So, I think maybe my partner teacher came up with this idea to allow students to use a pen for the day. This is actually one of our QR Code Behavior Coupons that we use. Over the past couple of years, I’ve gathered some pretty fun ones, so in response to a question from a […]
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Chevron Noise Charts Displays in English and Spanish
Hey, ya’ll! I’m trying to prep and share the things I have made for my classroom this year, so here’s one of them – a hanging noise display. I made one in English for my partner teacher, and we use them from time to time for students to know what type of noise level is […]
How I Do My Math Small Group Station Rotations (this year at least!)
Hey guys! I am a big fan of small group rotations where kids can play games and get all of that mundane skill repetition and practice in without even knowing it. However, my setup has never been completely fluid, but I think I have finally found my way this year for making my small groups […]
FREE Spanish QR Code Behavior Coupons
Hey, guys! You may or may not have seen the coupons I made in English, but this year, to try to be as immersed as possible with my Spanish immersion students, I also made them in Spanish (and I think they came out a little cuter, too). If you teach Spanish or know anyone who […]
Helper Highlighters for Early Finishers
Hey, friends! Here are some “helper” highlighters I put together for my early finishers to help me in math with students who are still struggling with certain problems. They will use them to help explain problems and mark important words in the problems for the students they are helping. I just used decorative scotch tape […]
Hanging Fan Labels for Tables, Centers, or Stations with FREE Number Circles
Anyone else feel like a first-year teacher EVERY year?? I am beginning my tenth year of teaching tomorrow, and I promise you I do not understand why it is taking me every waking minute to get my stuff together! Aaaanyways, here are some fan labels I created to mark my math station areas that were […]
Six Teacher Tips for Classroom Organization with the Evernote App
Are you an Evernote fan? I absolutely love it. It has been a helpful tool to organize all of the chaos in my brain. If you’ve never heard of Evernote, it’s a note-taking app and website that stores your notes in a database sort of manner. The best part is that it syncs across all […]
Easy Parent Thank You Digital Cards with Punchbowl
Have a lot of parent thank-you cards to write here at the end of the year? Trying to motivate yourself but just can’t? Do all your parents have email addresses? If so, try Punchbowl! It’s a cute, non-tacky way to send digital cards that look real, envelope and all! Click on the card to see […]