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Hey teaching friends!  Sorry I haven't posted too much.  I have been busy this week on a few projects for you, including getting the May issue of The Organized Classroom Magazine ready for you!  For

Hey all!  Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!  Just a SUPER QUICK stop to let you know that there is a contest on the Facebook Fan Page right now where someone will win a set of the K-5 CCSS Paci

Patterns, patterns everywhere!  I love playing with patterns and pattern blocks and my students always have too!  Do you have a stack of pattern blocks in your classroom?  They are wonderful and can

Hey all!  So, you all mainly only have ever seen me when I have worn my hair down.  And hair I have.  It is thick, wavy, and super coarse.  Chemical straighteners don't work their magic very well eith

Did you ever love smelly stickers as a child yourself?  I know I did and I think I still have the sticker book around here somewhere to prove it.  Well, I had the honor of reviewing a *few* products

Hey teaching friends!  I know so many of you are intermediate teachers and I don't always have items to review that are applicable to you, but when I saw this, I immediately thought of you!  As a fo

I am so excited to share this fabulous item from Learning Resources I was able to review this week!  It is called Talk Bar and as you can see from the picture, it has 6 slots and actually allows for

For those of us who have taught the grades 3-6 range, I am sure you might agree that teaching with geoboards is always an even that students look forward to each year.  Geoboards can be both a power

How do you work on reading and comprehension skills, such as sequencing, cause and effect, and drawing conclusions?  Well, I know many use a guided reading level program or even just work on the skill

Super short post today!  EI has contacted me and has offered to give a $50 EI gift card away to one of my readers who also "likes" their Facebook Fan Page!  That's it!  So, head on over to their pag

I had the pleasure of partaking in Educational Insights' game-themed review month this month, and the first of two games I was thrilled to review is called Grandma's Trunk Alphabet Game.  It is so a

I originally ran this contest this past summer, and it was so successful, that I thought it would be appropriate again (since it is the holiday season of giving and all).  Read below for more about

I received a great email about a new Traffic Safety campaign that you will find useful as they continue to teach your students and children how to be safe while walking to and from school.     I

You know that I adore Educational Insights and always have a great review of 1 or more products each and every month for you to also win.  Well, this month, EI has offered one the lucky OC Blog read