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Whether you are looking for tips to better manage your classroom, classroom design, flexible seating, or classroom organization, you are in the right place! Browse through the posts and categories below to explore all of my tips and tricks for running your classroom.
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Tips For Supporting Group Work and Collaboration
Group work. Collaborative projects. Team-based assignments. No matter what you call them, working together is an important life skill that doesn’t always come naturally to our students. We need to…
Tips for Using Focus Walls in Upper Elementary
Are you required to display learning objectives or focus walls in your classroom? Many schools now require focus walls in upper elementary as a way to clearly communicate and display…
8 Weeks of Free Professional Development for Teachers
I am so excited to share eight weeks of FREE professional development resources with you! These weekly tips will leave you better prepared to teach eight key upper elementary reading…
Free Character Education Lesson for Morning Meeting
We often take the ability to have meaningful conversations for granted, but this is actually an important character education skill that needs to be taught, modeled, and practiced. That’s why…
Tips for Organizing Student Work
Whether you’re a new teacher or have many years of experience, odds are you still find yourself trying to find your desk under all.that.paper from time to time. Then you…
How To Encourage Critical Thinking in Math
Critical thinking is more than just a buzzword… It’s an essential skill that helps students develop problem-solving abilities and make logical connections between different concepts. By encouraging critical thinking in…
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hey, I’m Mary
I’m so glad you are here. I’m a current gifted and talented teacher in a small town in Colorado, and I’ve been in education since 2009. My passion (other than my family and cookies) is for making teachers’ lives easier and classrooms more engaging.
