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Class Meetings

As a teacher, I tend to focus on content and lessons over the social-emotional needs of running a classroom. With content being king in my room, I always ran out…

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The Rise and Shine Binder

The rise and shine binder has been completely updated. It’s release was 2013 so it was time for some TLC for sure! This binder has served as an engaging and…

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Top Five Best-Selling Teaching Resources 2021

Don’t you just love when businesses share their fan-favorite products? It’s like being a part of a secret club or perhaps I am looking for validation for the things I…

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Math Workstations for Back to School

Back to school math workstations have an important role in the math workshop structure. We want to simultaneously train our students on procedures and routines while also providing meaningful math…

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Meet Reagan

This website began back in the good old Blogspot days as a little space for the parents of my students. I had no idea it would grow into such an incredible community of teachers.

Once I realized I was reaching other teachers, I began sharing teaching ideas, classroom inspiration, and resources. Soon after and much to my surprise, education companies, conferences, schools, and districts began inviting me to share my passion for teaching in person, too. After 18 years in the classroom, I will always see teaching as one of the greatest privileges of my life, and getting to support other teachers now is something I never take lightly.

After 15 years on this URL, it still means the world every time you visit, read, comment, and use something from this space. I love creating resources and sharing ideas that bring joy, clarity, and confidence to teaching and learning.

I hope you find something here today that inspires you, supports your students, and brings a little more joy to your classroom.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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