back to school

<p>It’s January! Raise your hand if you’re feeling overwhelmed, angry, anxious, and stressed… ME! My hand is raised! I fully enjoyed my Winter Break.&nbsp; I spent a lot of time indoors with my family and met virtually with the rest of the clan.&nbsp; We started a new tradition this year.&nbsp; I bought a 1000 piece &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/how-to-cope-with-the-stress-of-pandemic-teaching-after-winter-break/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="scre

<p>I found these 5 great ideas on Pinterest for Back To School. NUMBER ONE: I love this post from Aimee at Primarily Speaking.  She really gets into details about routines and procedures that will help. NUMBER TWO: This is a great idea from Jillian Starr at the Star Spangled Planner.  These Friend Wanted Ads are &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/5-back-to-school-ideas/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about You need to check out thes

<p>Ever feel overwhelmed and in over your head?Well this has been my life lately.  And I have actually been on summer vacation.  Is vacationing too hard just as rough as partying too hard? Never mind, that sounded better in my head. My tip for the first day of school, might seem a bit obvious.  In fact, &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/back-to-school-blog-hop/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Engaging Back to School Activity f

<p>I know, I know, it seems so sad to be discussing back to school already.  Especially when for many of us, are only halfway through the summer break. I generally start my year with a unit on Graphing.  I figure the kids have spent their summers thinking about anything except Math, and that they are &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/back-to-school-math-linky/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Easy, low-prep graphing unit that k

<p>I created this product to stimulate the brain cells and get kids thinking about writing.  And what’s better than writing about something fun that they have done? CLICK HERE This activity is called Summer Snaps, short for Summer Snapshots.  And what I ask the kids to do is create a camera as a fun motivational &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/tried-and-true-linky-party/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Kids will love Summer

<p>So I&#8217;ve been super, super, busy. I&#8217;ve been going back to my scrapbooking roots and working on some classroom decor products.  My hope is that one day I&#8217;ll have a huge collection of them, but for now, I have 6 different pack done, which I&#8217;d like to share with you now.  These first two are ones with &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/where-ive-been/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about You will love this var

<p>I&#8217;ve just added a super fun BACK TO SCHOOL activity. &nbsp; You can CLICK HERE or on the picture above to check out this adorable activity Camera&#8217;s are all the rage in the papercrafting world, so I thought I&#8217;d design a tutorial to make a cute paper camera like so. My 6 year old daughter &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/back-to-school-sale-3/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Back to School!!!!!!</span></a><