‘Why are teachers leaving the profession?’ A question I get asked over… And over.. And over. Right now there is a huge teacher shortage.. More and more teachers are leaving the profession for a number of reasons. And this is leading to some huge teacher shortages all around the world. In this blog post today I’m going to be sharing some of the reasons that other educators have shared with me, why they have either left the profession.. Or are considering leaving the profession. 1. A Lack of Support This is a lack of support from everywhere – colleagues, admin, even higher ups… Student’s familie ..read more

This snail sun catcher craft is perfect as part of our spring / nature theme with your students. My students love making sun catcher crafts.. And I love how they look up on display in our classroom! These snail ones turned out great and I love how much of a ‘spring’ look they bring to our windows. In this blog post I’ll be sharing information about the materials you’ll need.. As well as the instructions for how you can make this craft with your students.. Or your kids at home too! This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I m ..read more

Today I’m sharing my ladybug sun catcher craft. We love making these as part of our spring classroom unit.. And they always look great up on display on our classroom windows! In this blog post I’m sharing how you can make these ladybug sun catchers with your students (or even your children at home!) along with all of the materials you’ll need. This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I may receive a % of commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support me, my family and my blog to bring you great content for free! Lady ..read more

Today I’m sharing my butterfly sun catcher craft. My kids love making sun catchers.. and honestly they really do transform how a classroom looks when they are put up on display on the windows. In this blog post I’ll be sharing some information on how you can make these butterfly sun catchers with your students (or children at home!) too. This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I may receive a % of commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support me, my family and my blog to bring you great content for free! Butterfly ..read more

In this blog post today I’m sharing my camping end of year theme day for special education. I love to do end of the year theme days with my students, and I usually try and do 2 or 3 each year. The camping theme is probably my favorite because there’s just so many things we can do with this theme day to really expand the day and learning. This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I may receive a % of commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support me, my family and my blog to bring you great content for free! Welcome to ..read more

In this blog post today I’m sharing my free Earth Day sensory bin printables for you to use with your students. I love teaching my students about Earth Day.. and especially about what they can and can’t recycle. These are important life skills that can easily be transferred to their home and adult life too! Scroll down for instructions on how I put together my sensory bin, made my own blue and green rice.. And to download you free Earth Day sensory bin printables! This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I may receive a % o ..read more

This week we have been making butterfly cupcakes as part of our spring theme. Butterfly cupcakes were my favorite treat to bake as a kid.. And I love getting to make them again now. They’re a nice and easy recipe but they turn out great. You can also cheat and buy plain pre-made cupcakes too if you just want to do the decorating side with your students. In this blog post you’ll find a recipe for making butterfly cupcakes and links to my favorite butterfly activities. I’ve also linked my cooking must-haves that I use. This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase a ..read more

Hi! In this blog post today I’m sharing my top 10 picture books for Earth Day. We love switching up our library each month and rotating in some new books.. And right now we are all about Earth Day! In this blog post you’ll find links to each of the books along with links to some of my favorite Earth Day activities that I’ll be doing with my students too. This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I may receive a % of commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support me, my family and my blog to bring you great content for ..read more

In this blog post I’m sharing some of my favorite solar eclipse picture books for kids. I love to rotate through my classroom library so that my students can continue their learning in different areas. Throughout this blog post you’ll be able to find picture books that are perfect to extend your students learning about the solar eclipse. This blog post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you purchase an item through my affiliate link, I may receive a % of commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support me, my family and my blog to bring you great content for free! 1. Someone ..read more

In this blog post I’m sharing solar eclipse activities for special education. These activities are perfect to use to introduce the solar eclipse into your classroom. What is a Solar Eclipse? A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. This temporarily blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Earth. A solar eclipse only happens during a new moon phase. This is when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as views from Earth. There are 3 types of eclipse; total eclipse, partial eclipse or annular eclipse. The type of eclipse that happens depends on the relative dis ..read more