I don't know about you, but I know teaching elapsed time to third graders can be a nightmare!  It is such an abstract concept to teach anyway - and then practicing it later is like pulling teeth!  H

  Hey Organized Classroom friends!  I hope this week is shaping up to end well!  I know so many of you are testing, or preparing to test now or in the near future and those weeks are hard on everyo

I am super excited to share with you the giveaway this week:  a $50 Educational Insights gift card!  Whoo hoo!  Check out some of the things you could use your gift card cash toward below as I have

I heard about this awesome program from Macy's and I wanted to share it out for all my teacher friends as I really do believe in the power of the arts in the classroom (I know, there is never enough

Today's blog post is just super fun - and includes a giveaway contest too!  Whhooo hoooo!  Last time I was at Kohl's, I noticed they had some super adorable gift sets (like the one below) that include

    Today I had an opportunity to review Educational Insight's GeoSafari Plankton Net and it was a blast!  While I had a choice between several GeoSafari items in EI's catalog, I knew right away t

Hi all!  Well, you may or may not know this about me, but I LOVE coats and bags.  I am sort of addicted.  Not so much shoes (my flip flops work for most of the year, even in winter).  But show me a

Small battery-operated buzzers are super fun for lots of classroom activities.  I had the opportunity to review Barnyard Buzzers from Learning Resources this week and they are so cute!  Basically, t

Do you use dry erase boards in the classroom - or even cut up shower wall board?  What do you use for wipers - old socks?  I have used them all too and dry erase boards are a welcome addition into e

Do you {HEART} Pinterest?  How about teaching blogs?  Maybe $200?   If so, you are going to be utterly smitten with a little collaboration I came up with that involves all three!  Announcing the "

In honor of the month of love and attraction, I decided to choose Learning Resources Primary Science Magnet Set to review this month.  :)  And what a set it is!  There are 14 pieces to play with, wh

Hi all!  Well, last week, I reviewed The Fat Boy Chronicles and this week, I had the pleasure of taking a look at Maria Dismondy's super cute book Pink Tiara Cookies for Three in honor of her Pink T

This week, I am reviewing Educational Insight's Teachable Touchables Texture Squares.  I intentionally chose this product because I have a toddler at home who I thought might enjoy the different tex

  Happy Tuesday OC Blog fans and followers!  I am sure you already know via my last newsletter, from the doing the scavenger hunt, or from your mom telling you about it (well, maybe not that last o