Whether it’s lining up for recess, sharpening a pencil, or transitioning from one activity to the next, having classroom procedures and routines is extremely important. Routines save learning time and will make your job a lot easier. I believe it’s one of the best things you can do in the first few … [Read more...]
Teaching Grammar: The Fast and Simple Way
It's time to talk about teaching grammar. It's more than just communicating or writing clearly. Grammar is one of those subjects that is so important for students to understand. There is a direct correlation between grammar and reading comprehension. As your students' written and oral language … [Read more...]
The Great Snow Rescue Competition: A Winter PBL Activity
Do your students love PBL? My latest project provides them with a fun, real-world challenge and a lot of great math practice. This winter, there's no time to chill! A massive snowstorm has put the town's winter plans on ice. Mayor Evergreen needs the help of your students to unbury the residents. … [Read more...]
Reading at Home: 7 Ways to Help Encourage Kids to Love Reading
Every year in the classroom, at least one parent would message me asking: How do I get my child to start reading at home? Some parents would tell me that no matter what they said, their child would not read. Instead, their child chose video games, toys, sports, etc. Now don't get me … [Read more...]
Virtual First Day Back to School: Lesson Plans and Activities
If you're looking for help with a virtual first day back to school, you've come to the right place. It's a pretty safe bet that most teachers will have to do some form of online teaching this year. Most states are creating their back-to-school plans with an emphasis on three different models for … [Read more...]
Virtual Team Building
For those of you looking to do some virtual team building, I have some exciting news! In a previous blog post you can read HERE, I shared some great team-building activities, ice breakers, and get-to-know-you games to start your year off right. I'm happy to announce that the resource from this blog … [Read more...]
First Day Back to School: Lessons Plans & Activities to Plan Your Day
The first day back to school jitters are real. My anxiety would always start a few weeks before school and ramp up before the first day. For me, the only way to sleep well at night was to plan out the entire first day. I don't know how you've been running your first day back (or if it's your first … [Read more...]
Character Ed with Picture Books and Free Writing Prompts
At the start of the year, I always take a day or two to teach character ed. Why? Because I want to set the tone for a positive classroom community on those first days back to school. A simple and effective strategy I've used to teach character ed is reading picture books to my students and having … [Read more...]
How to Plan a Virtual Meet the Teacher Open House
In a previous blog post, I laid out an entire step-by-step guide for an easy and successful Meet the Teacher Open House Night. You can read more about that HERE. However, if your district closed your school building or limits the number of visitors, you don't need to throw out your Meet the Teacher … [Read more...]
My Comprehensive Guide to Effective Re-Teaching
This blog post contains my comprehensive guide to effective re-teaching. All of the information found in this blog post can be downloaded in my free printer-friendly Ebook found HERE. You know that whole-class lesson where every single student immediately gets it and masters the content? Me … [Read more...]
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