Let's talk teacher gift ideas. We're coming out of a challenging time, but teacher appreciation week is still happening and these are some great ideas for items you can give your child's teacher virtually or in person! Well guys, here we are. Distance Learning, In Person Learning, and Hybrid...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MY KID HATES TO READ! These 7 tips to motivate reluctant readers will make reading FUN instead of a dreaded chore! Thank you to Little Hippo AR for sponsoring this post. Little Hippo AR Books are currently available at participating Walmart stores. A few weeks ago, I asked you...
I've written and rewritten and deleted this post more times than I can count. I've tried to find the perfect words. Word to reassure all of the parents and friends in my personal facebook feed that they don't need to worry. Words to tell them that their children are...
Are you a busy working parent? Me too. I'm sharing 7 ways Working Parents can be Involved in Supporting their Childrens' Classroom. Thank you to SignUp.Com for sponsoring this post. This year, was the first time I missed something at Lydia's school. Her class went on their first field...
