Hey teachers! Looking for fun ways to practice spelling trick words? I have ideas for you right here! Play Doh or Clay Play doh is fun and easy to use, and super for shorter words for kindergarten and first graders. Pipe Cleaners Pipe cleaners are an
Class Rewards that Don’t Involve Food Positive reinforcement is always a great way to support your students so today I have suggestions for class rewards that don’t involve food! My second graders would always want to have Pizza Day or candy but 1) I am not buying pizza for 22
Organizing Your at Home Supplies for Remote Teaching (or your Teacher Table) Teaching remotely is tough, whether you are doing it from your classroom or home, so this blog post has some advice for you when you’re getting organized for remote teaching! Keeping Papers and Supplies Under Control
In the stressed out climate of today’s world, it is more important than ever to find ways to start nurturing kindness in today’s classroom! Today’s blog post has a few suggestions for you, so let’s get
Hey teachers!! Are you using Interactive Notebooks or planning to? I used them for years with my second graders so I definitely developed some management tricks for interactive notebooks over time. Here are some tips for you! (and if you’re wondering why you should try INBs check out my blog post here
It’s tough to do everything else you’re supposed to be doing as teacher right now, as well as building home -school connections during remote learning. Here are some ideas that you can implement. They will help to nurture relationships and connections with students’ parents and family members/guardians when you
This school year is NO JOKE. At my school some teachers are doing hybrid teaching, but two at each grade level are teaching fully remotely. After doing fully remote teaching last spring, I have done a lot of troubleshooting with how to manage my time. To help, I have some
I’m here today to share with you some wonderful books for teaching immigration! Immigration is a dense topic but at my school in Massachusetts, it is required to be taught in second grade. I spent many years looking for high quality, helpful trade books to support my students. Here are
Task cards, the classroom favorite for many teachers during the last 5-7 years, have gone digital. I have actually been creating and using Digital Task Cards for several years but with the school closures in March, teachers everywhere have been trying them. But what if you aren’t familiar with them
Well, the pandemic is still in full force! Most of us are teaching online, at least to some students or on some days. Let me help by sharing ten tips for teaching reading online with you! GENERAL TIPS 1. Go Old School Yes, there are tons of technology that you
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