Organize and Plan • The Learning Effect

3 Simple Ways to Save Time Lesson Planning

The first few years that I was in the classroom, I spent far too much time lesson planning each week. For some reason, I thought the more time I spent planning, the better of a teacher I was becoming. If you scroll far enough back in my Instagram feed, you'll see...

Put Together a Substitute Binder and Save Yourself Time Later

If teachers have learned one important lesson from the past year, it's to always have a plan in place in case you become sick and need a substitute. You can easily prep ahead of time for a sub, so at a moment's notice, your substitute is ready to go. My favorite way...

How to Save Time Planning with Airtable

Do you have tons of digital curriculum resources that you never use in a school year because you forget you bought them? Or maybe your district purchased subscriptions to curriculum websites, but you forget to look for content to use with lessons. Planning with...

How to Plan for Back to School in 5 Easy Steps

Back to school was always my favorite time of year. A clean slate and a chance to get reorganized. A new group of kids excited to learn new content and participate in all of the fun, hands-on projects you're known for incorporating into the curriculum. New supplies...

Rainbow Chalkboard Classroom Reveal

Switching from three years in 4th grade to 6th grade has inspired me to change my classroom decor for the year. Check out my classroom reveal featuring rainbow and chalkboard. I've linked to where you can find everything I have in my classroom, too! Woo! It's been a...

2014-2015 Chevron Teacher Planner

Teachers love organization, which means they love a good teacher planner! The chevron teacher planner that I've created can be fully customized to fit YOUR needs! See what I include in my planner and how it's all set up. One of the most popular posts on my blog is my...

2013-2014 Chevron Teacher Planner

I've created a chevron teacher planner that includes everything you could possibly need! I love the fact that I can customize everything in my planner so it only includes exactly what I need for my classroom. See how I set my planner up this year! Last year, I created...