My first full-time teaching job was in a first grade at a private school here in Chicago over a decade ago. I had only 15 students, and at the prime age of 22, had more energy and passion for my job than any other time in my career. The Bookworm Club was a system I […]
Polka Dot Printable Bunting
With July nearing its end, setting up our classrooms is just around the corner! Whether you love or loathe decorating bulletin boards, it’s a part of a teacher’s job description. We hope our polka dot bunting makes this a little easier on you. Simply print the letters you need, and hang! Unlike the boatloads of […]
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 […]
Word Wall Header Cards: Mustache Theme
July typically is the month for teachers to “decompress” and empty their brains of all things classroom. When I was a classroom teacher, I never could stop thinking about my classroom! I typically spent my summers scouring garage sales for picture books and odds and ends for learning. If you are dreaming of a new […]
Ice Cream Sight Word Game- Common Core Aligned
Hello, everyone! Now that school is over for most of us, the “summer slide” has begun for some kids. What better way to keep those literacy gears going than with games! We developed this Melted! Sight Word Game to focus on all 92 of the preprimer and primer Dolch sight words. {For those of you […]
