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...
4 Ways to Display Classroom Posters
I know I'm not alone when I say that one challenge that I have every year as a teacher is how to display my posters. Of course, we have four classroom walls and, theoretically, plenty of space...but that's not always the case! Many of us have administrations that require us...
How to Use Glue Sponges in Maternelle
Call me crazy, but we start using glue in my classroom from Day 1. We do a lot of crafts, which means a lot of cutting and gluing. If you teach or have ever taught maternelle, then you know that glue can be a hot mess. Today, I will be...
The Importance of Routine in Maternelle
One thing that is so cool about teaching is how we grow and evolve with experience. It's an amazing career for seeing tangible improvement and growth as a teacher (and as a human!), starting in just your first year. It's pretty crazy how you have to adjust and change in...
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...