How do you work on reading and comprehension skills, such as sequencing, cause and effect, and drawing conclusions?  Well, I know many use a guided reading level program or even just work on the skill

Of course as many of you know, Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up for us here next week and I love that week!  In a past school, we would get carnations from the PTO, and at another, we would ge

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

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

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 Friends, Denise here from Sunny Days! I don't think I'm alone when I tell you that I sometimes struggle with center storage. Today I'm going to share two ideas that have been working pretty well f

I seriously heart the Jeopardy game show - don't you?  I always feel so smart when I can actually guess one of the questions correctly before the genius contestants do.  :)  Well, today I have an aw

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

Today, we have a guest post for all those secondary teachers out there, which is all about teaching how to write essays!   If you’re a high school teacher, there’s a good chance that you tea

Hi Everyone, I just can't believe how fast this school year is moving along. I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break! I was asked by a colleague of mine to create a Mother's Day newspaper f

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? 

I know so many teachers were scrambling earlier in the year to find resources to use when teaching nutrition with the new "My Plate" system.  The food pyramid has been retired and replaced by a new

Happy Spring OCB Peeps! Hope Spring is treating you well. I cannot believe April is here!!! Only a few more weeks and some of us will be doing the End of Year dance!!! I thought I would throw some

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

Do you feel like you spend all your nights and weekends grading?  If so, I have been there.  And I found a little tip that worked has worked for me in the past.  Take a look at my tip in the video b

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

Super short post today!  EI has contacted me and has offered to give a $50 EI gift card away to one of my readers who also "likes" their Facebook Fan Page!  That's it!  So, head on over to their pag

Do you always get a few parents who ask you "What can we work on this summer"?  Well, today I was SUPER lucky to be contacted by ETA/Cuisenaire and have the opportunity to review their Home Team Adv

So, I have literally 15 things going on today and I am not sure I am doing any of them justice, but I just waned to stop by and mention three of them so you know what I have been up to.  :)   Firs

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

TIP # 1 Reading Matters! You have learned in past posts that reading is like riding a bike, the more you practice, the better you become. Well in order for us to make sure our kids are

I was so excited to be contacted and asked to review a couple of the newest titles form Bob books!  When I first started student teaching, I grabbed a bunch of the easy readers for my classroom libr

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

  Hi OC Blog friends! Back in November I posted here about using a garment rack for a chart stand. If you're struggling with your chart stand being too small for the actual pocket chart, be sure to