I was extremely lucky during my first few years of teaching to have a small kitchenette connected to my classroom. This allowed for weekly lessons in cooking and baking for my life skills class of students. When I moved buildings and classroom, I quickly realized how good I had it in my old classroom. My new classroom had 4 walls, a mounted tv and pencil sharpener, and a few shelves. ... Read More about Cooking in the Classroom

  Want to bring your behavior management game to a whole new level?! Some people call it, “Beat the Teacher”, “The Good Behavior Game” but I’ve heard it called the Student vs. Teacher Game. A game you say, with classroom management? Oh, yes. It’s a thing. A really awesome game, that your students will LOVE to play. So how do you play it? Draw a scoreboard on the board. The board ... Read More about The Student vs. Teacher Game (Helping to Improve Classroom Behaviors!)