We all know that kids can be exhausting, so why not put them to work? One simple way to help manage your classroom is to assign a student to a certain task. I created a free student helper printable for one student to have for the day to utilized this idea. Assigning students classroom jobs […]
Upcycled DIY Book Bin Project
The other day, while I braved the lines at Costco before Chicago’s polar plunge into -30 temperatures, I eyed a box. After years of teaching on shoestring budget, I’m always on the lookout for the free and the cheap. I needed this box, elbowing a few people out of the way to secure my buried treasure. […]
Ideas for Organizing and Managing Pencils in the Classroom
Every classroom teacher knows, the drama pencils can cause in the classroom. As a high school art teacher, Karen (my other half here at the classroom creative) can attest that the theatrics with pencils continues well into high school. Having taught both the primary grades and junior high, I had various systems that I will […]
How to Laminate TpT Products on the Cheap
Here in Chicago at many of our schools, copy paper and lamination is rationed like sugar and eggs during a World War. One school I worked at micromanaged our “copy counts”. Another school kept the laminator under lock and key. Needless to say, I had to get creative in both departments. Teachers are the best […]
Classroom Management Ideas & Tips
Every effective teacher knows that a classroom needs routines and systems to run well. Classroom management takes years to master, but with the internet, the learning curve is much smaller… as part of our series… Daily Classroom Management Tips Lollipop Classroom Pick Me Bucket {with free printables @ Ms. Plum’s TPT store} via There’s No […]
