Hopefully, you snagged my free end of the year planning checklist and was able to plan your last month of school and reduce the overwhelm. (If not, download the freebie it for next year). Now…for the last day of school. Here is a look at the activities I usually do on the very last day of school: The first 5…
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Flash Mobs, Assemblies, and Room Crashing
We started our first staff meeting of the year with dancing, skipping, and playing hot potato with balloons. Why? Because our principal paired with our local university who explained the benefits of students taking physical activity breaks. Even though you are taking time away from teaching, you are actually increasing the students’ focus, boosting moral in the classroom, and fighting…
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Hi I’m The Pinspired Teacher and I’m Addicted to Pinning…
That’s right, I’ve been sucked in to the Pinterest hype. Here’s a lil glimpse of my daily obsession: It all started when I was just starting to dabble into the Daily 5 and needed word work ideas. After a quick Google search I was led to Pinterest. Once I was I on the homepage I started seeing cute nail polish…
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