Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way.” George Evans


Holidays Around the World

As the holidays draw near, it’s the perfect time to teach your students about how different cultures celebrate Winter holidays around the world. In this post I’ll share lots of ideas, activities, and even some freebies to make teaching holidays around the world magical for both you and your students! My little classroom of 22…

Self-publishing with KDP

As a teacher, we know that not everything is perfect. There isn’t that perfect book that will attract all of the students in your classroom, not a book that will hit the Reading level of a low-level reader while respecting their maturity level as a 4th grader. Self-publishing is turning into the perfect way to…

Teaching Phonics in Core French

As our district pivots to The Science of Reading, teaching phonics in Core French may sound like an obvious choice in teaching strategies. But until recently, this was not part of our curriculum. As you can imagine, this is no easy task but I am here to highlight what has worked and hasn’t worked in…

Everything I know about Manie Musicale

This is my first year hearing about it and you would think it has been around for decades! My students begged me to get on board, and so I had no choice but to go all in. Here is everything I know about Manie Musicale and how to get your class as excited as we…