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Teachers: Make Every Friday SO Fun for Students (And You) with This Awesome Activity

Raise your hand if you like having fun. (Every student AND teacher just raised their hand) Teaching can be hard. Being a student can be hard. But what if there …

1 Classroom Activity That will Blow Your Mind (In a Good Way)

Do you currently have some students that are giving you a run for your money? Do you currently have a few kids who seem SO hard to reach and teach? …

The BEST Teacher Idea to Get Kids Using TONS of Life Skills (An Easy Game to Implement)

What if you never had to grade another paper again? Would you be thrilled? What if you never had to sit through another boring meeting or PD that is a …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Classroom Activity: Toy Throwdown- PERFECT for SEL Time

I love the game uno, do you? My students really like it too! In my career I’ve taught elementary, middle, and high school and this is one game that ALL …

How to MOTIVATE Kids to Participate, Pay Attention, and Pause Before Speaking (A Simple but Significant Solution)

Do kids talk in your class? You may have said YES! They are just talking while you are teaching OR talking about something off-topic. You have have said NO! They …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

Check Out This Would You Rather- Classroom Remix! 

Doing engaging games with kids is a great way to build a classroom community. You probably have dome something like Would You Rather before. But, the version I’ve created takes …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

180 FULL Morning Meeting Lessons Specific for Elementary Students 

You may have heard about 180 Days of Awesome SEL. It is 180 Full Advisory lessons to help with social-emotional learning. And it’s awesome. But I am PUMPED to announce …

How to Never Waste Another Second Planning Your Advisory, Morning Meeting, or SEL Time (No Cap)

Do you find planning awesome lessons for students to be a time vampire? We know that quality activities make a huge impact, but the time and effort it requires is …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Take A Look at This Free Engaging, SEL Lesson

Running out of ideas to help build connections with kids? Finding it hard to get kids focused? Want to make February freaking awesome? No worries! I’ve got you covered for a Tuesday (or …

1 Relationship Building + SEL Game That You WANT To Play This Year (Probably The Best Activity I’ve Ever Made…)

Are you looking for ideas that will boost classroom engagement, help with relationship building, are perfect for SEL, AND kids are going to motivated to participate? Well this one game …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Motivational Lesson Plan PERFECT For Your Students- FREE PDF

Mondays can be chaotic in classrooms. Sometimes our students need a little motivation, especially to start the week. Teachers could use a little pep in our step too. So I’ve …

How to Get Kids Talking, Connecting, and Learning with One EASY Idea (A Must Listen for Every Teacher)

I did an activity with my students where 100% of students were participating, smiling, and excited to learn. Sound too good to be true? It’s not! And guess what, I …

How 1 EASY E-Mail Hack Can Totally Change Relationships with Teachers, Students, & School Communities

How many e-mails do you send a day? How many e-mails did you get per day? What if I told you that I have 1 simple hack that will totally …

1 Relationship Building GAME That is Going to Create SO Many Connections with Kids!

What if I told you there is one game that you could play with students that could change everything! This game would increase communication, decrease poor student attitude, increase teamwork, …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

Free Battle Bracket for Fall- A Teacher Resource You Don’t Want to Miss

Holiday Food Makes People Happy! And we are approaching turkey and ham season! So I thought I would help us all out by providing a free activity that is super …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

This Free Lesson is Poppin’- An Engaging Classroom Activity

I love using Battle Brackets to get kids talking, engaged, and building relationships and I’m confident you will love this too! This is TOTALLY something you are going to want …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

180 Full Lessons for Social-Emotional Learning

Make Your SEL & Morning Meeting Planning SO much Easier! To be honest, sometime SEL feels like “one more thing” even though we know in our teacher hearts that it …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

Life Song: A Perfect Free Lesson Plan for Teachers

Music Puts Us (And Students) in Good Moods And that’s why we can leverage it for learning in our classrooms! I created an activity I call “Life Song” It is …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Try This Awesome, Free Lesson to Motivate Students on a Monday!

Mondays can be hard. Sometimes our students need a little motivation, especially to start the week. Shoot, sometimes WE need a little motivation to start the week. So I’ve got …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

FREE Idea Template for Teachers: Relationship Building Idea

We are all looking for fun, simple, engaging activities for kids right now! And we totally understand how important building relationships with students is, especially at the start of the …

3 Game Changing Ideas That Will Change Your School Year-Prepare to Be Surprised (Summer Replay Episode)

Do you have a sharpie marker in your classroom?  If so, I’ve got an engaging idea for you! Do you have even one piece of technology in your classroom? If …

2 SEL & Relationship Building Ideas that are SO Simple + Perfect for Your Classroom! (Summer Replay Episode)

My students won’t talk or get engaged in my lessons. My students have a wall up and are impossible to reach. I just need more ideas to add to my …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

Try This Awesome, Free Lesson to Make Your Friday SO Fun!

Are you ready for some Friday Fun in your classroom? If so… Keep reading! Do you remember when the Nintendo Wii came out? This was the first gaming system that …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

This NEW Book is AWESOME! Pre-Order Your Copy Today

Introducing the Newest Book in My Collection: 180 Days of Awesome Relationships Every day that we walk into our school, we have an opportunity to connect with kids. How do …

Advisory / Ideas / SEL

Try This Awesome, Free Lesson to Make Your Thursday Thrilling

Things that are throwbacks for people who lived in the 90s: Giga Pets, Backstreet Boys, Caboodles, TGIF Shows. These days kids are really into throwback jerseys of their favorite NBA …

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