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 drawer is loose and at first glance, you have push pins, pens, coins, gum, and paper clips all floating around aimlessly in the drawer, you need […]
Teacher Freebies
Need some classroom freebies to use with your students? Find freebies for various subjects, classroom management, seasonal events, staff morale, professional development for teachers, and so much 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 facts, writing about African American inventors, and celebrating black women in history within your lesson plans. February is an extra opportunity to honor important people who not only have made their mark […]
Organized Seasonal Supply Caddies
So, I thought this was such a cute idea that I saw on Pinterest (of course) but I hadn’t seen it done in the classroom. I also know that I love to switch things up for special occasions or seasons, but don’t like to go overboard in the decorations. Not to mention a little thing […]
Popping Up in February
Hey teaching friends! Need a little something extra fun for a February calendar? I made a fun freebie for you! Groundhog Calendar Cards! Now – you don’t have to just use them for your calendar! Print off an extra set for one of the following ideas: Pass out to students randomly and make cooperative learning […]
30 Indoor Recess Ideas!
Indoor recess ideas and games to the rescue for all my teacher friends! I hope everyone is staying warm in for classroom recess with yet ANOTHER blast of cold air swooping through the US. In my local school district, the students have definitely had their Winter Break extended due to the freezing air! Hopefully […]
Be A Task Manager!
Hey friends! I have a special surprise for you today! I quietly posted the image below on Instagram the other day just to see if anyone would be interested in seeing more details of my task management system in action, and the overwhelming response was yes! So, I wanted to come through with my promise […]
Student New Year’s Resolutions
Hey teacher friends! Just stopping by in a flash to talk about student New year’s resolutions. Do you do them with your students or no? I love the new year. There is just something about starting off with a clean slate with the promise of endless possibilities for the next 365 days. I’m guessing some […]
Winter Freebies!
Hey teaching friends! Just stopping by today to share a couple of December themed winter freebies! I have mentioned them on the Facebook fan page and via Pinterest, but in case the cyber gremlins failed to show you the good stuff, feel free to click on the images below and grab them right now! Click here […]
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, so I thought maybe I would throw together a quick post to explain! Knowing how to organize your lesson plans and lesson plan book in your elementary classroom makes […]
Regrouping Poster Freebie
Welcome to the weekend! Today’s blog post is a quickie: Facebook fan page fan Jessica requested a simple poster for a poem she had heard, but couldn’t seem to find a printable to match. She told me what to type and I spruced it up a little. 🙂 Here you go Jessica – enjoy! Click […]
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 here, and then once it is upon us, it seems to have jumped out of nowhere? Maybe that’s just me – haha! So let’s talk about Thanksgiving Break […]
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 November, so I decided to throw a little Organized Classroom twist on the normal tradition. Introducing the 12 Days of Gratitude Jar! November is a tough month […]
Falling Into Classroom Management
I know you have probably seen those “you’ve been booed” signs around in different neighborhoods around town. They are fun and definitely festive! I actually don’t live in a neighborhood, but rather set way far back off a busy road. We have neighbors, but not really close by. And their kids are all grown […]
Colored Glue – Who Knew?
Howdy! So, I ran across this super cute idea for creating colored glue for painting glue pictures from Almost Unschoolers, so I HAD to try it for myself! It turns out it was as easy as it looked – for real! I can see it being used in so many ways in the classroom from […]
Teaching Making Predictions/Inferences eBook!
Ask the fans at The Organized Classroom Blog Facebook Fan Page a question, and they always come through with an answer! This week’s Collaboration Wednesday question had to do with ideas for how to teach making predictions and inferences. This one was always hard for me as a teacher, especially with 2nd and 3rd graders […]
Monster Caps Craft and Graphing Freebie
First of all, I just want to give a big thanks to Charity for allowing me the opportunity to be a guest blogger and to have the chance to share my ideas with a larger audience. ¡Muchas gracias, OC Blog! Now, let’s get to those cute, little guys! Although I’m a fourth grade teacher, I […]
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 just realized that Halloween is coming in less than a week – ahhhh! In our local area, it seems as though EVERYONE is now having trick […]
Math Problem Solving Anyone?
Thanks so much to the fans at the Facebook Fan Page for all their help in creating the free eBook below! I know problem solving in math (especially with the standardized testing season upon us) is a skill that continually needs honed. With trick questions, answers that are super close to one another, and vocabulary […]
Celebrating Student Birthdays!
Hi teaching friends! Since today was my beautiful daughter’s birthday, and my….I can do this…really I can….39+++ birthday is next week on the 17th of September (told you I could and that barely hurt – lol), it got me to thinking about what I normally do in my classroom for student birthdays. Traditionally, I have […]
DIY Reading Strategy Fans!
Today, we have a guest blog post from Stephanie at Teaching in Room 6 where she explains a handy little tool she uses for comprehension reading strategies and even provides a freebie for you as well! Make sure to stop by her blog to say hello! Reading comprehension is such an important skill for our […]