Teaching Resources for Pre-K through 6th Grade Educators

Every year our grade level team would engage our students in a big research project to write a letter to one of their legislators about an upcoming bill in that year’s legislative session. I loved this project! Through it our students were able to have some cool experiences learning about the legislative process.  When we started out, we scaffolded more on the writing of the letter and less on the research, leaving them to do most of the research on their own. It didn’t go well…Students were so overwhelmed and often didn’t even know where to begin with researching, so

It’s no secret that nearly every teacher HATES writing sub plans. So why did I start creating TONS of them? Here’s the story behind why I started creating Ready To Go Sub Plans: In 2014, I had my first son, Parker. I decided to stay home with him while substitute teaching instead of teaching full-time. As a teacher, I knew sub planning was a challenge. But when I saw the other side as a sub, I saw the critical need for sub plans that involved real learning and student engagement. Many times as a sub, there will little to no