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Are you looking for the best November math and literacy centers for first grade? The key to having successful learning centers is with hands on activities that will keep your students engaged and on task. Take a peek at how to include fall fun themes like turkeys, pumpkins and Thanksgiving activities into your centers this month. Setting Up Your November… Read More
Classroom library organization and management can be simple when you put a few systems into place. Let’s take a deep dive into how to effectively set up your classroom library. What is the purpose of a classroom library? Every elementary schoolroom needs a classroom library. For many kindergarten and first grade teachers, this is one of the focal points of… Read More
You’ve decided you’re ready to tackle classroom learning centers but feel overwhelmed at the thought of setting them up! If those are the thoughts running around in your head, you’ve come to the right place. There are many benefits to having classroom learning centers so let’s get them set up and ready to go! Setting Up Your Classroom Learning Centers… Read More
If you struggle to maintain and manage learning centers in your classroom, you’re not alone. Many teachers begin the year with good intentions of keeping up with their learning center rotations but as the year goes on they lose speed and sometimes fizzle out. So let’s begin with the basic question… What is the definition of learning centers in the… Read More
Do you remember your classroom Valentine party? Fancy boxes with ribbon and lace. Hoping that special someone would drop a card into your Valentine box. Those Valentine’s Day activities were the best! I still love that classic classroom Valentine party, but I was ready to give mine a little twist. I wanted my students to have those same special memories… Read More
December is fast approaching and you want to do some kind of classroom elf activities, but you’re not sure what to do. If that sounds like you keep reading because I have your solution! I’m gonna be honest. I tried doing a classroom elf on the shelf one year and it was a nightmare. I spent hours on Pinterest… Read More
