All the Essentials

This week is all about planning and organizing.

It's what teachers do. We plan, plan, and plan some more. So if someone tells me a way to make lesson planning easier, I say sign me up!

The first tool I learned about this week was Flippity. Flippity.net lets you turn Google Sheets into quiz shows, flash cards, memory games, and more. What's better is that you just use their free templates that they provide to you. Then you have a quiz saved that you can use again and again! Check out this how-to video to learn more about creating a quiz show on Flippity.

One teaching essential we covered this week was lesson plans. My go-to site for lesson plans is Teachers Pay Teachers. 

You can find lesson plans for all curriculum, grade levels, and price points. I find that many of the teaching blogs I follow also link up to their store front on Teachers Pay Teachers so you can buy the resources you are reading about. Here is a cool lesson that I am thinking of buying for my second graders who need some math enrichment.

Another great resource I like to use is PBS Parents. While it doesn't initially sound like it could be meant for teachers, there are some cool lessons that tie into video clips of PBS shows. Here is great STEM activity that teaches children about the importance of modifying designs. 

Finally, here is a short little list of some essential timesaving tools. I used Adobe Spark again, but this time I made a gorgeous page for you to visit. (Yes, Teachers Pay Teachers is on there again. That is how much I love it!)