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How to Roll Out a Classroom Competition That Increases Student Positive Behaviors & Decreases Teacher Stress

Get ready to roll with laughter and learning in this fun-filled episode. This idea is shaking up the typical classroom routine with a Yahtzee dice challenge that’s sure to make …

How to Have a CENTsational Quarter In Your School (This Idea Will CHANGE Things in a Positive Way)

Teachers, are you looking for a common “cents” strategy that could make this quarter awesome for both you and your students? In this week’s episode of the This Teacher Life, …

How to Use YouTube in Your Classroom (For Only 30 Seconds) and Get Kids Participating for Over 30 Minutes

What is the vibe in your classroom right now? Do you find it is different on various days of the week! If you want to bring TGIF energy and enthusiasm …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

180 FULL Morning Meeting Lessons Specific for SEL

If you are struggling with SEL lesson planning or finding the curriculum that your school uses is just terrible and your students (and you) hate it…. You are not alone. To be …

Advisory / Humor / Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / SEL

How to Have The BEST 4th Quarter of Your Teaching Career in Less than 21-Days

So how do we make April Awesome? We CRUSH IT Together! CRUSH is an acronym I use in my classroom. Celebrate Education Relationships First Utilize Our Strengths Share Our Stories …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

Classroom Game for St. Patrick’s Day- SO Fun & SO Easy!

Are you looking for something fun and engaging to do with your students for St. Patrick’s Day? Well, it’s your lucky day because I have the perfect activity! No matter …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

Classroom Game for Valentine Day- Your Students Will LOVE This Activity

Are you looking for something fun and engaging to do with your students for Valentine Day? No matter what age group you teach or subject area you focus on, you …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / Science / SEL

NEW Classroom Game that is SO Engaging for Students

BOSS- A New, Engaging Classroom Game Relationship Building, SEL, & Science Bundles Available   Looking for fun, engaging relationship activities? Searching for ways to get kids talking and participating? Wanting …

Ideas / Leadership / Motivation / SEL

These Teacher Gifts are AWESOME!

‘Tis the season for giving and receiving gifts. As teachers, I think we deserve to get things that are going to make our teacher life better, easier, or save us …

The #1 BEST Way to Create Dynamic Discussions in Your Classroom (This Battle Will Also Create Rooted Relationships)

How awesome would it be if you could get 100% of students participating? The answer is really awesome! However, you might be thinking, is that even possible? The answer is …

7 Free Teacher Resources That Make Classrooms More Fun & Less Stressful (Gifts That Keep on Giving)

Teachers deserve free gifts and free resources that are going to make our classrooms even better. In this fun and festive episode of the This Teacher Life podcast I share …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Teachers: Want to Have an AWESOME Fridays ALL Year with Students?

Do you have a favorite fast food place? Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit this, but mine is Taco Bell! I love a cheesey gordita crunch! But what does …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Thursdays Can be Thrilling (In a Good Way) In Your Classroom with This Awesome Game!

Are you looking for fun, engaging, easy ways to build relationships with students this year? If you said YES, I’ve got you covered! This free activity is PERFECT for SEL …

Advisory / Ideas / Motivation / SEL

Teachers: This Tuesday Activity is AWESOME! Try it With Your Students This Year

We know that building relationships with students is essential. But sometimes it is hard to know what to do, when to do it, and how to engage kids in that …

Advisory / Leadership / Motivation / Reflection / SEL

SEL: Why Has Social-Emotional Become SO Controversial? A Look at What It REALLY Is (And Isn’t)

Why has SEL become so controversial? I think there is a fear about SEL because there is a massive misunderstanding of what it is   SEL is equipping kids with …

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

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

March Madness For Teachers- The Ultimate Bracket Remix for Classroom Relationships

March Madness isn’t just about basketball! It’s also the time of the year where we, as teachers, are wanting to have an awesome 4th Quarter!   So let me ask …

The 1 Classroom Management Idea That You Need In Your Teacher Life (Spin & Win with This Hack)

Are your students struggling with organization, attitude, participation, engagement, or motivation? If you said YES this episode is for you! Classroom management can be super hard, especially these days, but …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Teacher Tired is REAL- So How Do We Make 4th Quarter Awesome?

Do You Need A Boost?I think we all do, right? There is no denying the fact that this year has been crazy hard! Sub shortages. More on our plates than …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

Classroom Game for March Madness- Awesome Student Engagement Idea!

Fun Fact- In 1999 my middle school basketball team won the State tournament. We felt like total ballers when they handed us the huge trophy and cut down the net …

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 …

Humor / Ideas / Motivation

A Ridiculous Teacher Idea Using an Envelope- This Works!

This year I’ve came up with A LOT of ridiculous ideas just to get the attention of kids. Have you found yourself experimenting too? One of the silliest things I’ve …

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 / 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 …

UNO Classroom Strategy that Will Make Your Classroom WILD-In a Good Way (Summer Replay Episode)

Looking for ONE classroom idea that could make your spring awesome? You are in the right place. In this episode we will take a deck of Uno cards and show …

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