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
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…
It is time to start thinking about next year already. Maybe admin has given you money to spend for next year, or you need to make a classroom supply list…
I was introduced to Project Based Learning several years ago. I had takensome time off of teaching to be a mom and when I came back to the “Worldof Education”…
