It does not matter what your nationality, on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone can pretend to be a little bit Irish. Make this year’s celebration one that your students will remember for years to come. It does not take a lot of money, or a lot of preparation to create a fun St. Patrick’s Day. Try…
Providing a literature-rich classroom environment is important to ensuring student success. Variety, in both genres and reading levels, is essential. However, as all teachers know, the onus of stocking that classroom library is firmly on the teacher herself. While families busily gather supplies the week before school starts, the average classroom teacher has been busy…
Classroom teachers across the country are often faced with decorating restrictions due to fire codes and school rules. For years, they have also tried to figure out how to hang stuff on cinder block walls in the classroom. That can present quite the challenge when a teacher is trying to create a welcoming and inspiring environment…
Let’s face it, the teacher’s desk can sometimes become a catchall place for everything under the sun. From homework papers and tests to school supplies and lost student belongings, the clutter can grow and spread until you begin to wonder what the surface of your desk even looks like. Despite valiant attempts at keeping it…
Teachers have many responsibilities when it comes to the well-being of each and every student. Many districts have “adopted social skill-building in an effort to move from zero-tolerance discipline and drill-and-kill curriculum toward a more nuanced approach to the behavioral and academic needs of students,” according to an article that talks about the expansion of…
All elementary teachers know that Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2nd, is Read Across America Day Whether you are celebrating Seuss all month, all week, or just for the day, Really Good Stuff has resources to make it unforgettable for you and your students. Not sure how to celebrate? Let me help you! 1. Decorate Your…