This is by far one of my favorite room transformations I've ever done! My students demonstrated mastery of over 10 reading, writing, and math standards. They were even reading a high school level text! BUT before we get to the niddy griddy of the content standards that were covered, let's first talk about....HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THIS TO YOU ROOM? It seriously only took me a hour after school. THAT'S IT! All I had to do is hang up was white string and black paper. So easy! Remember, room…

When I first learned about this idea of "classroom transformations," I was weary. They seemed expensive, complicated, and prep-intensive... ...

It’s been an event filled week–the kind that seems impossible to hold all that it did; but here we are, the Monday after, and there’s a mind cellar full of newly canned memories to last us a very long time. Thank God I got the analogy of the day over with. That was stressing me... {Read the post}

Glad that you were able to join us for the third annual Orange Ya’ Glad it’s a Blog Hop! I am the If you have hopped with us in the past, some things will be familiar, and some things will be new! This year, all of our bloggers are focusing on free tips or ideas...Read More »

So, I posted recently that my sixth graders were writing a mystery that was going to take place in the library. I took two of the best...

At Little Blossoms Day Care Nursery Ltd in Keighley of the United Kingdom, the class solved a mud-related mystery! They got to be detectives in the, Butterfly, classroom due to the fact someone ha

When I presented in Chicago, I shared some fun {to me!} math activities that my kids really love{d}. I figured y’all might be able to use a few of them so I wanted to share some of them here, too! The best thing about these activities is that they can be used in all different …

This freebie will help bring your vision of a mystery themed classroom to life! Simply fill out the form below and we'll send the link to all our thematic decor planning pages (along with classroom...

Looking for an awesome classroom door idea for your mystery or detective theme classroom? Here it is! (picture only)