February is the month of Sharing the Love. This post is doing exactly that…Sharing the Love. A blogging friend of my has started a collaboration with another TPT seller and together, they decided to share the love with all of us. So this blog hop focuses on Introducing The Crazy
My students loved getting involved in the class. I taught sixth grade and they were all eager to do anything (well, most of them). One way I got my students involved was we set up a daily cleaning roster, where a group of students would stay behind on a certain
I am one of those people… when I’m asked to volunteer for something, whether it be retyping a worksheet or heading up the English department, I can’t say NO! This is a problem for me! Sometimes my plate was so full and I was stretched so thin that I felt
Some admin or planning tasks take far more time and effort than others (like those ones done in Tip 2). Schedule a time for these tasks when you know you have a fair amount of time to really get into it. Also find a spot where distractions will be
Have you ever arranged a parent conference, where it be in person or on the phone, and it seems as though there is no end? It is so nice to have a good chat to parents about all kinds of things, but it is not so nice when they leave
We all have our favorite TV shows and I’m not sure about you but once the show is over I regret wasting the time watching, instead of working. I then realized that there were some things meant to do while watching! I would cut, paste, laminate, staple or sort while
Teachers are known to be over worked and not have time for themselves. For the next few weeks, I will be offering a Teacher Time Saving Tip which I hope will give you an extra few minutes in your day to do something for yourself. So here we go… Phone
We have all been exposed to the useful nature of task cards and clip cards in our classrooms. These are fun versions of worksheets and offer students with a different option when it comes to being assessed on their understanding. These task cards, can however, be expensive and time consuming
I loved using QR codes in my classroom and to this day, wish I had discovered it earlier. As a result, I am going out of my way to introduce them to other teachers so that they can identify with the potential that they offer the classroom environment. I have
Are you back at school? Most, if not all, schools have reopened for the new year and days have been filled with getting to know new students, setting ground rules and tackling the task of covering all required work before the first set of assessments. The first few weeks (
I am an online teacher, passionate about creating fun and engaging activities for ESL students. I live in South Africa with my husband, two children and a handful of pets.
