Want to know something a little bit weird about me that’s related to the end of the school year (since it’s coming really soon and all)? Here it is… I actually LOVE having to pack up and move classrooms. Isn't that strange?? I don't know anyone else who gets excited...
Teacher Planning Tips Part 3: Staying Organized
Welcome back to my three part teacher planning mini series! This is part three, all about classroom organization ideas. Throughout the series, I have talked about teacher planning tips that have worked best for me over the years to help keep me organized. In the part one, I talked about...
Teacher Planning Tips Part 2: Improve Efficiency
Welcome back to my mini teacher planning series! I've put together my best teacher planning tips that have worked for me over the years. Last post, I talked about picking the right planner and how I do annual plans. This blog post is part 2 of 3. If you haven't...
Teacher Planning Tips Part 1: Get Set Up for Success
Teacher planning is NOT something that comes naturally to me, and is something I have spent many years improving. Luckily, I have compiled a list of super easy lesson planning tips that will be useful for any teacher! When people who don't know me that well call me organized, I...
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Has this ever happened to you? I LOVE TpT (obviously), and I LOVE buying resources from there and supporting fellow teachers. But, sometimes, I buy something, and I think I know what I'm doing with that resource, and then I stumble across a blog post or a social media post...
Laminating Tips for Classroom Teachers
I think I speak for educators everywhere when I say that laminating is both a blessing and a curse! While it does wonders to make our teaching materials last for years, it is so incredibly time-consuming! We all have a love/hate relationship with laminating, don't we? And who else only...
How to Start the Year with Pocket Chart Poetry in your French Primary Classroom
Has this ever happened to you in maternelle? It's September, and your kindergarten students know pretty much nothing about being in school. You're bustling about trying to teach them how to properly use scissors and open their lunch boxes... forget about learning to read and write! At the beginning of...
How to Reuse Your French Classroom Posters for Student Référentiels
If you're a teacher, I am CERTAIN what I'm about to say is something you already know from first-hand experience, but teachers don't receive a lot of (any?) money to help outfit their classroom. I had to start my teaching career with recycled alphabet posters - none of which matched!...
How to Print as Much as You Want in Full Colour (on a teacher budget)
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. I remember when I FIRST discovered TPT. My boyfriend at the time had won a home lottery, and we were living...
How to make a word wall that will ACTUALLY get used
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases you make via links on this site, at no additional cost to you. I have always had a word wall in my classroom, ever since my very first year of teaching. That first...