Are you looking for a fun way to review a subject or chapter before a test?  Here is a super fun way:  Batter Up! from Educational Insights!  It’s a blast and I could see it being used a ton of dif

This week’s free e-book comes at you courtesy of the fans at The Organized Classroom Blog’s Facebook Fan Page!  I posted the following question:  What is your favorite app or website to use in the c

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and happy Monday!  Today, I am doing a review for Artiwood Letters!  They are adorable!  I was able to preview a copy that was sent to me, and choose the them

What do you get when you cross Harry Potter and The Hunger Games?  A mash-up called The Potter Games, of course!  The Potter Games is a fantastic new site that was brought about by Adam Spunberg. 

So, yesterday’s FB Fan Page Question of the Week was:  What is your favorite behavior management system?  We certainly did not lack for answers!   I have compiled all the comments into one neat l

I can’t believe our Facebook Fan Page has grown to 3,000 just since February!   I say “our fan page” because you are all the reason it has grown so strong!  I get my video ideas inspiration from y

I had a request for a video from one of our awesome Facebook Fans last week, and I wanted to make sure I got to it for her - Teacher Desk Organization!  In the video below, I explain how I manage t

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and this week is super great!  Today, I was asked to review a product for ALEX Toys called “Ready, Set, Tell Time!”  I have to say it is adorable and very well

Hi everyone!  Today I thought I would start a new feature call “Classroom Technology in 3 Minutes or Less!”  Today I am featuring the website Create A Graph.  This website is great and fun for al

Today’s guest post is from Ally at A Fly on the Classroom Wall.   Before the end of the school year I had a discussion with a mum who asked what her child could do in order to cont

Yesterday at The OC Blog’s Facebook Fan Page, I asked my fans to post their best hallway behavior management technique and they surely exceeded my expectations!  So, I thought I would compile the

Early Happy Independence Day to all of my US readers!  Since I will be taking the weekend off to enjoy it with my family, I thought I would whip you up a little something fun to do with your kids

This week, make sure The OC Blog Summer CD Giveaway (even if you entered last week)!  Three lucky winners will be chosen after the giveaway period for Week 2 ends on Sunday, July 3rd at 9 pm ET.

Are you a teacher or mommy blogger?  Are you addicted to blogs and have thought about setting one up yourself?  Or perhaps you are looking to promote a product you have created?  

Today is Monday, so of course that means it is time for The OC Blog’s Terrific Teaching Tools!  Today, I thought maybe we would link up with the Teaching Blog Addict Summer Workshop on great teach

Happy Friday and to celebrate, I have created a fun rhyming game just for YOU!  :)   This game is easy to set up - just copy, laminate, and cut out the cards.  Students will take turns picking w

It’s Monday and time for another edition of The Organized Classroom Blog’s Terrific Teaching Tools!  This week, I am going to admit something:  I am a bit of a pocket chart junkie.  Whew!  It fee

Yay!  It’s Friday  :)  I don’t know about everyone else, but it sure its hard getting all the subject areas in during the day sometimes!  I like to integrate my subjects as much as possible by in

You know you have them!  I know I do, though I have to sometimes remember to “pick my battles.”  I thought today on the blog, I would just throw some of mine out to share/vent.  Make sure to add

I still cannot believe I started this website and facebook fan page in February and we are at over 1,000 newsletter subscribers and now 1,500 fans!  I just want you all to know how much I appreciat

Do you differentiate? I will throw out a random guess and predict that 95% of teachers do differentiate for students in their classroom - but, I will also bet that many of those teachers differe

It’s Monday, which equals another volume of The OC Blog’s Terrific Teaching Tools!   Today, I ran across something I think could be fun in any classroom (well, unless you don’t have access to a

Since when can’t learning and camping go hand-in-hand?  I thought it would be a blast to list several ideas for keeping kids physically AND mentally engaged this summer!   What child doesn’t love

Today, I was asked to do a review of a 20-page, 8 x 6 landscape, softcover photo book from Mixbook.com.  I have to say that I had no idea this company existed until I checked it out and I was very

Editable Incentive  Wristbands Today’s video comes from a question from Sheryl B. on the facebook fan page: She wants to know how to actually make the wristbands from the template and how th