Most teachers agree that social emotional skills are extremely important to teach on a regular basis in the classroom.  But sometimes, with the pressures of everything else that needs to be taught, these “extras” fall …

We are hearing a lot these days about social emotional skills or social emotional learning.  Parents, teachers, administrators, and organizations are all adding programs to their agenda for the sake of promoting social emotional learning. …

Every teacher has experienced introducing a writing assignment to the class and being met with eyerolls groans.  Except for maybe the 3 or 4 students that are actually excited to hear about a writing assignment. …

There are tons of different methods of learning, just as there are tons of different types of schools.  So how do you know which one is the right one for your class?  This is sort …

For almost as long as I’ve been in the upper grades of school as well as my adult years, student teacher ratio has always been a topic of discussion.  Because I attended a small private …

There are all kinds of opinions on technology in the classroom.  And regardless of what our opinions are, technology in the classroom is here to stay. Not only is it here to stay, it is …

Welcome to Free Book Friday 5!  The past few weeks I found some pretty amazing free books that many people took advantage of and enjoyed.  Every week I try to make the new list better …

Just about all of us remember what a difficult time middle school was.  Very few of us would ever want to repeat it.  And things have not gotten easier or better for our children.  While …

This article includes free fun printable essay worksheets! We are in a time of life right now when it is easy for all of us to be restless.  We are all trying to establish some …

Welcome to Free Book Friday 4!  The past few weeks I found some pretty amazing free books that many people took advantage of and enjoyed.  Every week I try to make the new list better …