Do your old clipboards leave a little to be desired?  I know mine did!  They were covered in marker, crayons, and paint from student creations over several years.  So, I decided to do a complete "cl

I don't know about your classroom supply budget, but mine never seemed to take me far after I bought necessities like copy paper, pencils, and chart paper.  I LOVE the usefulness of student mailboxe

Hope everyone is well today! I know so many are already counting down the days until this school year ends, as well as already planning for next year! If you are one of those people, here is a f

Hi everyone!  My readers know that I typically don't do too many posts that are directed solely at other teacher bloggers.  I prefer to have useful posts that have some sort of practical application

Have you been dying to know how to create those teaching printables that you have seen all over the place on sites such as Teachers Pay Teachers, Teachers Notebook, and even on Classroom Freebies? 

Although it seems like an unusual topic for a blog post, I noticed that when a fan at the Facebook Fan Page posed the question to other fans, the response was overwhelming and I realized that obviou

Hi all!  I wanted to start a new series this week, which I will try to post every Thursday, called Blogging Tip Thursday.  While it is pretty obvious from the title, my intent is to create some fun

Hi all!  So, feeling a bit under the weather today, but I was still able to pull a little something together and I was please with how it turned out!  I created an owl-themed seating chart set for a

Hi everyone!  Hopefully your week is going well! So last night, I was having a chat with the members of my Teaching Blog Traffic School Membership Site, and one congratulates me, then another person

While normally my own products are not on sale, I wanted to share with you that ALL of the items at my Teachers pay Teachers Store will be an additional 10% all day tomorrow (Leap Day) if you use th

Make sure you tune in tonight, Sunday Feb 26th at 8 pm when I will be chatting with Adrianne from Kids Cog Works, where she will share why parents should attend PTO meetings, why the PTO may NOT b

If you haven't signed up for my FREE webinar "Overcoming Organizing Obstacles" sponsored by Marygrove College, make sure you get on the list today!  I will be presenting LIVE tomorrow, Wednesday Feb

My blogger buddy Jeannie over at Kindergarten Lifestyle started a super fun linky for "You Know You're A Teacher When..." and these are seriously cracking me up - mostly because they are true!  Haha

Are you panicking over testing season coming up yet?  I always found that right after Winter Break I realized how close testing time really was and I became a drill sergeant.  While testing is not a

I am so excited to share with you all my guest post all about student motivation that was published today on the Marygrove College Master in the Art of Teaching Blog!  It basically explains my Motiv

Do you want to be on the radio?  How about on a radio station dedicated to teachers only - the first and only of its kind?  TBA Today is currently accepting all types of guests - mainly anyone who w

I originally published this article for TeachHUB, but thought I should share it here too for those who might have missed it.  Enjoy!     Welcome to 2012!  In the spirit of the season, I posted a

I know so many of your are enjoying some great down-time from school, while others are taking the break to get caught up. :)  I hope you spend the time however you feel is the best for you!  The blo

 

Hi everyone!  I have seen so many great new blogs pop up recently and I am so excited to see who is writing them, what grade levels they work with, and the fantastic ideas and printables they are sh

  This was originally posted in July, but I thought maybe there would still be some great resources you could use now!  Enjoy!  :)   I know it is 100 degrees and sun blaring, desert hot outside

I know it has seemed like forever since I released the Kindergarten Common Core Lesson Pack, but I finally was able to get through the Thanksgiving Break and get the Grade One set done!  If you haven'

  In case you haven't heard the news, Teachers Pay Teachers is having a HUGE Cyber Monday sale coming up this Monday, November 28th!  They will be taking 10% off your entire purchase if you use the

Well, if you live in northern Ohio, you would agree that we don't see much sun in the colder months, but how pleasantly surprised I was when Cindy from In the Teacher's Lounge sent me the Sunshine Awa

  Hi everyone!  Thanks so much to all who attended the Teaching Tips Expo and watched my presentation titled "Organizing for Effectiveness"!  As I mentioned in the session, I have videos that go a