Oceans of Teaching Ideas

 Hello Teacher Buddies!   I had the amazing opportunity to attend our state's Social Studies conference and I'm overflowing ...

I'm not a hard core, you can't read in my class kinda gal.  But I have given up purchasing and maintaining a classroom library. Not ...

One of my favorite authors reads her book Thunder Cake.  It's everything I imagined with her reading her own book.  One of my favorite b...

Happy Monday, The final countdown.  4 days for the kids... 9 days for me!!!!!  I have so much organizing to do!!!! I haven't been a...

Happy Friday to YOU!!!!! I'm easily frustrated with people that choose to be NOT NICE!  I really don't know how people decide to b...

Now that we are moving towards common core, there has been less and less time for extra activities unless they strongly support the curricul...

Good Evening Reader's... again, I'm going to attempt to share with you how I have grown as a teacher using reader's notebooks....

Good Evening Everyone, Here's my Monday brainy idea.  Use these glow lights for students to notify you when they need help with grou...

And my 18month old baby is sleeping.  How is this right? So, Did you know I LOVE integrating all subjects/arts with my classroom? Yep, ...

       Yesterday, my friend and I used several video clips from Nemo to help students think about the moral or lesson to a story.  This can ...

Our librarian is sooooo fantastic.  She is going to allow small groups to work on computers or in small groups on projects during the last h...

Traditionally this time of year we get all worked up over a door decorating contest.  Teachers in older grades don't have the extra ass...

I can't wait to start my hooked on books bulletin board.  The kids will have a fish with their name tag and a thick thumb tack undern...

I attempted to use these last year, however, the idea came around the same time as end of grade testing.  I plan on using these right off ...

Here is a reading check out test and reading response brochure for a study on Sadako.  Kids love this story and they also enjoy wearing kim...

I found these wonderful books with audio cd for my oldest daughter who is now four.  Not only do I absolutely love the books the voices and ...