I am Heather McKinsey, I am a mom, teacher, curriculum designer, and educational blogger. My desire is to make teaching an easier adventure for you. More
This year of teaching has definitely been the most challenging in my teaching career, well maybe not. It feels like each stage in my life seems to be “the most…
This is the end of 3 weeks of Distance Teaching for me! I definitely feel like things are starting to mesh a little bit better. I even said on Thursday, “Wow!…
In the Spring time, it is the perfect time to introduce the life cycle of plants to your students. They are seeing new growth all around them. Also, when you…
Every little kid loves to write a letter to Santa. Do you still remember writing your lists? I do! I loved to slip it into the mail box when I…
It’s September and Fall is coming soon which means it is time to learn about apples and Johnny Appleseed! Johnny Appleseed Day is on September 26th, so that gives us…
The end of the day in an elementary class can be so chaotic without the use of specific classroom routines. When I first started teaching, part of the end of…
