Clever Classroom Blog

Are you looking for a cheap, no fuss center activity that you can use with any word list and that your children will love? This center idea is so easy to make, run and play. Simply laminate nine sheets of paper and provide students with a list of words that they are working on.  You […]

Making memories for your child or student’s first day back at school will last for years to come, so to help, I thought you might like these. Have you ever taken a photo of your child or your students’ first day of the school year? Gosh don’t they look different from our first day photos […]

I don’t know about you but I really don’t like the idea of homework for children in grades K-4. Yes, children should take home their readers (as long as they are a level or two below their instructional reading level) and read for fluency, meaning and enjoyment. This is the only homework that I see […]

Allocating jobs in any classroom helps students work on responsibilities, working as a team, looking after their belongings and the shared space as well as teaching them the vital skill of helping.  I have always used a chart to display my jobs but then I came up with this idea. I picked up a few […]

Woo-whooooooooo, I’m heading to Vegas for the first ever TpT conference.  In roughly a week, my husband and I are flying out. to Las Vegas.  I am absolutely thrilled and excited to be meeting all of my online friends and listen to the best TpT authors at the conference held at the Venetian.  My husband […]