Disclosure: Links to items mentioned in this post are Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on a link/photo, I get a reimbursement. December, that magical time of year. When twinkling lights
Halloween Ideas for the Classroom
Halloween is that magical day full of costumes, fun, and enough sugar to fuel a jet. Halloween always played a big part of my career as a teacher, because it's my second favorite holiday. I ran my schools fall festival for three years
Teaching Haiku Using the Fall Season
Once the clock strikes midnight on August 31st, all things fall begin. For some, that means racing to Starbucks the second PSL is offered. For others, it can mean procuring an obscene amount of fall scented anything! Pumpkin scented
Why Self Care is Important As A Teacher, Human
Chance are if you are reading this, you are a teacher. I mean even if you aren't, you are still a human, which is something some people seem to forget. Teachers are humans. If you have ever felt like there was never enough time to get
Ideas for Teaching About the Titanic in the Classroom
In 1996 many things happened during my year as a fifth-grader. I made fabulous new friends, sang my first ever solo in our musical, learned boys don’t have cooties, and I fell in love. This love, however, was not with a boy…but a ship. Yes,
How to Survive the Spring Holidays As A Teacher
Ahhh springtime. The time when flowers bloom and new things are growing. But let’s face it this is also after months of fun holidays, class parties, and winter break. It is now the time when not only your students but you yourself are
How to Survive February As A Teacher
Disclosure: Links to items mentioned in this post are Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase on Amazon after clicking on a link/photo, I get a reimbursement. A mere short months after December is my second favorite
