Halloween can be a crazy day for teachers in the classroom. In all of the excitement of the day, students are bound to be a little extra. Keeping them focused on learning can be a huge challenge. In this post, I will share some activities that I do with my students to make sure that it is not a lost day. I used to just

Early finishers…I don’t recall being taught about them in college but the struggle of what exactly to have them work on is REAL. Teacher Struggles with Early Finishers When I first started teaching, I would just have them read if they finished something early. Seemed easy enough. But some students don’t enjoy reading (*gasp* I know) and I didn’t want them to hate it more

I always knew as a teacher that I needed to teach my students the classroom procedures. What I didn’t know was that I should teach EVERY procedure. I just thought that there were some things that they should just know. Boy was I wrong! Once I figured that out, I would stand up there and tell them about each one. This is how you do

Every year, right around springtime, we get hit with the big statewide test.  To balance all of that stress out, I usually do fun activities in the afternoon.  I load up on bunches of springtime candy such as peeps and jelly beans, as well as, some household items like vinegar, detergent, eggs, food coloring, salt, etc.  Then we use those items to do lots of