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…
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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…
2021 Holiday Gift Guides
As 2020 drew to a close, it was hard to know what 2021 had in store for us. The availability of vaccines has provided a renewed sense of hope as we cautiously get back to a life that feels a little familiar. So many of us are looking forward to the joy of being with…
Best Gifts for Unplugged Fun to Combat Online School Fatigue
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. Managing screen time limits during a pandemic has been no easy task. With school not able to be in person, our kids are relying on screens for learning and also…
2020 Gift Guide: Best STEM Gifts for Kids of All Ages (PreK-Teen)
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. Every year I say that my Best STEM Gifts for Kids of All Ages gift guide is the biggest one to date and this one continues the trend. There continues…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens That Aren’t Gift Cards
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. As an 8th grade computer science teacher and mom of two teens, I spend a lot of time interacting with teens! Parenting and teaching teens definitely gives me an interesting…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
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. Ah, the tween years! The kids who comprise this age group have one foot firmly still planted in childhood while the other wants to leap towards the teen years. Ready…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Early Elementary Ages (ages 5-8)
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 teaching middle school, I started my career teaching first grade. My 5 and 6 year olds always had a wide range of knowledge and skills which is indicative…
2020 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Toddlers & 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 ages and now middle schoolers, I loved spending time with toddlers and preschoolers. I observed them as an undergrad psychology major, taught them during…
2020 Holiday Gift Guides
2020 has been the year that no one expected and if holiday shopping feels overwhelming, I’m here to help you get a handle on this year’s list with my 2020 Holiday Gift Guides. For the first time in 13 years, this year’s gift guides will be published earlier than ever because retailers are offering early…
