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10 Ways to Make Conferences Parent-Friendly

by Emily

We all know that Parent-Teacher conferences can be a really nerve-wracking time for teachers. But don’t forget that it can feel just as nerve-wracking for parents! They may have concerns about their students that are making them feel uneasy. They may feel awkward because they don’t know what to expect. They may feel a little…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, Back to School, Conferences, teacher life

10 Ways to Build Your Classroom Library (On a Budget!)

by Emily

One of the biggest challenges for a new teacher (or a teacher moving grade levels) can be building up your classroom library. It’s so important to have a robust selection of books for your students but that doesn’t mean you need to break the bank to do it! Here are 10 ways to build your…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, Back to School, Books, classroom organization, Kindergarten, teacher life

Teacher Summer Book Club 2017

by Heidi

What’s better than relaxing with a great book in the summer? How about THREE great books?! Join us for our Summer Book Club! We’ll doing a little light reading, some thoughtful thinking, and a lot of fun discussion. After some suggestions, we’ve selected three great reads that we can’t wait to dive into. Will you join us?…

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Filed Under: Book Club, summer, teacher life

The End of Year Tradition It’s Time to Abandon

by Heidi

“Mom wants answers after child with ADHD receives ‘Least Likely to Pay Attention’ award.” That was in my news feed the other day. It’s easy to look at a story like that and think the teacher is incredibly cruel. And though it seems so obvious that this was a terrible, terrible idea, I know exactly how…

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Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd grade, 3rd Grade, End of Year, teacher life Tagged With: end of year

10 Teacher Truths I Learned from Anne of Green Gables

by Heidi

I first saw Anne of Green Gables when I was 8. You know the 80s mini-series from Canada with Megan Follows and (the all-time best TV crush) Jonathan Crombie??? I fell in love from the first scene with Anne reciting poetry to herself as she walks through the woods.  Tell me you loved it, too!…

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We are Heidi and Emily. Sisters. Heidi & Emily are both former 2nd grade teachers and current preschool teachers with a combined 17 years experience.

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