by Jennifer Dervishi | Mar 6, 2023 | Science
Are you teaching about the human body systems in your classroom this year? Our human body unit is always one of the biggest hits of the year! Our students love getting to learn about how their bodies work. It wasn’t always this way though! Finding age...
by Jennifer Dervishi | Feb 13, 2023 | social studies
Are you looking for meaningful ways to engage your students in Black History Month? As elementary teachers we found it can be hard to find resources that are age appropriate, engaging, and purposeful. We have made it easy for all of the tired teachers out there with...
by Jennifer Dervishi | Dec 23, 2022 | freebies, Math, Winter Holidays
Here in upstate New York, we’ve learned to embrace the cold weather and celebrate winter! To help stop the post-holiday slump that comes in January, we always make sure to incorporate fun interactive activities into our lessons. That is where our Winter Math and...
by Jennifer Dervishi | Dec 12, 2022 | Math, Winter Holidays
December is here and while Christmas might be front and center, we always like to make sure we include winter holidays from around the world to represent our diverse classrooms! That is why we created these Winter Holidays Around the World Crafts! What are they? These...
by Jennifer Dervishi | Oct 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is here! Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays both inside and outside of the classroom. We love using this time of year to build up our classroom community and talk about family traditions. One of our favorite ways to do this is to read aloud...