All About Valentines Day! Valentine Activities & Ideas
As a kid I remember shopping for tear-out Valentine Cards with silly sayings, then writing the names for my entire class on them. At school we would decorate little shoeboxes for our peers to...
View ArticleSpeaking of Grace: 8 Tips for Easing into Back-to-School
This post was originally a guest post I did for Trina @ beginnerbeans.com. I thought it would be helpful here for those of you heading back-to-school with your own kiddos or for teachers to share with...
View ArticleGrand Teachers Giveaway!
This week I’m joining in The Creative Classroom‘s GRAND celebration! She has reached 1,000 followers (A GRAND ) on TpT and to celebrate we’re all joining in to give away $100 to TpT! WAHOO!!! This...
View Article5 (or 6) Fun Facts About Me!
I’m joining Blog Hoppin’ this week for Teacher Week 2015. Today’s link-up challenge is to share 5 Fun Facts about myself…mine kind of turned into 6 facts. Ha! Let’s dive right in 1. I taught 1st...
View ArticleTeacher Week 2015: Make Ahead Teacher Meals
Today I’m linking up with Blog Hoppin’ to share some quick and easy make ahead meal ideas. For me I know that when I’m hungry I need to eat…and I mean RIGHT AWAY! So I can’t mess around with a lot of...
View ArticleTeacher Week 2015- 6 Tips to Make Teaching Life Easier
Sanity Savers -Tips that make work life easier 1. Treat your time like a budget….which essentially is making a schedule and sticking to it. Schedule work time, family time, down time (if it’s not in...
View ArticleTeaching Thanksgiving {Free Thankfulness Printables}
Click on the picture for this FREE Bible verse printable. Thanksgiving is such a warm holiday in the middle of some possibly not-so-warm weather. As a child I absolutely loved Thanksgiving; the...
View Article7 Ways to Show Your Students Love
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be a perfect time to focus on LOVE (I want you all to know that I’m writing this article just as much for myself as for you). Genuine,...
View ArticleSimple Ways to Get Young Kids Hooked-On Nature!
Are you wanting to help the children in your life engage in nature, but it seems too complicated or time consuming? Researchers are finding more and more these days the importance of engaging kids in...
View ArticleEarth Day Food Waste Challenge for Kids
Every spring and fall my husband teaches Outdoor Education to local 5th and 6th graders. A part of the educational process includes teaching about food waste and composting. On an average day 100...
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