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Calling all reading teachers! Here you will find posts all about building a reading community. These easy reading ideas feature printables, resources, digital organization, and more.

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  • Quick Tips to Start (and Maintain!) #ClassroomBookaDay
  • Notice and Note: Student Bookmarks
  • Giving Students a Voice in Our Classroom Library

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Tired of passing out scraps of paper for bookmarks? Keep a set of these interactive bookmarks near your classroom library! 

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This resource will keep your readers reading as they build a list of titles dive into next!

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Book Cover Organizer
Quick Tips to Start (and Maintain!) #ClassroomBookADay
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set up systems for read alouds
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easy ideas to organize and implement #classroombookaday
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Student Book Request Form
Giving Students Voice in Our Classroom Library
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empower your readers today
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a free form to help you find the exact books they want
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Winter Games Websites for Students
Winter Games Websites for Student Research
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engage them in ELA with olympics
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student website links for all the winter sports to save you time
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Notice & Note: Student Bookmarks
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keep those signposts in mind
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these free bookmarks will help your readers make connections
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Free Student Name Plates
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save time on your setup
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these free nameplates are all ready to go for you
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Helping Students “Read” Maps
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help students read those visuals
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a free graphic organizer to save you time in social studies
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I’m an elementary math coach with a passion for sharing beautiful, streamlined solutions to save teachers time. 

Ladybug’s Teacher Files has been a work of love since 2010. Filled with organization, time-saving ideas, and make and take tech tutorials…I strive to save you time in all aspects of your teaching!

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Did I tell you I moved to a new space this year? Did I tell you I moved to a new space this year?

I’ve moved a lot over 21 years but this one was hard. 

I LOVED our old room and the new one needs a LOT of work. And I find I’m kind of tired at this point in my career…I definitely don’t have that makeover energy I once had when I was younger. 

But I’m happy that it’s coming together slowly and I’m proud of myself for letting a lot of it go and not worrying too much. 

Type A teacher achievement! 😂

Have you moved rooms a lot? Are you in a new space this year?

#classroomorganization #classroomsetup #classroomdecor #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers
Have you seen the FREE section on the site? This Have you seen the FREE section on the site? 

This is a great place to visit and find all kinds of freebies to help organize and save time!

Please click the link in my profile to visit this part of the site…

#classroomorganization #classroommanagement #teacherfreebies #iteach345 #iteach123 #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
What’s the best way to beat the Sunday scaries? What’s the best way to beat the Sunday scaries?

Well there are lots of self-care things I try…and making checklists is one easy task that REALLY helps.

I like to start listing out my larger tasks first, so I can balance them throughout the week. 

(You can see I have a big binder project going on!)

Then I add in smaller, easier tasks for the next day the night before.

This eases my stress so I don’t feel like I’m facing an unrealistic list…just the things I know I can get done in a day.

It also helps me complete larger projects in a more timely manner than I used to 🫠

I use Google Keep for my checklists because there are so many great features 😍

I know this is such a busy time of year, so I created a quick, hands-on course to help you set up a beautiful Google Keep, FAST!

Please let me know if you’d like a link to take a closer look at this course…

I promise it will KEEP those Sunday scaries away! 😜

#googlekeep #googledrive #checklists #classroomorganization #classroommanagement #ladybugtechtips #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
This is one little system that stops the missing m This is one little system that stops the missing math manipulative chaos!

And all it takes is one visual checklist.

These checklists help my students take care of their materials and ensure we always have enough. 

No more time wasted in passing out materials.

No more minutes lost in searching for missing manipulatives.

Are you using math toolkits this year?

#iteachmath #mathmanipulatives #iteach345 #iteach456 #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
I was a MESS with seating charts until I started k I was a MESS with seating charts until I started keeping a digital plan in google slides.

No more searching for paper plans you’ve drawn out (and then misplaced if you are like me!).

And when it’s time to change seats, you can share the slide with your class so they can see exactly what’s going on…no need to repeat directions!

This free timesaver is featured on the Organization page on my blog…please click the link in my profile if you’d like a copy!

#seatingchart #seatingplan #googleslides #googledrive #ladybugtechtips #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
Like creating your own tech tools for your class? Like creating your own tech tools for your class?

This course will take you through all the quick steps to design a beautiful, incredible time-saving management tool in Google Keep.

Together we will create a way to keep track of EVERYTHING in your teaching. 

I will help you design EXACTLY what you need…and in no time!

Please leave me a comment and I’ll send you a link for a closer look!

#makeandtaketech #ladybugtechtips #googlekeep #googledrive #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram
One-click shortcuts for your google drive! These One-click shortcuts for your google drive!

These save SO much time but can be hard to remember at first.

So I made a little free visual to store in your drive, so you can see all the best shortcuts…at a glance!

This freebie is featured on my tutorials page…please click the link in my profile if you’d like a copy!

#googledrive #googleshortcuts #ladybugtechtips #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers
55 Favorite Google Fonts! This free resource is a 55 Favorite Google Fonts!

This free resource is an awesome timesaver…just copy and paste any font you love right into a doc, slide, or sheet and it will be automatically added to your font menu!

Please click the link in my profile…this free resource is highlighted right on the homepage of my new site!

#googlefonts #googledrive #googledocs #googleslides #googlesheets #ladybugtechtips #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers

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