For those of you who've purchased any of my classroom decor sets and needed some help to put the banner together, here you go, as promised! Now, please don't laugh at my tutorial, cause it really is too easy, but I promised detailed directions, so here they are: Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:Step 5: Well, that's really it! I hope that was helpful (if you had questions). I would love to see … [Read more...]
My Easy Classroom Decor Hacks for This School Year
Who likes to change their classroom decor every year, and who likes to do a complete overhaul with a new classroom theme each year? Not me! I know a lot of teachers do, and I completely admire them; their classrooms always come out looking A-ma-zing! Call me lazy, call me not-Pinterest-worthy, call me what you want; I like to think of my classroom decor style as simple. That's it. I don't feel I … [Read more...]
What I Wish I Could’ve Told Myself
With the upcoming school year fast approaching, and the anticipation and excitement that come with each new class, I cannot help but reflect back several years to my first year of teaching. I was much younger, I was scared, and I was excited; I felt completely scattered--not knowing where to start, and I had big dreams of being THAT teacher. … [Read more...]
Building a Framework for Essay Writing
When you tell your students they'll be writing an essay in class, do you initially get a classroom full of smiling, happy faces, or do you hear the audible sound of dread spread through the room? That may be a little exaggerated, but for most teachers, the word "essay" doesn't typically bring about the most positive of emotions in students. … [Read more...]
