Sunday, June 26, 2016. These colors made me so happy! After looking at owls for the whole year prior, this was the change I needed! The black makes these colors POP. The next year I just changed out the green for yellow, and added some polka dot border to match my curtains. Still happy with the colors! The parents and other visitors loved how clean and organized it made the room look. Saturday, January 2, 2016.

I I know you are going to LOVE. This blog post all about a. You can use this activity for letter identification, simple assessment,. To check out this idea and FREEBIE. You can have this ready to go for your classroom in no time at all. Welcome Back to School Letters with a Technology Twist. Do you send out Welcome Back to School letters to your students? Then yo.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. A new elementary school is being built. Contractors are estimating that only 24 of 36 classrooms will be ready when school starts.

Monday, August 17, 2015. From another teacher years and years ago. In just a year I went from a big, overstuffed classroom to a bookshelf to half a bookshelf to just having a desk area. This change has been dramatic! So, instead of keeping this book at school, I made some digital files of the ideas I liked.

Saturday, August 8, 2015. Our Teaching Tribe August Challenge. Yes, I was fortunate enough to review two great products. Christmas came early! First off, the darling and precious Mandy of Caffeine and Lesson Plans. Long story short, her Road to the Revolution.

Make sure you are following the blog on BlogLovin. And also their Australian Teachers Facebook Page here. Last month, I talked about my Grip Mats and how I use them to stop that awful clanging sound of dice hitting the tables during maths games. We use them for .

The First Six Weeks of School. The opportunity to make changes to your classroom layout, explore new styles of instruction and put new routines into place keeps things fresh and helps you regain focus. It helps remind you why do we do what we do everyday and how special and unique our profession is. You can find my hopes and dreams pack here. You can find my math community building pack here. This is free editable curr.

Sunday, August 16, 2015. While I am definitely excited to go back, I am already overwhelmed by the huge list of routines and procedures and expectations that I need to make sure to cover in these first few days. Sunday, August 2, 2015.

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Sunday, September 27, 2015. If you live in the UAE like me, you might have seen these silverware containers.