5 Gift Ideas for Teachers

Whether it’s Christmas, teacher appreciation week, back to school, or the end of the school year, you might be looking for ideas to spoil your child’s teacher and show your appreciation! You may also be at a loss as to what would be a meaningful gift for teachers. This list gives you 5 teacher gift ideas and some other helpful hints!

8 Low Prep Addition Fluency Activities

Addition fluency is not simply about memorization, but about students using their knowledge of place value and addition properties to efficiently solve addition facts. This post gives teachers 8 low prep addition fluency activities (games, worksheets, task cards, and more) with ideas for differentiating and keeping the activities engaging throughout the school year!

How I do (Low-Prep) Math Rotations

I am not a fan of whole group math, but I’m also not a fan of prepping a bunch of materials every single day. So, for a while I felt stuck. Should I teach whole group math, even though I don’t like it? Or should I suck it up and spend extra time prepping materials for math stations?

4 Tips for the Easiest Halloween Party Ever

I’m honestly the WORST at celebrating anything in the classroom. I’m that teacher who loves the idea of elaborate parties, crafts and activities, but does not love the time, money, and energy that it takes. So, I decided to make class parties as simple as possible. My students still have a great time, but I don’t feel burnt out and broke.

10 Things Missing From Your Sub Plans

I’ve noticed that one of the huge factors that determines whether or not I can have a successful day is….you guessed it….sub plans! So many teachers leave really important information out of their sub plans. I want to share some of the top pieces of information that I think should be included in your sub plans so you can set you sub up for success.