Teaching Winter Holidays is a favorite topic of our students this time of year! As a teacher, you shouldn’t have to struggle to fit all your reading and writing standards into lessons that are still hands-on and fun. We created our Winter Holidays Unit so that you can...
Hi Everyone!It's time to start planning for November! Make sure you downloaded our free Thanksgiving crafts that make the perfect bulletin board displays. Want to teach about the Story of the First Thanksgiving? Need something that is well-organized, easy to...
This fall, make it easy on yourself by incorporating easy-to-prep, FUN math craftivities to reinforce first grade math skills in the classroom. Students enjoy cutting, pasting and matching to create unique projects that can be easily differentiated to meet the needs...
Who else is thinking about the back to school season? If you’re a Type A teacher like us, you’ve been thinking about the new school year for weeks now. One of the things on our mind is how to use time more efficiently during the school day and we decided to start with...
What is the most effective way to teach spelling instruction? If you are like us, then at one point or another you may have questioned your approach to spelling instruction in your special needs classroom. You may have felt like you were reaching some students and not...
As a principal, I have made it a goal of mine to help improve the culture and climate of the building right from the get-go….and what better way than to be there for the teachers, supporting them and acknowledging that they are truly the “glue” of our school!! I am so...
It’s Sped-tacular Sunday! For the past month or so we’ve been participating in The Bender Bunch’s Sped-tacular Sunday posts. Each Sunday you can grab tons of freebies to use in the special ed and, most likely, the gen ed classrooms. Her linky party is easy to use. All...
#WhatImPlanningWednesday A few weeks back some of our favorite Instagram friends started a new weekly series called What I’m Planning Wednesday and we’re joining them today! Take a peek at our plans…Our new social studies/ELA unit is the 2016 US Presidential Election...
#WhatImPlanningWednesday A few weeks back some of our favorite Instagram friends started a new weekly series called What I’m Planning Wednesday and we’re joining them today! Take a peek at our plans…Our new social studies/ELA unit is the 2016 US Presidential Election...
ORGANIZATION. We all know the word and strive to achieve it, but sometimes still are left flustered with ideas and things piled up in every which way. As a busy teacher, you know what I’m talking about! I find that the more organized I am in the classroom, the more...
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