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Make a Custom Desk Organizer!

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Do you have desk drawers that are so scary, you can never find what you are looking for in the massive piles of supplies?  If everything in your desk … [Read more...]

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Concealing the Clutter

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Does a cluttered classroom make your head hurt?  Or do you just accept it as inevitable and go with the flow? The classroom environment does play … [Read more...]

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Make Your Own Table Top Pocket Chart

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Hey teaching friends!  I don't know about you, but I am a serious pocket chart junkie!  I have just about every size and color they make. They have … [Read more...]

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Visual Supply Organization

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What are your favorite organizational tools in the classroom?  I have to be honest when I tell you that plastic containers with lids are my number 1. … [Read more...]

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Make Your Own Bulletin Board Lettering Tutorial!

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Hey teaching friends!  I haven't done a video for y'all in a while, so I thought it was about time.  I posted my newest Interactive Bulletin Board:  … [Read more...]

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Setting Up Your Student CCSS Data Binders

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I know data binders are really in right now, and I have always found them to be a great student motivator.  Since they are personalized for the child, … [Read more...]

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Serving Up Place Value with Straws

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Teaching place value is certainly a building block of math instruction and using items such as place value charts, simple manipulatives, and … [Read more...]

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40 Ways to Store Teacher Supplies

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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...]

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Organize Your Weekly Lesson Plans!

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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...]

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The Teacher’s Ultimate Guide to Printing on Sticky Notes

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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...]

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Fact Family Funhouse

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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...]

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7 Classroom Luau Learning Ideas

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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...]

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PVC Pipe Solutions!

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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...]

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Winter Craft Paper Plate Fun!

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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...]

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DIY Countdown Calendar

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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...]

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