This post is sponsored by Staples When I taught first grade, academic subjects were part of my core curriculum, but it was also important to teach my 6-year-old students character education. Lessons on compassion, kindness, empathy, positivity and what it meant to be a good friend were essential to their learning as reading, writing, math, social…
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Support Public School Teachers Through #StaplesforStudents and Win a $50K Scholarship & Chance to See Lady Gaga in Concert!
This post is sponsored by Staples Each July and August I find myself scouring ads for school supplies because once a teacher, always a teacher. I used to comb through the ads in the newspaper looking for the best prices on pencils, scissors, crayons, composition books, folders, and markers for my first grade classroom but…
#StaplesforStudents Funds ALL DonorsChoose.org College & Career Prep, Literacy Projects in Washington, D.C.
This post is sponsored by Staples As part of Staples continuing their long-standing commitment to supporting education through the Staples for Students program, today they announced they’re are funding all literacy projects and all career & college prep projects that were listed on DonorsChoose.org in Washington, D.C. as of this morning. This huge announcement is part of…
Support Public School Teachers through #StaplesforStudents and Win a $50K Scholarship & Chance to Meet Katy Perry!
This post is sponsored by Staples When I first began teaching first grade in 1998 in a low income public school, I was surprised that my public school budget for an entire year of classroom supplies totaled $120. $120 was supposed to purchase pencils, crayons, construction paper, glue, glue sticks, erasers, lined writing paper, writing…
Join Me for Staples #MakeRoarHappen Twitter Party This Wednesday!
This is a sponsored post. As a former teacher and current parent of two elementary aged children, I make it a priority to support classroom teachers in a number of different ways. It doesn’t take a lot of time or money to show our kids’ teachers that we care but a little effort goes a…
LeapFrog Partners with DonorsChoose.org and Offers Great Giveaway!
Besides making incredible educational products, one of the main reasons why I love working with LeapFrog is their commitment to teachers and education. Since 2009, LeapFrog has donated more than $1.5 million in Tag Reading Systems and books to the classrooms of more than 20,000 students. Our local elementary school has benefitted from donations of…
Macy’s Classroom Makeover Sweepstakes (ends 9/15)
When I first started teaching, I did my best to make my first grade classroom look as bright and cheery as possible with the limited resources I had. I brought my hand-me-down rug from my grad school apartment, repurposed plastic shelving, went to the dollar store religiously to score book bins for $1, and spray…
Put LeapFrog Tags in Teacher Hands and Win for Your Family & School!
Another school year is underway, Education Nation has launched, Waiting for Superman is on movie screens, and we all want to give our children the best possible school experience. Knowing that literacy statistics in recent years have been discouraging at best, last year LeapFrog decided they had to do more to help our youngest kids…
We Teach- A Wonderful Resource for Parents!
Just face it…As a parent, you are your child’s best teacher since you are always instilling little nuggets of knowledge on a daily basis. The one month old We Teach community is a free virtual lounge that is open to everyone who teaches (teachers, parents, tutors, etc.) can hang out and share ideas. Founded by…
Donations to DonorsChoose & WeAreTeachers Fund Classroom Instruction
As a teacher in a public school system, I’m no stranger to shrinking budgets. While the school systems in the DC Metro area are taking budget hits, districts around the country are too. Teachers have always dipped into personal finances to fund their classrooms but are having to do so more now because state and…
