I hope everyone is having a fantastic day so far!  I just realized yesterday that today was actually December 1st already!  WHAT?!  2012 was pretty much a blur for me - in a good way.  The past coup

Looking for something fun to use as morning work or centers for February?  Here is a little something I whipped up for you to enjoy!   My freebie is February Journal Prompts!  Perfect for the grad

Are you always stumped for ways to incorporate Black History Month into your already jam-packed curriculum-filled day?  Black history Month is so important that we need to find a way to squeeze it i

So, I thought this was such a cute idea that I saw on Pinterest (of course) but I hadn't seen it done in the classroom.  I also know that I love to switch things up for special occasions or seasons,

Happy Friday!  I know many are going to be getting out for their winter break today, while many others are working through the majority of next week yet.  Either way, I have a fantastic freebie for

Are you stuck and can't figure out what to get your little darlings for the holidays this year?  Perhaps due to the economy, you are thinking you have no extra cash for anything at all!  Well, there

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 know so many of you are allowed to do some sort of holiday party in your classroom, and I thought about the newbies who may not have done one before - or the veterans who want to do something diff

If you are looking for some great winter classroom ideas, look no further than my Pinterest Winter Board!  Over 70 pins, and growing each day, this entire board has winter ideas that you can use, or a

In case you have been so busy with your own holiday preparations, I just wanted to mention it again:  The 12 Teacher Days of Christmas is coming soon to YOUR inbox!     Who:  Everyone who is si

Today, I have created a fun video that shows you a few Thanksgiving activities you could do this week or next!  I originally saw the Thanksgiving Thankful Mix idea on the Designing and Motherhood Bl

Hi all!  Hope your week has started off with a bang - I know mine has!  Today, I decided to create a super easy and inexpensive bookmark made from jumbo paperclips and ribbon that I saw from a pictu

Howdy!  So, I ran across this super cute idea for creating colored glue for painting glue pictures from Almost Unschoolers, so I HAD to try it for myself!  It turns out it was as easy as it looked -

Today we have a guest post from Debbie Clement, a national award winning author!  Enjoy!   It’s such an honor to have a moment in the spot-light of the Organized Classroom Blog. I have become acqu

  This was originally posted in July, but I thought maybe there would still be some great resources you could use now!  Enjoy!  :)   I know it is 100 degrees and sun blaring, desert hot outside