I discovered construction paper during my first year of teaching and I will never stop using it. We refer to it as scrap book paper or craft paper because at my school, that's what we use it for - art, craft, cutting, folding, gluing, etc. It's not only the students using it, I use it too! Why? Let me list the reasons: 1. ...

I discovered construction paper during my first year of teaching and I will never stop using it. We refer to it as scrap book paper or craft paper because at my school, that's what we use it for - art, craft, cutting, folding, gluing, etc. It's not only the students using it, I use it too! Why? Let me list the reasons: 1. ...

Hi everyone! As you know, I'm an islander (and it's great to be living in paradise) but that means that I have a very limited access to classroom resources. For example, books - my school uses the same primary reader that I used when I was little. This has caused my students to hate reading time over the years. I adopted a few ...

Hi everyone! As you know, I'm an islander (and it's great to be living in paradise) but that means that I have a very limited access to classroom resources. For example, books - my school uses the same primary reader that I used when I was little. This has caused my students to hate reading time over the years. I adopted a few ...

Happy Sunday!!! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!  I've spent my weekend at church, with family, relaxing, and snuggle time with my fur baby and my DVR.  :) Just in case you're not over at the FB page (which you totally should be!), I wanted to share some of the awesome pins I've been pinning from ...

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There are some funniest ads for icebreaking. As a teacher or a trainer, you need to break the dull situation by icebreaking activities, games, or videos. You can also tell funny stories. These funny commercial ads I have used in my classroom. They work well. Watching funny videos will reenergize your classroom. You had better download the videos. ...

I found out today about a new magazine for teachers that has been recently launched by a very familiar name - Charity Preston from The Organized Classroom Blog. I got to preview the very first edition and it is really helpful with tips for getting rid of excess paper clutter. This premiere issue will be free so... need I say more? Grab it here ...

I found out today about a new magazine for teachers that has been recently launched by a very familiar name - Charity Preston from The Organized Classroom Blog. I got to preview the very first edition and it is really helpful with tips for getting rid of excess paper clutter. This premiere issue will be free so... need I say more? Grab it here ...

Are you looking for center ideas that are engaging and meaningful?!  How about ones that take little to no money and not much time to put together?! Here's a video I taped yesterday about a super simple reading center idea I started a few years ago when I was still teaching first grade! Hopefully your kids will love these as ...