In all my years as an ESL teacher, my absolute favorite lessons revolve around teaching my immigrant students the holidays and culture of the United States. If you peck around this blog, you will know I’m a big holiday person anyway. Today, I’m sharing my Dirty Santa ideas for kids in my English as a…
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Halloween Classroom Treats – The Best 25 Halloween Treats for Kids
Boo! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, one of them anyway! Today, I’m sharing a fun round up of 25 festive Halloween classroom treats, graciously shared by some of my favorite food bloggers! We have Halloween brownies, Halloween cookies, festive trail mix, Halloween Rice Krispie treats, fun spider cupcakes, Halloween apples, no…
Useful Back to School Teacher Gift Baskets with Cleaning Supplies
It’s that time again! Back to school is looming upon on us already. For some of us, that makes us happy. (Yes, parents at home this summer…I’m looking at you!) For others of us, this time of year brings excitement but also some sadness the freedom of summer is just about over. Today, I’m sharing a…
Tips for Back-to-School Shopping for Classroom Supplies – The Gifted Gabber
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GoBackBig #CollectiveBias I wrote this classroom supplies post in collaboration with Walmart’s #GoBackBig back-to-school campaign. Educator friends, here we are in back-to-school season! It seems just yesterday, I was packing up my old classroom and moving into the…
50 Easy Christmas Snacks for Kids – School Christmas Party
If you are searching for easy Christmas snacks for kids for a school Christmas party, look no further! I have rounded up 50 cute Christmas desserts and Christmas snack ideas. You might be a parent looking to send Christmas snacks to your child’s classroom for a class Christmas party. Or maybe you are a teacher…
How to Keep Your Kids Busy During Classroom Setup – The Gifted Gabber
If you are a teacher mom, you know the struggle. The struggle is real when it comes to figuring out how to keep your kids busy during classroom setup. To be clear, I’m not talking about students. I’m talking about your own kiddos that you claim as yours – for better or for worse. Sure,…
Decorative Hat Wall – Spanish Classroom Decor – The Gifted Gabber
I can’t believe it has taken me so long to blog about my Spanish class hat wall. After all, I’ve already moved to a new room and blogged about my new global luxe classroom style.. I first put up a hat wall in my Spanish classroom two years ago. I put the hat wall on a…
Boho Classroom Decor for a Fascinating Global Classroom
Another school year is barreling upon us again! My how the summers fly. But at least I get another chance to do what I love – decorating my classroom! And this year, I was able to stray a bit from my longtime Spanish-class decor to a slightly broader cultural theme – a global boho classroom…
Mi Clase es Tu Clase Printable – Free for Classroom
Well, teacher friends, the summer has slipped past us yet again! It’s time to get these classrooms ready for the new year. Today, I’m sharing this “mi clase es tu clase” printable – free for your classroom! I moved to a new classroom this summer. Well, it’s actually the same classroom I was in for…
Best Teacher April Fool’s Pranks for the Classroom & Teacher’s Lounge
I love good teacher April Fool’s pranks for the classroom as much as I love a good prank at home. Quite frankly, I love them so much that I don’t understand why we only have one day of the year to celebrate the awesomeness of April Fool’s pranks! Truly, I work hard to come up…
