friday and link up with us! Each week on TBA we love to offer you the opportunity to link up your freebies from the past week and have one place to find them Read More...

Hi, everyone! I'm Angela Watson from The Cornerstone For Teachers , and I am *so* excited to be joining the wonderful group of TBA authors! I was a classroom teacher for 11 years, teaching PreK, 2nd, and 3rd grades in the Washington, D.C., area and South Read More...

How can you never miss out? Use the sidebar to register by email to get free updates on TBA posts. Look for this image on the right side of our site, and then enter your email. Simple. Done. Access to every TBA post! Get the full TBA experience: http://www.teachingblogaddict.co Read More...

Most kids start learning with basic, two- or three-word sentences. Dr. Suess is always a classic "first reader" for children, with his silly (and short) rhymes like "I am Sam" or "Cup, pup, cup is on pup." But there's so much more to early reading than Read More...

How do you reach the kinesthetic learners in your classroom? In the older grades, it's sometimes more difficult to convince these bigger bodies to get up and move (where YOU want them to) ... but with multiple intelligences in the classroom, it's a necessity. Read More...

The words high school homeschool can make even the most confident homeschool mom break out in a cold sweat. We know that colleges look very closely at high school work to determine if they will admit students into their school. We also know that groups Read More...

Have you ever heard that "knowledge is power" or "experience brings wisdom?" Dare I say that those are close to being true... but just fall short of the mark. If you think about it we probably know some people who have lots of knowledge but little power Read More...

Technology has brought science to life- larger than life, in my classroom. We are all about caterpillars at the moment and are very busy learning, observing, and explaining the process of metamorphosis. Our caterpillars arrived about 10 days ago and they Read More...

Are you looking for a great way to engage your students and get them excited about learning? Do you ever have a hard time assessing prior knowledge (or skip this step altogether?). I have a great strategy to share with you! It's free and easy and takes Read More...

I have gone buggy, but in a good way! We have been learning about insects the last two weeks. We have a ladybug dome that we observe in our science center. I try really hard to remember to put water in it EVERY day. I kind of have a problem with keeping Read More...

When I was recently asked to do a product review on the binders that Samsill makes, my first thought was "Ok-binders. How is anybody going to differentiate themselves in the binder market" Conventional wisdom would suggest that if you've seen one binder, Read More...

Hi everyone! My name is Jacque from Mommy & Me Creations . I'm absolutely excited to be one of TBA's newest contributors! To be completely honest, I have been following TBA for awhile. But I never thought, I'd actually be asked to join its team of authors! Read More...

Hello! I'm Shelley Gray from Teaching in the Early Years and I am BEYOND excited to be one of the newest authors on TBA! For those of you wanting to know a bit more about me, here goes: I began my teaching career in 2005 and have spent most of that time Read More...

As educators, we all LOVE books! We LOVE to buy books! We LOVE to collect books! We LOVE books in our classroom! We LOVE talking about the latest and greatest book! Picture books, chapter books, easy readers...they are all so WONDERFUL!! There is nothing Read More...

Has it been a whole week already? I don't know about everyone else, but my week has gotten away from me very quickly! OK - down to business! Today's blogging tip video shows you how to link your pictures up in your Blogger post. I get this question all Read More...

Hi blogging buddies! Normally, my posts are geared toward teaching tips and freebies, but today I have a little something unique. My good friend, and fellow TBA author, Dana from 3rd Grade Gridiron , shared with me this really neat sign she found on Pinterest: Read More...

Now you can search TBA by grade level, and h ave fun exploring topics that are just right for your students! Get the full TBA experience: http://www.teachingblogaddict.com Read More...

Sometimes it's hard to find a homeschool typing program that will work for your child. Some programs are too hard and some are too easy. Using a computer software program is the easiest option. We have tried various programs over the years but most of Read More...

Are you like me... Do you love to organize? Do you buy organizers every time you go to Target, Wal-Mart and the Dollar Store? Do you have plastic baskets and containers in every size, shape and color? Do you own a label maker and know how to use it? Are Read More...

Sight word instruction is important in building the foundational skills of our little literacy learners. Sight words are sometimes referred to as high frequency words because they occur frequently in all texts. These words need to be recognized automatically Read More...

Hi everyone! This is Stephanie from Teaching in Room 6 and I am so glad to be here as the Featured Teacher for this week! I teach 5th grade in Southern California and am in the middle of the rainy season. Well, it actually doesn't ever really rain a lot, Read More...

Have you ever felt like you really didn't expand on a field trip the way you should? I had that experience very recently. I've been teaching for 18 (yikes!) years, and I think I've been guilty of that for far too long. After a great field trip this week, Read More...

A big topic in my school has been and how we can best serve our students. Since I teach special ed as a resource teacher, this has become extremely important to me and how I serve my students. My school has 4 special ed teachers (we're a big school with Read More...

Hi everyone! Even though I am on a 2 week school break, I am still happy to see the weekend as it means our whole family is at home! Which also means, that I have had some kiddie -free time to finally sit down and type up my Pirate Treasure Spelling packet! Read More...

Do you ever find yourself feeling frustrated when your children are not listening? Do you find yourself getting angry at the driver who just cut in front of you? Do you think you can make a child mind or get them to change their behavior? Here is a powerful Read More...

Hi all! So, I have been crazy busy and did not get my Blogger Tips Thursday post up yesterday, BUT I was able to get one done today - yay! This week's tip is actually not just for bloggers, but for anyone who wants to learn how to create teacher printables Read More...

Do you have a freebie that you'd like to share with teachers everywhere? Then join TBA's Freebie Friday and link up with us! Each week on TBA we love to offer you the opportunity to link up your freebies from the past week and have one place to find them Read More...

Here is an article on one author's take on home schooling programs and my comments on his views. He basically states that children need Christian textbooks, and if you have read much of my website, you have a pretty good idea that I don't really agree Read More...

Grades 4, 5, 6 teachers - grab your tickets now! These four teachers have worthwhile, informative presentations in store for you at the Virtual Teaching Expo . Get the creative ideas, effective strategies and applicable lessons that work best in your Read More...

It's an exciting time when children are ready to begin learning about more advanced math concepts like addition and subtraction. They just worked so hard to gain a mastery of numbers and become accurate counters, so addition and subtraction are the next Read More...

TBA hosts lots of opportunities for teachers to swap ideas, links, buttons and... well, let's just say these are aren't going anywhere and are here to stick around as our favorite events. Find these events anytime under the Favorite Events tab! Get the Read More...

TBA is having so much fun joining in with you and sharing what we love on Pinterest! We are so thankful to our latest followers Cari B. and Heather H . for joining thousands of our following friends . We want to invite anyone who isn't yet a follower Read More...

My class had a little issue making inferences today. They didn't really get what it is I was asking them to do, so..... yep, you guessed it :) I made a foldable! As they seem to struggle with the concept of drawing conclusions I was trying to figure out Read More...

Making Friends through Twitter on Storybird Disclaimer: This post is All About Twitter... Only read this post if you wish to grow in your profession My first step : Open the Storybird book above... and read it. Click Here for your Twitter Cheat sheet Read More...

Just a little note from our authors... to all of the readers, members and fellow blog addicts! Happy Easter! Get the full TBA experience: http://www.teachingblogaddict.com Read More...

I have to admit...when I started teaching I HATED Literacy Center time! My students were everywhere and it was nearly impossible to conduct a proper Guided Reading lesson. Well, 7 years later, I LOVE Literacy Center time! I have realized that if you want Read More...

My teaching blog turns 1 today! All week long I've been sharing gifts for you. If you haven't already....then come on into The Teachers' Lounge to find out more.... Get the full TBA experience: http://www.teachingblogaddict.com Read More...

I've said it before and I'll say it again--I appreciate all of your positive feedback about my math notebooks. I have also loved receiving emails and comments with your questions about them. I have taken your questions and answered them all in one blog Read More...

I know when I taught self-contained third grade, it seemed like I was spending way more time than I would have liked grading at home on the nights and the weekends! Well, I came up with a system for the students to help me out in a way that they could, Read More...

Do you have a freebie that you'd like to share with teachers everywhere? Then join TBA's Freebie Friday and link up with us! Each week on TBA we love to offer you the opportunity to link up your freebies from the past week and have one place to find them Read More...

Hi everyone! Charity Preston, from The Organized Classroom Blog here! Many of you know that I also run several other sites, including Teaching Blog Traffic School . Well, I realized that I was sharing some great blogging tips with my members there, and Read More...

When I taught Kindergarten and 1st grade, I absolutely LOVED teaching money! I loved it because most kids love money so they are super interested in learning more about it and because there are so many fun games and activities to do with money. If you Read More...

We're still "playing" with factors and multiples in math class. We've been having so much fun with our hands-on activities, we haven't even cracked a textbook this unit. Today we were learning about the GCF using our SMARTboard, Venn Diagrams, and magnetic Read More...

Okay newbies! We know you are wanting to make that blog button for yourself that is unique and that others can grab. We've been there - all of us! If you're the kind of do-it-yourselfer, then here is a 3 step tutorial in videos that can teach you how Read More...

I think it is normal for a person to have a ton of plastic Easter eggs (and I do mean literally). Hey, I'm a teacher I use them for everything, right? One of the most widely used activities for these eggs is to make word families. If you Google it or Read More...

Join us in our freebie egg hunt for freebies! Will you find all the eggs?! Every day a few more will be added to the trail. Click on the egg below to get started! Make sure you come back tomorrow for more! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday- Today's eggs Read More...

While the kids are excited about Easter this weekend, harness their enthusiasm with some fun Easter math worksheets . The worksheets include adorable pictures like chocolate bunnies, baby chicks, jelly beans, Easter eggs, and lots more -- and counting, Read More...

The Fisher-Price Apptivity Case for iPod and iPad Use As an advocate for technology, I am excited about the Apptivity Case by Fisher-Price . Before others get upset thinking that it's alright for babies to sit in front of technology all day, please understand Read More...

HOPPY B-day TBA! I just had the MOST fun hopping through the first five eggs and I wanted to contribute something, too. So I'm recommending one of my favorite bunny books, Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller. He's a rabbit, actually, and he's getting some Read More...

Come on over to A Middle School Survival Guide to check our a "new" science lab! It is a simple and fun lab for students that has been a big hit in my classroom for a few years! It is a hands on lab where students build two sizes of parachutes and "race" Read More...

Welcome to my blogging queendom! Is that really two monitors I have? The answer is yes. I thought it was going to be be totally unnecessary when my husband first suggested it, but I love it! I work hard at being productive (not just busy) with all that Read More...

Hi everyone! I'd like to give you a tour of the TBA headquarters. :) Welcome to my not-so-quiet office that I blog from. With distractions from every corner, it's a miracle I can type my thoughts and make sense. The next time you see a spelling or grammatical Read More...