Each year, I am so excited for the first day of school. It?s a time for new beginnings, new relationships, a love of learning, and a whole lotta fun!! But what I often forget is how CrAzY the first day of school, especially arrival time, can be. All the questions, all the welcomes, and all the ... READ the POST
Fun FriYAY Celebrations: 10 Funny, Silly Songs for
It?s been a long week. You?re tired. Your kids are tired. The weekend is close, but it seems oh-so-far away. It?s Friday!!!! {Ahem, pardon me... FriYAY!} One of the ways I build relationships in my classroom and celebrate a week of hard work, successes, triumphs, and wins is to have FUN FRIYAY! What ... READ the POST
Why Your Behavior Management System MUST Be Positive
I have been teaching for 12 years now, and I?ve taught the whole gamete of kids? rural, urban, well-off, impoverished? you name it, I?ve been in it! I?ve learned, however, that a kid is a kid is a kid? maybe with different needs, but still with the biggest need ever. LOVE. And with that need for ... READ the POST