Let’s face it. Morning work routines can be tough in the elementary classroom. You’re busy gathering parent notes, collecting papers, taking lunch count, answering messages, and making sure your students…
Inside: See 8 Valentine’s Day activities that are stress-free and super fun for upper elementary kids. Teachers love Valentine’s Day printables, games, and worksheets that are easy to use and require…
Inside: Find out how to use Valentine’s Day projects to keep your students excited about learning. There’s nothing quite like a Valentine’s Day Cupcake Contest to get the full attention…
Inside: Get 10 winter project based learning ideas that your students will love. Create a hot cocoa stand, using real-life math and writing skills! Let’s face it. Winter blues are…
Christmas writing prompts can be so much more than a traditional list of story starters. In fact, by introducing a fun gingerbread project based learning unit, your students will be…
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of Back to School time! For teachers, it’s an especially fun time of year, but also quite exhausting. With so many small details to…
I'm Shelly Rees of Appletastic Learning. First and foremost, I'm a mom of 4 boys, wife of 25 years to Aric, and Wyoming girl at heart. I love being creative, making resources for teachers, baking cookies, Diet Coke, teaching, public speaking, and spreading kindness wherever I can. After teaching in the upper elementary grades for over 23 years, I retired early and focused on creating and helping teachers around the world with my teaching ideas and resources. I also serve as a mentor to hundreds of teacherpreneurs and help them get focused on growing their own successful businesses. With 100% honesty, I LOVE my life! Thanks for visiting! I hope you'll stay awhile and come back often. Read More
