How to Get Relicensure Points Online
Finding time to take professional development courses to earn relicensure points can be difficult for teachers. Fitting in a weekly...
Emergency Prep for Teachers
My family and I have been working on increasing our emergency preparedness by building our savings, creating 72 hour kits, and storing...
6 Hand Signs That Changed My Classroom Management
Using ASL in my classroom has probably had a larger positive impact on my classroom management than any other strategy I have implemented....
The 1 Trick You Need to Manage Assembly Behavior
Managing assembly behavior can be a challenge; You have to try to manage your class silently while sitting on the end of a long row of...
5 Tips to Help Teachers Survive Halloween
Halloween is on a Monday this year! If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will. Halloween can be one of the most challenging...
How to Choose the Right Classroom Desk Arrangement for You
It's that time of year again. It's time for you to spend countless hours in a mostly empty school building setting up your classroom...
5 Fun and Free Indoor Recess Activities
The weather is already starting to change and with the changing weather comes the dreaded Indoor Recess. Often times going to the gym is...
How to Have Positive Parent Communication
Some of the best advice I got as a new teacher was to make sure that I had a positive contact with each student's parent during the first...
My Favorite Activities for the First Week of School
I love the first week of school. I am excited, the kids are excited and everything is new. It is a chance for everyone to start fresh....
How to Teach Hallway Procedures
Hallway procedures are a big deal the first few weeks of first grade! My class and I have been working hard practicing walking quietly...
