We're packing up backpacks, buying new school clothes, setting alarms clocks……summer is officially over and school is back in session. As you get ready for the first day, bookmark this page…..these are the most important things to ask your child's teacher on the first day of school! Are you...
School is back in session, and one of the issues I hear about the most? The need for homework help! I'm sharing how to set up a homework routine that works, so that homework time isn't a total nightmare. In fifteen years as a teacher and intervention specialist, there...
We're back to school, and everyone's schedule is back to busy. Between the hustle and bustle of the school year, here are 13 pictures you should take of your kids each and every year. Confession, last year I forgot to take Lydia's first day of school picture. I dropped...
Do you want to know how to help your child practice their sight words without hours of flashcards? Here are 17 FUN ways to practice sight words (that will leave you with time to play)! Last school year, a whole bunch of my friends kids started kindergarten. For the...
Heading back to school? These five tips will make that first day (and week) as easy as pie! This is my 15th year of teaching. Yup 15 years of first days. And luckily, I've seen a lot of GREAT first days, and some not so great ones. The first...
Do you want to know how to prepare for kindergarten? These 13 things you can do at home will help your kiddo get ready for school (and have fun)! There are certain questions that I get asked over and over again as a literacy specialist and teacher. One of...
Ok, teachers this one is for YOU! The new Erin Condren Teacher Planners are here, and this is my full review! I know, I know it's the end of the school year, and us teachers are all thinking about summer vacation. But, it's also the launch day for 2019-2020...
Looking for toys that teach? I'm sharing all the reasons that Keva Planks and Trink a Links are must owns in any home! Thank you to MindWare for sponsoring this post. Teacher, mom, teacher mom. Sometimes I feel like my two jobs are similar to the chicken and the...
How 14 years of teaching and a LOT of Stitch Fix Reviews relate……. Those who can't do, teach. Anyone else HATE that sentence? I've heard it more times than I can count over the course of my teaching career. That coupled with, “You seem really intelligent……why are you JUST...
Looking for great teacher gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week? I'm listing things that teachers want (hint, it's nothing apple themed)……. Ok guys, we need to talk. This is on behalf of us……the teachers. Teacher appreciation week is coming. Now to be clear, I do NOT expect presents from my...