Striving to Make Every Day Fun + Pretty
**This post contains affiliate links** Oh, testing. How you are the bane of all teacher’s existence. I get it – your students need to do well. You rely on it, the school relies on it, the district relies on it, and the state relies on it. No pressure, right? Wrong. State testing is increasingly one of the most stressful times…
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Writing tends to be the subject that gets pushed to the side on those busy days… right along with science. (Just me?) This used to be because Science and Writing were my least 2 favorite subjects to teach, that is until I fell in love with The Science Penguin and Writer’s Workshop. Writer’s Workshop opens up a whole new world…
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The other day I was at a friend’s house and she was reading to her child. Her two year old was NOT interested. But to be honest, my friend was not being very engaging. How are we supposed to teach children to be lifelong readers if we’re not making it enjoyable? Reading to small children can be a huge challenge….
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Sometimes it’s the smallest holidays that pack the biggest punch. A little over a year ago, I had a miscarriage. As Mother’s Day neared, I felt pain that I had never felt before. I felt like I was supposed to be a Mom soon. But I wasn’t… and I was definitely not a Mom in other people’s eyes. This year…
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With Teacher Appreciation Day coming up, you may be thinking about getting your child’s teacher another coffee mug. Please don’t. While teachers do love coffee, they already have their favorite coffee mugs. So unless you’re buying the type that will keep their coffee hot ALL. DAY. LONG. It’s time to think up another gift. What will always make a teacher…
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I’m known in my family as the plant killer. Poor plants. I start off with great intentions but against all odds, my sweet plants never survive. I love having plants in my bedroom but have never been able to keep them going so when I recently discovered Spider Plants and a few other hearty indoor plants, I knew I had…
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