It's hard to believe it's only the beginning of August and I'm already done with Meet and Greet, the first week of school, AND Open House! Wow!  I wanted to share what I do for Meet and Greet and Open House! At my school, we begin the year with Meet and Greet during pre-planning as an informal event for our students and families to meet the teacher! Like I said, very informal! As a new ... Read More about Meet the Teacher Made Easy!

It's that time again! Time to head back to school! With a busy schedule and two kids of my own, I don't have a ton of time to spend in my classroom before pre-planning officially starts each year! I wanted to share my routine for getting {Ready for Back to School}! The very first thing I do each year is figure out how I want to set up my classroom with a map! It's not anything fancy, just a ... Read More about Getting Ready for Back to School! {My Back to School Routine}

I feel like I was JUST trying to figure out what to get my students for the end of the year, and here we are- it's already time to head {Back to School}! My {End of the Year Gift Ideas for Students} post made it super simple to find easy and inexpensive gifts back in May, so I wanted to do the same for the Beginning of the Year!  Now, let's get onto these easy and inexpensive ... Read More about 20+ {Beginning of the Year} Gifts for Students

Taco 'bout a GREAT Year! It's crazy how fast this year went by!!! My co-teacher and I were looking up ideas for our end of the year celebration and we saw the cutest taco birthday party picture, and we just knew that had to be our theme! How could a fiesta not be the perfect way to end a NACHO AVERAGE year! As soon as we had our theme, I knew the next thing to do was start planning! I ... Read More about Taco ’bout a Great Year! An End of the Year Fiesta!

It's hard to believe it's already that time of the year again! The End of the Year Countdown is on and I wanted to share some EASY and inexpensive student gifts for the end of the year! Let's get this party started!!!! And, at only $3.88 for a pack of 6 these Bubble Sticks from Wal-Mart are an AMAZING deal! I am giving my sweet students these bubble sticks this year and I ... Read More about 20+ {End of the Year} Gift Ideas for Students

Hello! I am SO excited about this new series! I can't wait to share one of my new favorite books with you and share some of the ways you can use it in your classroom! You can check out my previous post on the book Sneaky Spinach here!  As soon as I read Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun the first time, I fell in LOVE with Maria Dismondy! Her books are absolutely amazing and all teach different ... Read More about {Book Looks}: The Jelly Donut Difference Book Review