Author: Monica
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The BEST Way to Hang Things on Your Classroom Wall!!!
My first question is “Where has this been all my life???” I can’t believe I’ve gone my whole career (26 years and counting) without these babies. A tack that is ALSO a paper holder? Yes, please! We all know how it goes. You have to move classrooms. Again. You take down your perfectly stapled masterpieces… Read more
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Math Curriculum I Wish I Had When I started: Coordinate Planes
I think the hardest math curriculum to create on your own is coordinate graphs. I remember laboriously drawing them on the board years ago. I also know that there are never enough practice problems for these type of problems. I’m talking about coordinate planes on which you have to name a point, draw a line,… Read more
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The Single Most Important Organizing/Grading Tool
If I were to pick the most important item I have bought during my entire career it might surprise you. A good stapler and a box of paperclips is an absolute must, and I’ve just discovered using velcro for laminated items on walls (more on that in a future post). However, if I had to… Read more
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Why Am I Starting This Blog?
This is a great question. Actually, I’m starting this blog because I didn’t have this when I started out. There were no blogs, no social media with Pinterest ready classrooms. In fact, there wasn’t much of anything. I had no way to communicate with teachers outside of my own building, let alone in another state.… Read more