Paper trails could seriously wipe out our sanity completely. From the back and forth home paper trail to the desk monster hoarder... Having papers all over the place drives us bonkers!  We know we will always have a hoarder whose desk is the Black Hole. You know the ones-you innocently peek into their desks only to be attacked by 47 papers that are barely being contained. Their pencil box and workbooks are the only things stopping the avalanche. Not a single paper has found it's way into your ... VIEW POST

Our teaching philosophy is that education should be a positive experience which empowers children to feel successful and have good feelings about themselves and others, while taking responsibility for their own choices and actions. We chose the colors green and blue several years back for our classroom color scheme and we haven't looked back since! They are such calming colors and they keep our wandering classroom shopping eyes focused. :) We adore Sit Spots! With unpredictable and ever growing ... VIEW POST

Make ahead meals are life savers for us Teacher-Moms. There is nothing worse than coming home from a day where you've been observed by your principal, rocked your math lesson, got your fingers stuck together during your art lesson, took the kids out for a rousing game of kickball and just when you muster up enough energy to drag your exhausted body through the door, you hear the dreaded words..."What's for dinner?" Having a game plan is half the battle. On Sunday nights, we sit down as a ... VIEW POST