Hey teaching friends!  I know I mentioned my new love for washi tape in the Easy DIY File Folders post a few weeks ago, but I am seriously smitten with it!  As I am not so much a crafty person, I

  Just stopping by to wish all the moms out there a Happy Mother's Day!  And to all the teachers who help to fill the role of mom on so many levels for many hours during the week as well!  My grand

  I know Teacher Appreciation Week 2013 is wrapping up, but I wanted one last chance to say thanks for all you do!  This was honestly a last-minute idea I am hoping to get out to you before it happ

Hey teaching friends!  I haven't done a video for y'all in a while, so I thought it was about time.  :)  I just finished posting my newest Interactive Bulletin Board:  Flower Power Figurative Word Pla

  Hi teaching friends!  Sorry I have been a little MIA this week on the blog, but I am currently out of town attending a business conference in Santa Clara, California!  It has been fun and informa

  Hey teaching friends!  Not sure whether you have heard about the great upcoming event at Teacher's Notebook, but I wanted to make sure I shared it with you in case you hadn't seen it!  They are p

  Hi teaching friends!  So, I have been so busy with the newest issue of The Organized Classroom Magazine, which is now live and ready, I haven't had a chance to post too much in the way of just so

  Hi all!  I was thinking about some of the different ways I have come across to display standards or learning objectives and thought I would share!  Maybe you will get some inspiration from the id

Hey OC friends!  I hope everyone is well and that your students aren't too hyped up from all that Easter candy.  :)     Today, I have a really fun video for you because I haven't done one in a wh

Hi teaching friends!  Hope your March is ending out with a bang, and that the weather is heading out like a lamb.  Not so much here in northern Ohio where we had a bunch of white stuff flying around d

  I don't know about you, but I love books. And I think most of us can recall when a book literally changed us in one way or another.  This is part of my "book story."  There are so many, but 2 sta

  Hi Organized Classroom friends!  I don't know about you, but I have had a whirlwind of a month and am SUPER looking forward to some time off next week when I am heading out to visit some friends

  Do you WANT to differentiate, but are completely frozen in fear just thinking about all the chaos that COULD ensue in your classroom if you tried it?  I am here to help with 9 tips that might get

I don't know about you, but living in northern Ohio in the winter creates an urgent sense of cabin fever, which sets in about March.  I would LOVE to get outside and enjoy the weather, but I am not

OK - in the title I literally meant cutting out.  As in scissors.  :)  For those of you who might be new on the blog, I did a review back in July for the Silhouette Cameo and I have been busy cuttin

Hey friends!  Sorry if you have been hearing about this all day, but I just want to make sure as many people know about it as possible through every venue possible (back to work as normal tomorrow, I

Hey fans and readers!  You know you are my number one motivation and my new project is a direct result of your input!  Whooo hoooo!  While I won't tell you exactly what it is yet, I can tell you thi

Did you know even if you have "liked" a Facebook fan page, you do not see all of the posts?  I bet you haven't seen some posts from your favorite fan pages in months and never even realized it!  Fac

Here is a fun little DIY project for those of you that teach math!  I created a "How do you say _____ frame" made out of a cheap dollar store 8"x10" frame.  First, I pulled the glass out (nothing sa

Hey OCB friends!  Here is a quickie tip for those of you who have student desks with lids.  I don't know about you, but it drives me bonkers to no end when they slam them shut - or let them drop and

Well, not exactly, but it got your attention, didn't it?  Haha!  But, I WILL be the star of my brand-new web series called "The OC on TV"!  I am super excited!  And you are all invited to the live tap

If you are using the Common Core State Standards, you are already familiar with the Operations and Algebraic Thinking strand listed in the Math CCSS.  As I was thinking about things I would use in t

Don't you HATE when you are searching for a rubber band or paper clip and you can't find one to save your life?  OR I also am not a huge fan of opening my middle top desk drawer to find a bunch of t

Hey OCB friends!  I hope you are all well and having a great 2013 thus far - I know I am!  Yesterday on the Facebook fan page, Pam asked the following question for us all:   "Please help me find a

I am thrilled to be back on the blog today! Maybe not so thrilled to be back in the snow and ice of Ohio, but I am excited to be back in the swing of things! As may of you know, I went on a 7-day