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Life has been pretty stressful these days. My husband and I recently made the (long) move from Dallas, Texas to Charleston, South Carolina. While I am looking forward to the milder temperatures and closer proximity to a beach, the first few weeks of a move are always overwhelming. Despite living out of boxes and surviving off of fast food, I… Read More
February is here! And while the Valentine’s decor hit shelves in November, you may be struggling to come up with some fun V-Day activities. Fear not! Here are a few of my favorite activities that promote friendship and kindness (because Valentine’s day doesn’t just have to be about pink, hearts, and chocolate!) Okay, I take that back about the chocolate…. Read More
If your classroom is anything like mine have been, you are working with a wiiiiiide range of abilities. I’ve had students reading fluently on a 5th grade level, while others are working to match color-to-color. Most of my current task box bundles are geared toward the Pre K- 1st grade skill set. I have a higher level set in the… Read More
As you may know, I am a huge fan of hands-on projects and experiments. In college, I worked as a “Mad Scientist” at a science summer camp for kids ages 5-12. We built robots, launched rockets, and, most importantly, perfected the art of slime-making. With the recent backlash caused by Borax laundry detergent, I decided to try some non-Borax recipes…. Read More
This is not teaching related, but many of you know I have had wedding on the brain. With 2 and 1/2 weeks until the big day I’ve found myself swamped with all the last minute details. I’ve been searching Pinterest for bridesmaid gift box ideas, but had a hard time finding anything I really liked. I decided to create my… Read More
Disclaimer: I am not a social media expert, and I don’t claim to be. However, over the last year I have grown my Instagram following from 1000 followers to 50,000 with just my camera phone. Here are some easy tricks I have learned over the past year. 1.) Establish your brand My brand came easy to me, as I’ve been… Read More