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  • Classroom Decor,  Teaching Tips

    Fancying Up Your Bulletin Board Letters

    August 3, 2018 /

    I know you’ve seen them on your social media feeds.  And I know you are thinking, these are adorable but I don’t have a cricut® and I am not going to buy a cricut® and so I will never be able to make these beautiful bulletin board letters.  And then you hang your head and think about all the other things that you don’t have in your life, like a Ford Mustang convertible, an Instapot, a private jet and Tieks.  (I really want a pair of Tieks). (Disclosure: Some of links below are affiliate links, which means that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if…

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  • Holidays Around the World

    Free Candy Cane Christmas Mouse Craft!

    November 29, 2019 /

    The holidays are such an exciting time of the year! If you are looking for a simple craft activity, that look no further. This candy cane mouse can hang by its tail as a tree decoration, or comes with labels as a gift for students to make for others.

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  • Back to School,  Teaching Ideas

    Name Recognition and Practice

    November 22, 2019 /

    For pre-school and kindergarten students, the most important word in the world is their name! Name recognition, matching, tracing and coloring activities fulfill two functions - they are great practice to help students learn names AND they help to develop those all important fine motor skills. Learn more and download a FREE personalized name worksheet for your students!

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    Scoot!

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  • Thanksgiving arts and crafts activities heading
    Holidays Around the World,  Teaching Ideas

    Turkey Trouble!

    November 15, 2019 /

    These turkey activities will have you set from now until Thanksgiving! Each activity is aligned with the curriculum so students are learning and having fun! Click to read more!

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  • Back to School,  Teaching Ideas

    Scoot!

    November 8, 2019 /

    Have you played Scoot! with your students? I was introduced to this game a couple of years ago when I was subbing for a second grade teacher, and fell in love with it! Learn more in this blog post - with a free Scoot game for you to try!

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  • Uncategorized,  Veterans Day

    Veterans Day

    November 1, 2019 /

    How do your students recognize veterans at your school? I like to talk about the branches of the armed services, the role that each has, and the jobs that people do. It’s a good reminder for students that people they know, moms, dads, and family friends may be involved in serving our country! Students learn about the five branches of the military with this flip book and love learning interesting facts. (Did you know that John Glenn was a marine, or that the coast guard was formed before the navy?) When I lived in Fayetteville, NC, the school I worked at had a special assembly where service members were invited…

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  • Teacher Tricks,  Teaching Tips

    Doing your part to increase morale!

    October 11, 2019 /

    So we all know that teacher morale can be low in schools. You didn’t go into teaching for the pay, but you also didn’t go into teaching for the late night grading and data input. But that being said, the reasons that you did become a teacher are the most important. And sometimes you will need to be the one to remind your coworkers that educating the future generation is the most exciting, rewarding and let’s face it, funny career there is! Here are some things that I did with my coworkers that made us happy, appreciate one another, and help us to raise one another up. Wicked Wednesday Oh,…

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  • Teaching Ideas

    Fire Safety Month

    October 4, 2019 /

    How do you teach fire safety and prevention month? These essential talking points the most important things you must cover. Click to learn more and to download a free firefighter helmet!

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  • Life and stuff,  Teacher Tricks,  Teaching Tips

    Celebrating Birthdays in School

    September 6, 2019 /

    OK, so you probably didn't have a hard time falling asleep last night, but if it's a student's birthday today, they did and they are going to be excited. And the worst thing you can do? Not be ready. And by ready, I mean saying 'Happy Birthday, Susan!' as soon as they enter the room, at the very least. I always told my students they looked taller, asked about their morning, and gave them a hug.

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  • Bulletin Boards with Student work
    Back to School,  Classroom Decor,  Teaching Ideas,  Teaching Tips

    Why Your Bulletin Boards Should Be Filled With Student Work

    August 23, 2019 /

    Take a look around your classroom. What percentage of the walls are covered by store-bought posters or things that you have created and what percentage of the walls or wall space available is covered with student work? When teachers decorate their classrooms with pretty store-bought artifacts it says a lot about what they think about their classroom, about their classroom theme, and a lot about what they like, but it doesn’t really say anything about the students. In recent years classroom bulletin boards have become less and less about sharing student work and more an expression of the teacher. Inspirational words, angel wings, quotes and cricut designs all look very…

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  • Back to School,  Teaching Ideas

    Teaching Composing and Decomposing Numbers to Kindergarten

    August 16, 2019 /

    Use these fun free downloads and popcorn to introduce your kindergarteners to decomposing numbers. Includes a recording sheet - learn more!

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ABOUT ME

I am a former elementary teacher from London in the UK.  I taught in England for nine years before coming over to North Carolina on an exchange program where I met and married my school teacher husband.  I taught for a total of 21 years before starting my own business making crafts and resources to help educators in schools and home settings.

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