Hola, friends! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written a teacher-y post! But I’ve felt regret the last couple years to not have acknowledged one of my favorite times of the school year – Hispanic Heritage Month! Over the last few years, one of my coworkers and myself have collaborated for our junior high…
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Inspirational Quotes in Spanish for Letter Boards This Year
It was like a lightbulb went off in my head. Boom! Why had I never thought of it before? As an English as a Second Language instructional specialist and a former Spanish teacher – mostly bilingual myself – it never occurred to me how needed a list of inspirational quotes in Spanish for letter boards…
12 Cute Back to School Party Ideas for New School Traditions
As a mom and a teacher, I can tell you that there is not much more of an adrenaline-filled time of year in our home than back to school time! Back to school season is a very important time in our home as it is for many families. It’s a time of fresh starts, optimism,…
Door Decorating Contest for Classroom to Celebrate Special Events
It’s that time again – one occasion or another! If you work in a school or office area, you might be looking for fun ideas to get the whole student body or staff into the spirit (whatever holiday or event it is). Today, I am sharing door holiday door decorating contest rules and a general…
Best Teacher Must Haves from Amazon – Chosen by Veteran Teachers
Happy summer, friends! It’s fading fast, is it not? Maybe you are here today because you are in search of teacher must haves from Amazon or because you are looking for first year teacher must haves for yourself or for a friend or family member. Either way, I’ve got a list of classroom must haves…
The Best Quotes About Kids Reading and Teacher Puns
What teacher doesn’t love funny classroom quotes and classroom sayings? Whether you are teaching online or teaching in the classroom, it’s always fun to toss a few inspirational classroom quotes to motivate students or funny classroom sayings to entertain students. We’ve included over 200 inspirational classroom quotes, funny teacher puns, and quotes about kids reading…
30 Free Graphics for Sharing Good Things Virtually with Students
If your school district has ever participated in Flip Flippen’s Capturing Kids’ Hearts training, you are probably familiar with the process of sharing good things each day with your students. With many teachers across the country scrambling to put a plan together for teaching online, a lot of us are still hoping to keep our…
25 Valentine’s Day Treats for School Parties – The Gifted Gabber
Love is in the air! And so is the Valentine’s frenzy at school! Today, I am sharing an amazing round up of Valentine’s Day treats for school parties. These 25 Valentine snacks for the classroom are great for parents and teachers, alike. Thanks to all the fellow bloggers who contributed to this post! As…
Dirty Santa Rules for the Classroom and Home
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…
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…
