I get so excited during the summer when the Back to School sales start. I think it goes back to my childhood when my folks would take me to get my school supplies. We went to a store called Smitty’s and I would get to pick out a new pencil box, crayons, and a...
I expanded my Disney theme to include some new ideas and jazz up my classroom, and I was tickled with the result! The kids loved it and I was able to start the year off on a fun, upbeat note, Disney style! Inside Out Bulletin Board I loved Inside Out. I made this...
Organizing a classroom library can be a challenge. As a former teacher-librarian having an organized, yet functional classroom library is near and dear to my heart. I have tried over the years to find a system to that is manageable, easy for the students to use, and...
Since I am going with the space theme, made up some cute goody bags to have on the student’s desks the first day of school, and suddenly the “Astronaut Survival Bags” came to be. I got some free lunch sacks from our lovely cafeteria manager, and...
Are you using clip charts or thinking about starting to implement a clip chart into your behavior management system? Let me tell you why what I do is different, even PBIS friendly! I love my clip chart system. I use it in a POSITIVE way. The language is explicit and...
I’m super excited to team up with 150 bloggers for another month of bright ideas! My bright idea is a super quick classroom management idea about how to handle the “stuff” kiddos bring to school. I have a basket in my classroom called the...
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