Fresh Ideas for Creative Teaching
Have you heard of Knowledge Bound? Knowledge Bound is a teacher supply store located in Windsor, Colorado. I get to check out Knowledge Bound next month when I travel to Colorado to create a special "Imagination Station" in a section of their store. I've never been to Colorado before, so I am really excited! From what I understand, … [Continue reading...]
The month of May brings lots and lots of flowers! This is the perfect time to create beautiful bulletin board displays and projects with bright and happy blooms! Creative Teaching Press created the prettiest flower cut-outs in 6 inch and 10 inch sizes to make classroom decorating easy and fun! #5886 AND #5883 Add your own vibrant flower … [Continue reading...]
Have you seen CTP's new magnet books yet? We took some of these to IRA with us and they received a ton of attention from teachers! I thought it would be a good idea to give you a little magnet book lesson, so you can see how cool these little books are! I created several portable center activities to use in my classroom last year and my … [Continue reading...]
I just returned home from my trip to IRA in San Antonio! WOW!!! What an amazing week! I've never been to Texas before and enjoyed every minute of it. The weather was wonderful and there was just so much to do. Our hotel was located by the famous River Walk, so every night we would stroll down and enjoy all of the festivities. There were … [Continue reading...]
My favorite part about being CTP's Creative Consultant is getting to play with all of the awesome products! Just yesterday, I pulled out a bunch of products from the Poppin' Patterns line to create a board for our CTP sales team. I have to say, I am in LOVE all over again! I always go back and forth with my favorite designer décor line and … [Continue reading...]
If you haven't figured it out, I usually blog for Inspired In Style on Sunday nights. Instead of showing you a teacher or decorating tip, I decided to go personal on the blog tonight. I bet some of you wonder what I actually do for Creative Teaching Press! I thought tonight might be a great night to share the Creative Teaching Press inside … [Continue reading...]
Creating a coordinated and organized classroom is all the rage in "teacher world." From experience, I was always on the lookout for great storage solutions and items that would keep my room looking neat and tidy. How many of you purchase tubs to hold all of your "school stuff"? I know that when I was teaching, I had a TON of large storage … [Continue reading...]
Adding curtains to your classroom is that extra special touch that pulls a coordinated classroom together. From experience, I know that teachers do not have an unlimited budget to create all of that cuteness that they would like to. Buying fabric AND then sewing the curtains can sometimes be the LAST thing you are thinking about when pulling a … [Continue reading...]
THE SCENARIO: You've just walked into your classroom after indoor recess ready to start your afternoon. You've planned an awesome writing lesson that you know your students will LOVE! You explain to your students that it is time for their writing lesson and you start to hook them in by explaining what they are about to learn. You sense their … [Continue reading...]
If you follow both my Schoolgirl Style blog and this blog, you know by now that I love coming up with creative ways to decorate classrooms. Since I know that teachers are always looking for storage solutions, I came up with the idea to use soup cans as classroom decor! SOUP CANS?!? It really can't be any easier OR cuter! Plus, it's recycling … [Continue reading...]
The month of May brings lots and lots of flowers! This is the perfect … [Read More...]
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