It has been CRAZY trying to get used to this quarantine and virtual learning. If you're like me, you're probably doing daily or at least weekly virtual interactive sessions with your students. Maybe you're using Google Meets or Zoom, but these are some fabulous activities you can do during your online class time! I really hope they help you. 1. Beat The Teacher This is a free resource that I created for you. In short, you are combining probability (dice-rolling) and place value to make the largest (or smallest) number possible, one die roll at a time. Once you roll a die, you plac ..read more

I haven't blogged much for the past six months or so. I really had to kick it up on the self-care front because my mom was diagnosed with cancer and my dad had brain surgery. It's really caused me to re-prioritize EVERYTHING. I've still been active on Instagram, but writing long posts just hasn't been something I've had time for. I'm going to try to keep my posts shorter and blog more often. Going back to school tomorrow really has me conflicted. I love teaching, and I can't wait to meet my students... but I also love the family time, self care time, and the rest time that the summer has p ..read more

Communicating with families is one of the most important things teachers can do to ensure student success. When families work together with teachers, students make the most progress in school. Here are my 3 tried and true tips for making parent communication a breeze. Make sure to check out the links I've provided too. There's lots of freebies in this post! 1. Write a short weekly newsletter.You can easily make one yourself or buy templates on Teachers Pay Teachers. Hear me when I say this is managable, because it SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN ONE PAGE.  Families need something easy and quick to ..read more