Are you looking for a Freebie Printable for Traveling? How many of you are traveling with kids and are looking for help with the trip? Local trip or long-distance trip. By plane, boat, car... however you are going, we want to help! I wanted to create a freebie, printable pack of activities anyone and everyone can use on their adventures. Maybe you have a field trip coming up? Or maybe you are … [Read more...]
Engaging Moments in ELA
Engaging Moments in ELA: A few years ago, I started a mission for engagement in my classroom. My mission was to create at one engaging moment each and every day and my mission still is to keep creating engaging moments. I want to help you with examples of how I made this happen in my classroom. You will not see anything over the top or invasive to a classroom. Instead, you will see tried and true … [Read more...]
Examples of Engaging Moments in Math
Examples of Engaging Moments in Math: A few years ago, I started a mission for engagement in my classroom. My mission was to create at one engaging moment each and every day and my mission still is to keep creating engaging moments. I want to help you with examples of how I made this happen in my classroom. You will not see anything over the top or invasive to a classroom. Instead, you will see … [Read more...]
One Engaging Moment Every Day
I learned a little trick a few years ago that started to change my classroom around. It wasn't hard, or time-consuming. It was a very small thing that started evolving all my teaching practices and lesson plans. What did I do? I started making sure I had ONE engaging moment every day. This moment was for me and for my students. When I Started Teaching During my first year of teaching, I worked … [Read more...]
Efficiently Organize Osmos in the Classroom
Who here is a huge fan of Osmo... like me? I love Osmo. I have helped to make Osmo Words and Numbers even better in your classroom. Here is how you can organize Osmos in the classroom. (This will help keep those Osmo tiles in their place.) Organize Osmos in the Classroom? Osmo is an amazing learning tool parents and teachers can use with iPads and Kindles to enhance the device like never before! … [Read more...]
Must Dos for Mid-Year Planning
What are the Must Dos for Mid-Year Planning? This is a great time to make a game plan and use your time wisely to improve your classroom, tackle that endless to-do list without students in the classroom, and make your classroom function and flow like never before. Let's tackle the Must Dos for Mid-Year Planning. What is Mid-Year Planning? Sometimes the school calendar sets up teacher workdays … [Read more...]
Must Dos for Meet the Teacher
What are the Must Dos for Meet the Teacher? Meet the teacher is the special time when your soon-to-be students get to come meet you and you get to meet them. Parents can ask questions. Students can get excited and calm their nerves. And teachers should use this time to put families at ease and to get important information from families. Let's break this down into two parts. The first part can … [Read more...]
How to Make and Use a Star Chart
How to Make and Use a Star Chart: Let me show you how to make and use a star chart in your classroom. I need to start by saying I didn't invent the idea, but I saw this in a neighboring classroom and decided to make it my own. This was created 13 full school years ago and it works just as awesome today as it did the first year. Here is how to make a star chart and how to use one in your … [Read more...]
A Student Worth Fighting For
Let me tell you a story about A Student Worth Fighting For. My job as an educator is to be a servant to others; my students, their families, fellow staff members, and the community. Sometimes we get a student who needs to be loved. And sometimes we get a student we have to fight for. Let me share with you this story, the story of a student worth fighting for. Because one day, you may have a … [Read more...]
Promote Independent Learning with Sight Words
Are you looking for a way to Learn with Sight Words ideas that work? Sight words are always a struggle with little learners! The gap between children who have been exposed to words to those who are not as fortunate is real. Sadly, we can't teach and reteach each child the words they need when they need them. Or can we? We need to promote independent learning with Sight Word Printables because it … [Read more...]
Amazon Wish List Ideas for Teachers
First, since we are in the real world, I am using Amazon links. The truth is... this is the primary way I choose to shop. At my door in 2 days is my jam. If you can find these things cheaper elsewhere, do it. I have just found my time is usually the most valuable thing I have and I am not a shopper AT ALL. Shop around. Compare prices. You do you. I use Amazon. Next, yes... some of these items … [Read more...]
Lifting Up Teachers
Let's make it normal to be working on Lifting Up Teachers. I am a teacher. My goal for each and every year can easily be written yet hard to execute. I am a teacher. My goal for each and every year can easily be written yet hard to execute. Here is my teacher goal to be the kind of teacher I pray my own children have. Let's Normalize Lifting Up Teachers It doesn't make you any less to lift someone … [Read more...]
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