Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt is a really great picture book that children of all ages will enjoy. It’s about a squirrel who is afraid of anything outside of his nut tree. He stays in his tree trying to avoid all the harmful things in the world such as poison ivy, sharks, and killer bees.…

Here is a great resource that you can use every day in your Language Arts program. It’s called Daily Language Review and there are editions available for each grade level (1-8) I like how the activities explore several different areas of the Language Arts curriculum. The students get a chance to edit and correct two…

I just came across a novel way to make seating plans. It’s so simple and will save you a lot of time. I can’t believe I didn’t know of this method earlier. I can’t tell you how many times I have had to write a seating plan over the years. I like to rearrange the…

iLearn Technology is a great blog that all teachers should follow. It is all about integrating technology into the classroom. Here are a few resources that they have profiled that interest me. I haven’t had the chance to use them yet. I’m writing this post to remind myself that I need to start using these,…

Here’s a cool game that you might want to use for Halloween this month. It was based on a concept that was floating around the Internet a few years back. I’m sure that no educational board game is completely unique these days. Nonetheless, it’s a game that works well with students just learning or needed…

Lego is amazing. I hesitate calling it a toy because it is so much more than that. I have used it in my classroon in a variety of different ways and I know that its educational benefits are pretty much limitless. I have yet to see a kid who doesn’t like playing with Lego. But…

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeFree Technology For Teachers is an amazing website that is updated so frequently, it is often hard to keep on top of all the great, free resources they highlight. Here are just a few of the tools you will find at this amazing site. Click on the links to read…

I found this image on Tumblr and I immediately thought of how I could use it in the classroom. I am constantly doing this. I think it’s part of my creative process. I don’t want to be a boring teacher and just continue to use the same-old techniques and lessons over and over again. Making a…

Image via WikipediaSchool starts today. Teachers are preparing for a brand new bunch of students to enter their lives. They need to start the year off in such a way as to engage the students, set the tone of the classroom, establish classroom routines and procedures, enforce the school rules and policies, and collect data.…