Learning about classroom management techniques in teacher education classes sound easy enough: make sure you have established rules, you are making … [Read more...]
Charity Preston
Color the World for Earth Day and 29 Other Awesome Ideas!
It is standardized testing week. We also have benchmarking assessments due. Students are off-the-wall because the first hints of warmer Spring … [Read more...]
10 Tokens of Teacher Appreciation That Aren’t Mugs
Teacher Appreciation Week brings with it bittersweet feelings for teachers: excitement for the special surprises from students, parents, … [Read more...]
What Are the Best Teacher Shoes?
What are the best teacher shoes? Although it seems like an unusual topic for a blog post, I noticed that when a fan at the Facebook Fan Page posed … [Read more...]
Cooperative Learning Group Work Roles Made Easier
Hey teaching friends! I don't know about you, but when I first started to learn about cooperative learning and group projects, I was pumped at the … [Read more...]
Free Spring Color by Synonyms Printable Worksheets to Build Vocabulary
Teaching synonyms is a fun way for building vocabulary and allowing for more concise writing skills. You can use worksheets, anchor charts, … [Read more...]
40 Ways to Store Teacher Supplies
Knowing multiple ways to store teacher supplies will assist you when you are forced to move to a different classroom. Some rooms are small, have … [Read more...]
Attendance Tracker Motivation
Motivating students to come to school using an attendance tracker could be the solution you need. Attendance trackers for students are easy, visual, … [Read more...]
Inferring Fun and Games!
Making inferences games that are interactive are a fun way to include all students in learning about inferring and making predictions! Additional … [Read more...]
Disappearing Pencil Woes?
Procedures in the classroom are super important, but I am not sure any can drive you more batty than disappearing pencils. When students complain … [Read more...]
Organize Your Weekly Lesson Plans!
When I did the post about Curriculum Mapping, Betsy K. asked in the comments about what my lesson planning crate was and how to organize lesson plans, … [Read more...]
Arming Classroom Teachers: The Teachers Speak Out
Arming teachers in the classroom is a very heated topic right now. As I was personally scrolling through social media, I noticed a lot of comments on … [Read more...]
The Teacher’s Ultimate Guide to Printing on Sticky Notes
Custom sticky notes in the classroom? That might sound difficult to pull off. What could you even use them for? It might even sound … [Read more...]
Irish Creative Writing Kit
Teaching St. Patrick's Day lesson plans can be fun, free, and common core aligned when you find the right printables. You can use the ideas below for … [Read more...]
Proactive Teachers vs Reactive Teachers
Being proactive vs reactive can be the difference between being miserable in the classroom on a daily basis, or looking at the big picture and taking … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life of an Elementary Teacher: As Told in Memes
Funny elementary teacher memes never get old. You can instantly relate to these hilarious scenarios that may or may not have actually happened to … [Read more...]
10 Classroom Systems You Need to Be Using Right Now
When you think about classroom systems, you might easily think about writing lesson plans or your classroom management method. Those are both very … [Read more...]
Fact Family Funhouse
Teaching a fact family lesson is one of my favorite topics! I love watching students light up when they realize how they can easily figure out how … [Read more...]
7 Classroom Luau Learning Ideas
Pool noodles seem like pretty much a summer swimming activity, but it turns out there are lots of ways to use pool noodles for DIY crafts! You can … [Read more...]
Feel Good in School February
Character building in students is important work done by educators each day that typically goes unnoticed by most. Good character traits are often … [Read more...]
Black History Instagram Biography Report
Black history month activities are a perfect way to showcase to all students accomplishments of black Americans. Students will enjoy learning cool … [Read more...]
Need A Lift?
Staff morale boosters for teachers are important for retention of staff members and keeping the overall vibe in the school building high. By boosting … [Read more...]
15 Fabulous Equivalent Fractions Teaching Tools
Teaching equivalent fractions is either something you love or you hate. I find very few teachers who are meh about it. Me? I personally love … [Read more...]
Does Screaming At Your Class Work? {Classroom Management Tips}
I know most teachers with good classroom management strategies would say the answer to the title question is "usually not." If you are normally a … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Multi-Pocket Writing Folders!
So - today I have a super easy and quick idea for all of you who don't want multiple pocket folders in your students' desks! DIY multipocket folders … [Read more...]
What Happened to Groundhog Day Activities for Kids?
I remember Groundhog Day activities when I was a student were much more pronounced than they are today. It would be an entire day of facts about … [Read more...]
PVC Pipe Solutions!
PVC Pipe Ideas are popping all over Pinterest and beyond! There are so many things you can make with pvc pipe and today's guest blogger has several … [Read more...]
Winter Craft Paper Plate Fun!
Need a new fun winter craft for students? This class craft is easy and perfect even for older kids! When choosing winter arts and crafts for kids, … [Read more...]
30 Indoor Recess Ideas!
Indoor recess ideas to the rescue for all my teacher friends! I hope everyone is staying warm in for classroom recess with yet ANOTHER blast of cold … [Read more...]
Nice Dice Game for Students!
Coming up on the new year, I always get super reflective and start thinking about the bigger picture, what are the biggest concerns and triumphs of … [Read more...]
7 Myths About Creating a Teacher Seller Business
I have been a blogger and teacher seller since 2011. While some may consider me to have been lucky, I feel as though I have been blessed. Blessed … [Read more...]
Teacherpreneur Training 101
Jennifer is a third grade teacher. She loves working with her students and the best part of her career is when she sees the light go on for a child. … [Read more...]
Turkey Tom Reading Over Break
Hey teaching friends! I know for my US friends, Thanksgiving Break is coming up pretty quickly! Isn't it funny how it seems to take forever to get … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Thankful Mix
Today, I have created a fun video that shows you a few Thanksgiving activities you could do this week or next! I originally saw the … [Read more...]
Cool Classroom Coding
Don't you love when something that students love to use is also educational? Well, my personal third grader was certainly tickled when I gave him an … [Read more...]
The Great Candy Comparison
Hey teaching friends! I was thinking about how quickly the fall seems to be going - for me anyway. And how the holidays seem to be rushing past! I … [Read more...]
Silly Stories Fall Freebie!
Happy fall y'all! I was feeling particularly fall-ish today on account of the gorgeous fall weather in northern Ohio and thought you might enjoy a … [Read more...]
Joketober at Organized Classroom is Spooktacular!
Hey teacher friends! Soooooo - as I was lying wide awake in bed at 2 am, I decided it wasn't the most productive way to spend my time and since I … [Read more...]
Fantastic Fraction Fun!
I don't know about you, but teaching fractions in third grade was always a tough concept for some students, while others picked up on it super fast. … [Read more...]
New PD in Your PJs: Parent Involvement!
Oh yeah! I know a lot of you LOVE my PD in your PJs Workshops and I have a NEW one for you! This one is called 5 Days to Parent Involvement and it … [Read more...]
How Not to Run Out of Time for Teaching
Do you cringe when you think about all the curriculum you have to cover in one year - and how there is literally no way possible that it can be done? … [Read more...]
Finding Time to do All the Paperwork
She was drowning in paperwork and overwhelm. As a 5-year veteran teacher in fourth grade, Jamie wasn't new to the demands and workload of the job. … [Read more...]
5 Work/Life Balance Tools
Do you have work and life balance? Do you know what the secret to it is? I don't know all the answers, but I can tell you that everyone struggles … [Read more...]
Want to Learn How to Fit It All In?
This time of year is always filled with so much activity that it's hard to catch your breath at times. But even though this time of year is … [Read more...]
Secrets of Stellar Student Listening
True story: I was tired of repeating directions and instructions over and over and over again in the classroom. I was also frustrated with the … [Read more...]
Free Poetry Pack for YOU!
Poetry can be super tough for students - or it can be really fun! I whipped up a super fun version of an activity you can do with them and have even … [Read more...]
7 Myths About Differentiated Instruction
The classroom is on fire! Literally! And your only way to put out the flame is to use differentiated instruction strategies. Could you do … [Read more...]
Classroom Management: Why & How
My ongoing nightmare beginning nightly the week leading up to the start of school: I walk in the classroom door ready to start out a successful year … [Read more...]
Accountable Classroom Centers
As I walked into the classroom, it felt like an alternative universe. I noticed students in various places in the classroom working quietly. Some … [Read more...]
The Truth About Paper Piles
Do you know a teacher who is a "piler" in the classroom? I did. It was my cooperating teacher when I was student teaching many eons ago. For the … [Read more...]
Tech Tuesday: Custom Organized Computer Desktops
Hey teacher friends! If you are anything like me, my computer desktop needs to be organized in a certain way. First, most everything needs to be in … [Read more...]
Popping Up in February
Hey teaching friends! Need a little something extra fun for February? I made a fun freebie for you for next month! Groundhog Calendar … [Read more...]
“Star” You In Need of Easy Teacher Gifts?
It's a constant struggle for most parents: what to get for their child's teacher. I realize as a teacher, you can think of 100 billion useful gift … [Read more...]
DIY Choose Your Adventure Stories
As a child that was drawn to books and to the library more than anywhere else, I LOVED the Choose Your Own Adventure series books! They bring back so … [Read more...]
DIY Snowman Tracker
Antsy students eager for holiday break? I feel you! Here is a super quick snowman days before Christmas craftivity that might help! You could … [Read more...]
Teachers Love Gifts Too
Teachers are a giving bunch by nature. Otherwise you wouldn't be in the job. But not everyone knows how to give back to teachers - and parents, … [Read more...]
DIY Countdown Calendar
Ok, you are heading into the Winter Break homestretch! Yay! But many of the students seem to believe that Santa is coming tomorrow! No! And their … [Read more...]
Being on the Other Side of the Teacher Conference Desk
I waffled for the last 2 weeks whether or not write this essay of a post. This is a very tough post to write as I like to keep things pretty simple … [Read more...]
Minimizing Classroom Migraine
It's Monday morning and Janelle walks into her classroom after having a lovely weekend off where she relaxed, cooked a fabulous Sunday brunch, and did … [Read more...]
12 Days of Gratitude Jar!
Hey teaching friends! I know most of us tend to think about the 12 Days of Christmas when December hits, but I was reflecting on being thankful in … [Read more...]
Free Hallway Tips Workshop
As you are walking through the hallway at school, do you ever see the group of students that is goofing off, being entirely too loud, and is either … [Read more...]
The Gifting Tree
Need an idea for a "gift basket type" of fundraiser item, without having the hassle of coming up with a gift basket theme, going to 10 different … [Read more...]
Resources for Fire Prevention Week
*This is a post sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. Fire Prevention Week is upon us and luckily our local fire … [Read more...]
Autumn Silly Stories Freebie!
Have you ever had something happen you never imagined was even possible? I mean, like not even remotely on your radar - at all? And when it happens, … [Read more...]
Research Resources
Today I wanted to show you a really fun website that perhaps some of you already know about but this was completely new to me and I figured if it's … [Read more...]
FREE Teacher Workshops!
Who loves some FREE PD in their PJs??? I would much rather sit and watch online trainings in the comfort of my home or from my mobile device on my … [Read more...]
Student Led Conferences
You walk into the classroom and see a student sitting at a pod of desks with her parents discussing her work portfolio. There is quiet music playing … [Read more...]
Start the Year Off With New Supplies!
I KNOW a ton of you did a little "school shopping" for yourselves while you were perusing those back to school supply aisles. :) I have to admit I … [Read more...]