Teaching Tips

Avoid these end of the year classroom management mistakes that tired teachers can easily make. These easy ideas for teachers show what you can do instead to keep your students engaged and your classroom running smoothly until the end of the year.

How to pack up your classroom at the end of the year for easier set up next year! A FREE end of the year teacher checklist is included in this post, plus great tips for classroom management and organization at the end of the year.

FREE butterfly life cycle posters are the perfect addition to your science bulletin board and life cycle of butterflies activities. #butterfly #lifecycle #posters #classroom #butterflies

FREE life cycle of plants posters are the perfect addition to your science bulletin board and plant life cycle activities.

Hanging bulletin boards can be a real chore. These smart ideas and teacher hacks will help you get your back to school bulletin boards up right the first time and beat those bulletin board blues! #bulletinboardideas #backtoschool #teacherhacks

10 Tips for Packing Up Your Classroom At the End of The Year. Smart classroom management and organization ideas for teachers.

Do you need help with how to teach science virtually? This post has lots of great ideas and links to science demonstrations, virtual field trips, science websites, digital science activities and more.

10 Must-try computer lab management tips for technology classrooms. Easy ideas for managing checkouts, logins, rules and procedures, behavior management, and classroom organization. Check out the fun behavior management ideas using bitcoin! Plus functional decor ideas to help you manage your computer lab like a boss! A good read for technology teachers and classroom teachers who use a computer lab.

Learn how to adapt and digitize your regular classroom resources for online and distance learning. These tips and tools will help you get started with online, at-home learning for your students.

Teaching now switches from remote to in person. Changes in politics. Social unrest. Use history to help students realize change is constant. Underground railroad activities. Past and present lessons.

Learn ways teachers can have a healthier classroom during cold season. Find 10 tips for teachers to avoid getting sick themselves and to prevent the spread of germs among students.

10 Ways to Teach Westward Expansion During your Literacy Block- Are you one of the many teachers that embed your social studies into reading time to fit it all in? Find creative ways to use social studies content to teach reading skills. Second, third, and fourth grade students practice text structure, grammar, phonics, and comprehension while learning about the Louisiana Purchase, Gold Rush, Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail. Ideal for 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade teachers and homeschool parents.

Teaching can be so very complicated between paperwork, planning, grades, and meetings that we NEED a handbook! And, we haven’t even begun adding in

The Wireless Doorbell has been an amazing addition to my classroom! There are so many great ways to incorporate this into your daily classroom routine. We

Teach your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students to monitor their own progress with these free math, spelling, and reading fluency graphs using data folders. Subscribe to Around the Kampfire blog and download the free student data folders starter kit. Also in this post,simple ideas and management tips to help students analyze their data.

Are you scrambling to set up online teaching so you can teach your students from home? These tips, tools, and tutorials can help you ensure you students continue their learning at home during school closures or school breaks.