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I have a surprise to share… Actually, I have TWO surprises! I LOVE sharing ideas and tech tips on my blog and Instagram. But lately I’ve been wanting to do a bit more for our community. I know we are all facing an incredibly challenging year ahead and I would love to help out in a […]

Hey there! This is the world’s shortest blog post to share something nice for all of those Google teachers out there! Back over the summer, I asked my readers on Instagram to share some of their favorite go-to Google Fonts. Their responses were AMAZING! I collected a huge list of favorites and compiled them into […]

Ah, seating charts…such a joy to formulate each time. Or not. If you are anything like me, you hastily sketch out a new plan at the absolute moment of necessity (those seats MUST be changed now!!) on a random piece of scrap paper lying nearby. And forget at least two names. Then recount how many […]

Our students don’t start back until September 6th this year, but I am definitely feeling the crunch to get things done. And I’m pretty sure everyone is feeling that same crunch right now, whether you are back in class or working hard to get your room set up for a new year. So I’m very […]

I have attempted to get math rotations going in my 5th grade class for years now. I tried different acronyms and setups, but I could never remain committed to them. It all felt too rushed…the students would settle into an activity and then it would be time to move on again. Those who needed more […]