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2023 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (grades K-2)
The links in this best gifts for early elementary ages post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Years before I was a middle school teacher, my first teaching job was as a first grade teacher. As challenging as it was to…
2023 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
The links in this best gifts for toddlers and preschoolers post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Even though I have a high school senior and a sophomore in college, my Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers will always have a…
2022 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 9-12)
The links in this best gifts for tweens post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Being a middle school teacher meant I spent a lot of time with tweens. This age group wants to leave childhood far behind in favor of…
2022 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (grades K-2)
The links in this best gifts for early elementary ages post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Years before I became a middle school teacher, my first teaching job was as a first grade teacher. As challenging as it was to capture the…
2022 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
The links in this best gifts for toddlers and preschoolers post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Even though my kids are in high school and college, my Best Gifts for Toddlers & Preschoolers will always have a special place in…
2021 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens (ages 13+)
The links in this gifts for teens post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Parenting high schoolers while teaching middle schoolers provides an interesting perspective on ages 13+. We tend to think that teens are closed off and moody but many…
2021 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
The links in this gifts for tweens post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. As a middle school teacher, I’m around tweens a lot. This age group wants to leave childhood far behind in favor of being grown up. They feel…
2021 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (ages 5-8)
The links in this best gifts for early elementary ages post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Before I was a middle school teacher, the first teaching job I ever had was as a first grade teacher. As challenging as it…
2021 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link. Well before I started teaching elementary and now middle schoolers, I loved spending time with toddlers and preschoolers as an undergraduate psychology major, then through my graduate studies, and finally…
