School Is a Happy Place

Happy summer!
It's mid-July and my summer break is almost over.  I have about a week before teachers report back.  Like many of you, summer is to-do list season.  I have a short, but time consuming to-do list this summer.  A list that includes, "cleaning out" my Teachers...

Please forgive me sweet teacher friends.  It's been a LLLOOONNNGGG time since I've had a chance to share anything here at School Is a Happy Place.
Long story short, I moved schools (very last minute) and changed grade levels.  I'll save the details for another time.  Needless to say, change is a lot of work and much more consuming than I would have ever imagined....

Happy Summer!
I know by now most of you are on summer vacation.  While it's a great time to recharge, it's also a perfect time to evaluate classroom hits and misses from the prior year.
One hit for me this year was utilizing Seesaw with my families.  Read on to learn what  Seesaw is, why you may want to consider using it, ways to use it in your classroom, and how to simple it is to get started....

The last three weeks of school...my family knows, it's go time.  And now that my daughter is older and is involved in extra curriculars, plus nightly homework, we are beyond busy during the last weeks of the year.
Taking care of all the loose ends at the end of school and keeping your students moving forward in their learning, takes some planning in advance.  Otherwise you will find yourself completely spent by the time you say your final goodbyes to all your...