Classroom with couch

Morning Routine – Upper Elementary Adventures

How You Can Bring Hygge to Your Classroom this year. A calming space is so important for students, especially during this uncertain season.

If you call the Fountain Valley High School Teacher’s Lounge during the school day and I pick up the phone, you are guaranteed to hear a lie. On picking up the phone I’ll say “English office, Mr. T…

I’ve always been a teacher that likes to make my classroom a bit more homey than most. Even in my first year of teaching, I wanted to add lamps, a couch, and a papasan chair to my room to give it that little something extra. Well, my first year was 20 years ago, and there… Continue reading My Flexible Seating Journey in the Secondary Classroom

A flexible classroom with desks, tables, a couch, and big bookcases

Classroom with couches

Every elementary school classroom needs somewhere comfortable to curl up with a good book. Of all the reading areas we've helped with (and there have been a lot), this DIY Reading Corner is definitely my favorite. HUGE thanks to Fairfield World for donating all the "insides" supplies for this project and another HUGE thanks to Shannon Fabrics for donating all of colorful chevron cuddle fabrics. Both companies jumped into action when I requested materials and we got this project finished just…

Every Early Childhood Classroom should have comfy corners. Providing flexible seating within those areas are essential to create an inclusive environment. Children's Factory #gifted Mini Round Poufs Sets as well Happy Rockers to elevate and transform our comfy corner spaces into a haven of creativity and comfort that invites children to sit, play, and learn in an environment that values both style, functionality, and the needs of every child Typically in our comfy corners the goal is to…

Sure, I would like to be the perfect teacher. But that’s not who I am, and that’s not what my kids need. So I make the most of my mistakes.

I’m excited to be teaming up with more than two dozen secondary ELA teachers to give you ideas on how to incorporate comfort and joy into your classroom (and to give you the chance to…

farmhouse classroom decor

I did my first ever kindergarten classroom setup for someone other than myself this summer. It was so much fun setting up my coworker's kindergarten room

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15 genius Flexible Seating Ideas! Awesome inspiration for the flexible seating classrooms when teachers go back to school in the fall!