A few things I am looking forward to in the year ahead and what I am working on.

This simple strategy can be used for planning a unit, a curriculum or an entire program and you only need two supplies : paper & a pen!

Tips for how to choose what decorations to use in your classroom to make setting up your classroom go faster and more smoothly.

Getting students talking in the language on the first day in a low pressure environment.

My favorite simple activity to review material from the previous year.

Four tips to setting up your classroom to help you and your students be organized and productive.

What happens when your students come back in the fall and say they don’t remember anything from last year? How do we handle that? Here’s a little encouragement to help you through those comments during back-to-school review days.

My plans for the first few weeks of school. How I am starting the year off strong to set the standard for the rest of the year

How I cope with the Sunday-night-ish feeling of August…my go-to tools to calm the anxiety

How using a daily graphic organizer keeps me on track to give compelling input - I couldn’t start the year without this tool!

Four ways that I am preparing for back to school.