Last year, I started using Savvy Reading for my 7-year-old son while we were homeschooling. I wanted him to sign him up for a fun online class with other kids and decided to give Savvy Reading a try. Now that we’ve been using it for many months I am ready
As someone frequently overwhelmed by decision fatigue, the end of the school year often made me feel like I was drowning. So much to think about, so little time. But that was until I became a Lazy Genius. (Have you heard of the Lazy Genius, Kendra Adachi? I don’t know her personally
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.
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
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
“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
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
Last year, Erin Wing and I put together a list of our absolute favorite teacher pinners on Pinterest. We looked for pinners who shared a lot of high quality content, especially content with great images. We came up with a pretty impressive list of teacher pinners. I’m excited to finally
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