My students and I are currently in Crunch Mode… unfortunately, this does NOT mean that we spend the day doing stomach crunches or eating Crunch bars … although I wouldn’t…
You know that moment… you’re standing in your classroom on a Monday morning, Sharpie in hand, trying to throw together an anchor chart before the morning bell rings and the…
Ever promise yourself this would be the summer you finally relax—only to end up organizing closets and color-coding chore charts again? 🙋♀️ Same, friend. Between summer camps, snack runs, and…
aka: The Real Deal on Teacher Self-Care Let me tell you about the Tuesday I burst into tears over a lost glue stick. It wasn’t about the glue—it was burnout.…
We both know that teacher parent communication although challenging at times, is key to a successful school year! Research shows that the more parents and teachers share relevant information with…
The distributive property of multiplication is just one of those math topics that 3rd graders struggle with. And you know what that means … it’s a frustrating topic to teach!…
Ever looked at a straw in a cup of water and wonder why it looks bigger and appears to be bent? Or look at something underwater and wondered why it…
Teaching students how to write a paragraph is not an easy task! Especially since many children struggle to put their thoughts down on paper. Let’s just face it… not all…
Teaching fractions is not an easy task! We know that it’s a topic that year after year, students struggle with. It’s like teaching about the distributive property or elapsed time…
Helping students develop an understanding of fractions on a number line, is not an easy task. That’s exactly why I like to infuse some hands-on activities + fraction fun into…
Teaching science can be tricky… I mean it’s such an abstract concept for our kiddos. It also doesn’t help, if our textbooks are not exactly kid-friendly… and let’s not…