Looking for your money tree?  Just need a little extra summer money?  How about those teachers that don’t get a regular check - are you sweating bullets just before school starts again waiting to

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Ashlee McClung from izzyshare!  Classroom library solutions!   Hello everyone! Let me briefly introduce myself... My name is Ashlee and I am

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Ally from A Fly on the Classroom Wall!  Free incentive ideas!   Ok ... so in a perfect world children should not expect rewards for doing wh

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Hilary Lewis from 2nd Graders Rock!  We all have paper management issue from time to time!  Enjoy!   Have you ever felt like you are burie

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Amy Brown!  This ones for all you High School Science teachers!   "My normal teaching schedule is Advanced Placement (AP) Biology.  This yea

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Denise Boehm!  I love the picts she has also included!   Like many teachers, I spend most of my summer scouring the internet for new ideas.

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Mark Aaron!  A great article about homework!   We all have lived this story: Mrs. X, Bobby’s mother, walks into your classroom for her sche

I came across a fun, free resource from a YouTube user in the UK:  Searchon.  With this great little tool, you are able to create  a mini-snapshot video of whatever you like.  It can be personal, b

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Judy Knight!  Enjoy!   Many at-risk students are unsuccessful on state mandated tests. These “invisible children” are generally well behave

The video event today will show you how to create labels for all your classroom needs on a PC (if you are looking for the MAC Version, check back two posts)!  You can begin by creating labels for y

Today, I have a new poll that I would love some feedback on from you!  Just curious to see what YOU would like to see most on upcoming video segments.  I like to cater to the crowd pleasers. Thanks f

The video event today will show you how to create labels for all your classroom needs!  You can begin by creating labels for your student folders.  Move on to book baskets.  Then, you realize you

Today we have guest blogger Diane Baker (also known as Dijobaker to many)!  She has a wonderful entry today about organizing unfinished student work.  Make sure to visit her facebook fan page and

Today’s video series (there are 3 in the set) is about an opportunity I have found that can mean extra spending cash for teachers (or teacher wannabes).  Who couldn’t use extra money?  The progra

After noticing a facebook post from Scholastic Teachers, I got to thinking about what I do combat the usual student question, “When are we ever going to use this in real life?”  Since I teach gi

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Ally at A Fly on the Classroom Wall!  Make sure to visit her blog at http://flyontheclassroomwall.blogspot.com/.   Enjoy!   This week we had

Welcome to today’s video: DI in a Bag! This video explains a great way for inclusion/pull out teachers to work with regular education teachers in the classroom! Using simple materials and novelt

Welcome to today’s teacher video which is about getting your reluctant writers to get those pencils moving!  This two-part series focuses on 3 big picture ideas:  Writing with Visuals, Writing for

Today’s blog entry is from guest blogger Ally at A Fly on the Classroom Wall!  Make sure to visit her blog at http://flyontheclassroomwall.blogspot.com/.   Enjoy!     Homework agendas are used in

For those of us who have endured enough ice, snow, and cold to last for another year, I decided to “Think Spring” in this latest blog entry!  Below are 10 great (free!) spring-related lesson plan

Does the sound of tattling drive you up the wall? Are you constantly interrupted by such outbursts while you are trying to teacher or get something done at home? This video shows a simple way to

Here is the latest in my video series for how to show off your great student work without having the hassle of having to change it constantly.  I demonstrate a fun way to get students involved, ri

Yay!  Thanks to everyone who has made our facebook fan page a success!  We are up to 100 fans there and 400 Twitter followers!  I hope to continue that trend in the days and months to follow.  I h

After chatting with some students one-on-one last year, I realized that while a small piece of candy would motivate a few, it would do nothing for others.  It was just about that time that I stum

This video shows how to individualize your math vocabulary for every student in your class using cardstock and o-rings! Allow them to work at their own pace! Paperless homework! Even independent t