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Real Life Color Posters

Getting your classroom ready for students is such an exciting time! You want to make everything perfect. An inviting classroom creates a room full of happy and engaged students! Real life pictures around the room helps your students make connections when learning basic concepts. These real life color posters are a great addition to your […]

A Fun Way for Pencil Storage

Pencils. You love them, and you hate them at the same time. They are found all over the classroom floor. Students never have them when they need them. Erasers turn into a form of chewing gum. For a kindergarten teacher, it’s a pet peeve of mine! But do you know what’s wonderful about kindergarteners? You […]

Math Center Organization

Math centers are a big part of today’s classrooms. The days of whole group instruction are gone. Small groups, partner work and centers are here to stay. You might have some great math centers, but how is your math center organization? Have you considered how easy your centers would run if they were more organized? […]

The Importance of Writing Goals

Are you getting into the swing of things in your classroom?  Are you still on summer break?  Either way, the school year is right on top of us!  Your mind is probably exploding with new ideas to use in your classroom.  Have you thought about writing this year?  What has worked for you in the […]

Class Donations with Pencil Pals

You hear it all the time.  Teachers spend so much of their own money on extra supplies for their classroom.  It’s definitely a topic for another time and unfortunately it probably won’t get better any time soon.  However, there are ways to reduce the amount teachers spend.  I found holding class donations at the start […]

Classroom Decor that Works!

There are so many goodies you can find that are adorable and perfect to make your classroom look amazing.  But, being a Type-A teacher myself, I want cute AND functional.  Finding classroom decor that is bright, clear and serves a purpose is how I keep my classroom organized. Bright and Clear I am not one […]