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  • Ending the Year with Heart: The Power of Compliment Cards in Middle School

    5 Days of 6th Grade FREEBIES You’ll get exclusive access to 5 free resources that are waiting to be used in your social studies classroom. They’re all standards-aligned and can be used to teach both social studies concepts and ELA skills! Can it get any better?! Don’t miss out! DOWNLOAD NOW As middle school teachers, […]

  • End of Year Activity for Big Kids

    5 Days of 6th Grade FREEBIES You’ll get exclusive access to 5 free resources that are waiting to be used in your social studies classroom. They’re all standards-aligned and can be used to teach both social studies concepts and ELA skills! Can it get any better?! Don’t miss out! DOWNLOAD NOW End your school year […]

  • End-of-Year Data Review and Planning for Teachers

    Reviewing your data at the end of the school year is not always fun, but is definitely a MUST! This process was definitely one I had to learn to love. I didn’t love it until I saw the value. With the help of my team and our school’s “data person” (a fellow-teacher who was really […]

  • End-of-Year Teacher Checklist

    The end of the school year can be super stressful, but also super exciting. Freedom is so close! Haha! I know you’re imagining yourself frolicking through the sunflowers like this lady… Before you start frolicking, let’s set you up for success in August now with these end-of-year tips for teachers!  Start organizing (and purging): I […]

  • Teacher Appreciation Ideas from Students

    Here are some fun ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week that you can do with your students to show other teachers some love!  Decorate the teacher’s lounge with encouraging words on sticky notes: Give students a few sticky notes to write encouraging messages to teachers and display them in the teacher’s lounge.  Create a Spotify playlist […]

  • Earth Day Activity for Middle School

    Finding Earth Day activities to use in your middle school classroom can be tricky sometimes. I often could only find these types of resources for lower grades, and I needed something more rigorous.  This Earth Day activity is a great one that hits both ELA standards and Social Studies standards! You can use this activity […]

  • Spring Escape Room for Upper Elementary Classrooms

    Grab my FREE guide! Stop neglecting social studies with these easy to use strategies! Teach social studies, even when you don’t have time! Download Kick off April with a Spring Escape Room! What upper elementary classroom doesn’t love an escape room? Sometimes putting together an escape room can be a big time-consumer. That’s where I […]

  • St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Upper Elementary Classrooms

    Grab my FREE guide! Stop neglecting social studies with these easy to use strategies! Teach social studies, even when you don’t have time! Download Need something quick and simple for your students on St. Patrick’s Day? Then, you’re going to love this digital reading activity! This fiction reading activity is super fun for St. Patrick’s […]

  • Using Bell-Ringers in Middle School

    Bell-Ringers, Warm-Ups, Activators, are not something you see in every classroom. I am a HUGE fan of implementing a consistent warm-up/bell-ringer at the start of the class period; however, my teacher bestie hates them. She doesn’t see the need, and she is still a highly effective teacher. Having a bell-ringer can be a huge asset, […]

  • Using Digital Interactive Notebooks in Middle School

    5 Days of 6th Grade FREEBIES You’ll get exclusive access to 5 free resources that are waiting to be used in your social studies classroom. They’re all standards-aligned and can be used to teach both social studies concepts and ELA skills! Can it get any better?! Don’t miss out! DOWNLOAD NOW Getting started with a […]