Are you going to be taking the leap and using Google Drive and/or Google Classroom with your students? My second graders got their own school Google accounts three years ago, but it took me a while to get comfortable with the interface and learn how to best help them. This
Mini-Lessons, small group practice, interactive notebooks, and watching videos are just a few ways students can practice grammar skills such as synonyms, antonyms, and homophones. There are also some great games, task boxes and reading centers that can be done in small groups or partners. But often, if you really
Let’s talk about the Digital Classroom! In the past two years, my teaching has begun to be transformed by the use of digital technology in the classroom and I think the benefits are worth shouting from the rooftops (or on the internet) to you! Now I am not talking about
Hello Teachers! It is almost spring, so some of my favorite bloggy buddies and I thought we would celebrate with a super fun giveaway for you! We have joined together to give you an amazing Rae Dunn prize, along with a terrific free resource from each of nine teacher bloggers! Read
So, it’s winter, it’s freezing out and the wind chill is no joke, but you still have outdoor recess?! Brrr! What can you do to survive? And how about your students? Check out my 10 tips for surviving outdoor recess in the winter! 1. LAYER We all know as grownups
It’s the end of November! How did that happen? I have been thinking about what fun things I will be doing with my class this year during the month of December. I thought I would share some of the ideas with you since I bet you will be planning too!
Happy November everyone! Can you believe it is here already? To celebrate, a few things are going on: First, the bloggers of I Teach K-2 are getting together to share ideas, resources, and bring you a fun giveaway of 5 $25 TPT gift cards! Read on to see how to
Have you heard of Bouncy Bands? When I first did I was so excited to add them to my flexible seating classroom and couldn’t wait to try out two of them and write a review. I have extremely active students this year. We move a lot anyway using brain breaks
We also know that teachers love certain stores and certain stores are really invaluable to teachers. I mean look at how a whole Instagram phenomenon sprung up recently with the hashtag and account TeachersLoveTarget, with quite a few other stores following! I swear teachers made the Target dollar spot so
Have you been thinking about trying flexible seating this year? I have decided to go full flexible seating with my second grade this year and have done a lot of reading and research. Thought I’d share what I am doing in the classroom and some ideas that I found that
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