Take your teaching from basic to bold
Deciding on name tags is such a big deal! For teachers, finding the right way to label students’ desks can make a significant difference in classroom management and student engagement. Traditional name plates can be cumbersome, easily damaged, or simply uninspiring. Fortunately, there are innovative and practical alternatives that can transform the way you organize […]
One of my daily goals is to read a quality picture book and a chapter from a chapter book to my 2nd graders. It doesn’t always happen but I am successful about 80% of the time. I firmly believe reading to our students needs to happen every day (along with time for independent reading). Kids […]
I am really excited to wrap up my “First Three” blog series with my first three reading lessons of the school year. If you missed my other posts, you can check them outhere. While I love teaching math and I definitely identify as a writer, teaching reading is also a passion. I have my Master’s […]
Planning for the beginning of the year is so important for setting the tone in your classroom. For my first 3 math lessons of the school year, I ask myself “What do I want to communicate about what is valued in our classroom in this subject area?“ In math, I want my students to know […]
Facts and Opinions I love having activities and books for teaching fact and opinions prepared and ready to teach! In this post, I’m sharing with you how I teach facts and opinions using mini-lessons and mentor texts. Out of all of the comprehension skills, I have found that teaching facts and opinions is relatively less […]
Let’s be real…The last few weeks of second grade? 👉 Your students are done👉 You are really done👉 And the schedule is basically hanging on by a thread But here’s the thing—you don’t need elaborate, Pinterest-perfect plans to survive the end of the year. You need:✔ simple✔ engaging✔ low-prep✔ and just structured enough to keep […]
