Have you started decorating for the new school year yet? We're so excited! If you're like us and like to change it up every year, we have some major inspiration just for you! We've put together a few fun themes you can try in your classroom this year. Get ready to rummage through your resource room, because chances are your school may already have some of these dies!

It's no secret that here at Ellison we love a good book but it's even better when we can take a story and bring it alive with lesson plans and dies. We put together a list of 5 books and coordinating dies that will help you easily turn story time into an interactive adventure.

Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon will jump off the pages with our Friendly Moon and Rabbit #2 Dies.This beloved child...

Summer break is finally here, and for teachers, that means getting to spend extra time relaxing! We understand the need to use this as a time to prepare for the upcoming school year, but we've got a few ideas that will help you carve out a little time out for yourself. Whether you're looking to travel or stay local, we think you can create a mini adventure regardless of your budget and we're out to prove it. Get that pen and paper ready and follow us!

Father's Day is such a special day for all the amazing dads out there. And, like with all of the holidays we celebrate, it's a great time to introduce themed lesson plans. We can't wait to share some teaching ideas that are not just fun for Dad to receive, but for your students to make!

We can't believe we're already talking about the end of the school year! Where has the time gone? It feels like just yesterday we were talking about Back To School night! As bittersweet as the end of the year may be, we would be lying if we didn't mention how fun it is to start thinking about Summer. That's why we're so excited to share these 5 lesson plans that are perfect for keeping the learning going!

It feels like we blinked and the school year suddenly ended! Remember Back to School night and parent-teacher conferences? Teachers have worked so hard all year long to educate and inspire students! We're hoping that these five different gift ideas will put a smile on your face and that of an educator.  Take a look at these 5 projects that will help your student say goodbye to their teacher in a sweet way.

Mother's Day may be full of flowers, kid-made breakfast in bed and hugs, but it would not be complete without a school made gift or card. We can't wait to share with you 5 projects that we think are worthy to be pinned on the all mighty fridge!

1. Mother's Day Scalloped Card

A picture, paper, and a few die cut shapes are all it takes to create this sweet  Mother's Day card. Let your student's...

Here at Ellison we consider teachers to be real life superheroes and we tend to get all giddy when Teacher Appreciation Week comes around. We are even more excited about this upcoming week because today we get to share some of our favorite gift ideas.

If you have a bit of spare time between planting trees and picking up litter, we have a few favorite projects we can't wait to share with you for Earth Day! Grab some recyclables and give these 5 creative lesson plans a try!

Library week is here and at Ellison we are feeling a little bit nostalgic remembering all the fun ways we used to celebrate library week at school. In honor of this fun week, we have come up with a list of 9 fantastic projects to do with your class to celebrate library week and encourage reading!