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...]
My Best Resources and Tips for Nonfiction Text Structure
Many students struggle to recognize and use nonfiction text structures as a tool to assist their comprehension. Over the years, I tried many different strategies and resources to help my students master this skill. Some worked and some didn't. And some, I had to create myself or tweak to fit the … [Read more...]
Halloween Math Project
I'm here to share a fun Halloween math project that you can do with your students in the days or weeks leading up to Halloween (or even on the day of your Halloween party). So put on your coolest costume and hit all the houses, because it's time for The Great Halloween Candy Competition! The … [Read more...]
How to Get Students to Master Nonfiction Text Features
If you're looking for ways to teach nonfiction text features, you've come to the right place. When students enter the upper grades, they are required to read more textbooks and informational texts. There is a shift from learning to read to reading to learn. These texts can be difficult for students … [Read more...]
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