Back to school is such a crazy, hectic time! It’s like trying to ride a bike, but the bike is on fire, you’re on fire, and everything is on fire (have you seen that going around the internet)? I have a few tips to help you get back to school while keeping your sanity, and some tips that will help you get off of the right foot with classroom management.
Ready to revamp your flexible seating for this school year? I have looked back at what I have shared with you in the past, my classroom experience with flexible seating for my second graders, and done some research on some new flexible seating options
New and useful free websites and apps pop up quicker than Jiffy Pop popcorn (if you’re a child of the 70s or 80s then you get me)! It can be hard to keep up! A friend recently gave me a list of 100 websites for teachers and students and I
I transitioned to a full flexible seating classroom in September of 2016. So, I just finished my third year of using flexible seating options with my second graders and think it’s a great time to rate and evaluate what worked best for my students and what didn’t hit the mark!
Yes, you heard that right! It’s time for a quick gift card giveaway so that you can use the $10 to shop the TPT 2 day sale, February 26 and 27th! Enter below with the rafflecopter – it’s easy and fun! The winner will be chosen at 12:00 EST Wednesday
Does your math curriculum include ballpark estimates? Or perhaps rounding? My school uses Everyday Math and in the spring we have to teach ballpark estimates. However, it’s so confusing because it is really adding rounded numbers to get an estimate – like you do at the grocery store: “The milk
Let’s Help Your Students Learn to Edit their Writing So, you want your students to be able to edit their own work? Find capitalization and punctuation errors and fix them before they turn in their assignments? I have taught second grade for 21 years and every fall, when I get
About to start using Google Classroom again this year but worried that there are some changes? Well first off, don’t worry, because they aren’t too significant, and second, I’m going to walk you through them! Here’s what it looks like when you open up your class first. At first glance,
I have considered writing this blog post for a few years and recently decided it was time to share. As most of you know, I have been teaching second grade for twenty years and I also am a certified reading specialist. What most of you don’t know is that when
After a long day or draining week of teaching, sometimes you just want to put on the TV and press play on a show or movie. Isn’t it a little weird sometimes to watch movies with teachers or about teaching? It can be fun, but sometimes not too relaxing. You
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