My kids know that I love fake plants in the class. I can't kill them that way haha. I have little ones on bookshelves but have always wanted a big one. So when I was contacted about getting a bigger plant, I had to take that opportunity. Here is the one that I received. The kids liked it but I did notice this one leaf (in the pic above) that was just all completely plastic. Other than that, we are pretty pleased with our newest addition. Especially since it adds some green to our classroom and makes it more inviting. They have a ton on their website if you want to take a look.: *The com ..read more

Hey everyone! Ever need to grab a quick warm up, or time filler, or something to throw into your sub tub? I know that I like to have some worksheets on hand in those times. One place to head to is Education.com They've got some themed worksheets, which make it even more fun. For example, sail into learning with this ocean themed division worksheet. Click for freebie and click for answer key  For more engaging math activities, go to Education.com. *Education.com reached out to me for guest content purposes, but this all my own opinion ..read more

Hi guys. Yesterday, February 23, my district had a threat made against them on social media. We were told it wasn't credible, but to be alert just in case. All morning, kids were pulled from class, one by one. Instead of a room full of 28 energetic 4th graders, I had 11 students. 11. When  I was first told this was going on, I had about 10 minutes before students were to arrive to my class. I sat at my desk and let a few tears come out. Then my student teacher and I got ready. We unlocked the brakes to our computer cart. We moved another cart closer to the front door. We closed the blinds a ..read more

Hey everyone! So happy to finally be posting my classroom reveal. Only 3 weeks into school, not so bad! I didn't change that much, except add some accent pieces from Creative Teaching Press (Bold and Bright Collection).  I try my best to make our old portable a welcoming, enriching environment. I am in love with this shelf! Signs are all from TJ Maxx and the plants too. White boxes from Walmart and teal ones came as a set from TJ Maxx.   I make my own signs for my whiteboard, except the decimals, which came from Teaching and So Fourth.  Adorable magnetic strips from Creative Teaching P ..read more

Hey everyone! I will be having a student teacher this year and I've been combing FB and the internet for tips to get prepared for her. I'm going to share some of the top tips I've found and I'd love if you leave tips too! 1. Give feedback each day. Mostly what I read was that teachers took notes in a notebook or a post it note and gave it to their student teacher every day.  2. Make space for the student teacher. My room is small as it is, but I want to make my student teacher feel welcome. I did make sure to leave part of my personal bulletin board blank for her to put personal pictures and ..read more

Hey everyone! I know some of you have wrapped up your school year and some of you are like me, wrapping up the school year. My principal keeps reminding us that we need to be educating the kids even on the last day of school. I want to do fun things with them and still be educational and Carson-Dellosa is helping me with that! I'm going to be using their  Infographics book. These are dry erase friendly and on cardstock! Perfect for my guided reading groups and they'll be reading topics that they're interested in. They read an infographic and on the back, answer some questions.  Bonus: You c ..read more

Hey everyone! I blogged over on Owl-Ways Be Inspired about how I'm going to use self-adhesive pockets in the classroom. See you there ..read more

Hey everyone! I'm not changing up my room that much, just adding a few things. Some of these few things I found at Walmart in the back to school section. How fun are these? To be honest, the one I only really "needed" was the dry erase magnetic talk bubbles. All of these were under $3. This isn't a sponsored post either lol! I don't even know what I'm going to use this for. I just knew that'd I regret not getting it lol. What would you use it for?  These banners...I thought could maybe be subject headers for my bulletin board. Possibly go on my desk with my name? So many possibilities ..read more

Hey everyone! I love online shopping. I love classroom decor. Put those two together and it's trouble! I hit several of my faves including Carson-Dellosa, Mardel, and Teacher Created Resources. If you want to know where certain items come from, let me know!  The nameplates replenish what I got last year, I wanted the Moroccan borders last year but didn't get them. The notepad matches of course and the pockets I'm not sure what I bought them for, because I forgot! The calendar I had last year kept falling off the wall, so this one is much larger and can tack on the wall. Writing poster that i ..read more

Hey everyone! I did finally do a little shopping for my classroom. I didn't have to get much since I"m not changing my theme and didn't really need to replenish much. First, can I mention how much I love that I get so much light in my dining room! I got these two cuties from TJ Maxx.  Also from TJ Maxx. I've got wooden signs through out my class that I love putting out. Great messages and makes the classroom look more like home.  For under $10, the teal baskets came as a set! Grabbed them of course. They'll be storage on a bookshelf. The green bins are for my library and are from Dollar Tree ..read more