School and the City

**This post contains Amazon affiliate links. By purchasing an item from Amazon using these links,  I will receive a small commission on your purchase.** I made this SUPER CUTE interactive "Math About Me" anchor chart for the beginning of the year last year: I had to make a new one for this fall since my name is changing (EEEK) and I decided to kick it up a notch. Making these interactive anchor charts is A LOT of work. The measuring, organizing, taping, etc. makes this anchor chart design more time-consuming than usual. Why do it more than once? THis year, I decided to make my chart interactive AND reusable! 1. Size and cut your flaps.  I cut regular cardstock (8.5 x 11) in fourths. Astrobrights Card Stock is my fave . 2. Space the flaps accordingly and evenly.  3. Mark the corners once flap placement has been perfected. 4. Laminate flaps.  5. Create your chart. Include ONLY the title and topics - things that won't change ove...

Step away from that email, sista. It's summer, and you deserve a break the constant *dings* of emails entering your school email inbox. My school actually encouraged us teachers to set up an “out of office” automatic response that will be sent each time we receive an email during the summer. I love that they are okay with me ignoring rarely checking my email for two whole months. I couldn’t come up with an appropriate out-of-office email for a teacher on summer break, even after Googling. Thus, I decided I would create my own. Please use as you wish. IF YOU WANT TO BE BORING Greetings, I will be out of the classroom from [ leave date ] to [ return date ] and will have limited access to my email. If you need immediate assistance, please contact the front office at XXX-XXX-XXXX. Best, [ your name ] - - - - IF YOU WANT TO BE TEACHERY Hello students and parents! I will be out of the classroom from [ leave date ] to [ return ...