10 Smart Tips for Teachers to Save Money Teaching is a rewarding profession, but it often comes with financial challenges. With a little creativity and resourcefulness, teachers can stretch their budgets further while still providing an enriching classroom experience. Here are ten smart tips to help teachers save money: 1. Utilize Free Resources There is …

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So here’s the thing. This little blog/social media following has been around for quite some time. There’s so many pieces of my story that I’ve shared but I’ve never really put it out in order that was helpful or that it makes sense. So while this won’t be a post directing you to my store …

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As many of your know, the way families look have changed a lot over the last 10 to 20 years. Dealing with divorced parents as an educator isn’t easy. Our life experiences maybe shield us from what some families go through. Sometimes, we do not understand situations that we haven’t experienced ourselves. This post is …

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Hello! I’m Ashley from The Teacher’s Treasure Chest! No matter what grade you teach at some point, you will teach place value. Teaching place value is something that teachers should do year round. We are through the back to school routine so  I thought it was a good time to discuss how we  can actively teach …

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It’s important to think about how many different ways we can help students practice words. One way I’ve found extremely effective is using abc order activities. Teaching students how to arrange words in alphabetical order has always helped my students. Today, I was having a conversation with my sister. My sister is an intervention teacher …

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Teaching text structure can be a difficult task. Like every reading skill , I introduce the topic with a read aloud. Here’s a list of read alouds for teaching cause and effect. Here are some interactive ways to teach cause and effect: Here are five books for teaching text structure cause and effect Alexander and …

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Today I am going to share. Math Intervention Tips for Kindergarten. This can be a tricky task. How do you know where to start? What if students have no concept of numbers or counting objects? Where do you even begin? My tips for math intervention start by telling parents to be nice 🙂 Ha! I …

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Welcome to  my blog post about how I set up my reading block schedule. I want to share all of the things about my reading block and reading centers. Your ELA block is one of the most important parts of your day. Focus on providing a literacy rich environment so that your students will be …

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Hey friends. One question I get a lot from teachers and parents are “how do you teach multiplication?”. I find there are several helpful ways to teach multiplication. Multiplication can be very tricky so I hope you find these tips for how to teach multiplication helpful. Use Skip Counting To Teach Multiplication Skip counting is …

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Every single year this back to school ideas time just creeps up on us. In addition to the fact it comes so fast, I wanted to share some back to school ideas with you that have helped me transition smoothly. Back To School Ideas Tip 1 One of the first things I do when preparing …

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