Hosting an indoor campfire is one of my FAVORITE ways to get students engaged in the classroom during the winter months! In this post I will walk you through all of the steps for creating the perfect indoor classroom campfire. I will also show you how to use it as an incentive for students to be doing their best work! I pair my campfire with a classroom favorite... CAMPFIRE COUPONS that will make your indoor campfire function as a behavior/hard-work rewards earn!SUPPLIES*Firewood- I would suggest getting REAL firewood from your yard, or ask for a few pieces to be donated from a local place in your community that sells it.*Orange Christmas Lights- These can be ... Read More about Classroom Campfire

Have you ever found a resource that catches your eye? You try it- your'e instantly hooked! You wonder how you taught without it? Well, Vooks did that for me, and they're running an amazing promo right now where you can try it too!Vooks is a new streaming service offering better screen time for kids with animated storybooks. Currently Vooks has a Teacher Appreciation Gift is offering a FREE subscription to Vooks for teachers and homeschool educators. It's their way of celebrating all of our hard work as teachers! I think you and your students will benefit a lot from this learning tool. Let me tell you why I like Vooks:VOOKS IN MY CLASSROOM Having access to a ... Read More about VOOKS

As I have mentioned before Fall is one of my absolute favorite times of the year! So it goes without saying that I like to go BIG in my classroom to make Fall a special season! I want to share with you some of my favorite activities and classroom decor that can easily be used in your classrooms for the month of October!OCTOBER CRACK THE CODEI wrote a whole blog post HERE about the October Crack the Code which is part of the year long Crack the Code Growing Bundle! The reason I love this activity so much is because it challenges students in all academic areas with a high level of engagement! There are 6 challenges students work through in the areas of math, ... Read More about October Activities & Decor

Cozy sweaters, pumpkin flavored drinks, and the October themed Crack the Code are just a few of my favorite Fall things! If you're looking for a SPOOKTACULAR activity for your students, you have come to the right place! I am going to walk you through one of my all time favorite Crack the Codes which is part of the Crack the Code Growing BUNDLE! Each Crack the Code is perfect for students in grades 1-5! During this Crack the Code, students will complete six October themed challenges and collect a Frankenstein piece for the successful completion of each one. For the final challenge, students will need to use all of their collected pieces in order to build a ... Read More about October Crack the Code

Class jobs, the first thing most students run into their new classroom to check out as they return to school in the fall. What will the jobs be? When will the jobs start? How often do we get to be each job? When I decided to "personalize" my class jobs chart by adding my Bitmoji as part of my new Bitmoji Class Jobs, the students couldn't even believe it! The excitement on the students' faces as they looked over every inch of the chart was a moment I'll never forget.Class jobs give students a sense of community. It allows them to take pride and ownership in doing important tasks and roles around the classroom. Class jobs are also an amazing way to give students ... Read More about CLASS JOBS