I TEACH. With the school year starting back soon for me, I began to think about the roles I will fill this year with my students. We as teachers know that our school year will be filled with many roles. We are caretakers. We are motivators. We are comforters. We are advocates. We are teachers. This video was created for all… View Post
Classroom newsletters can be a daunting task. Each Friday I send out a newsletter to my parents. Sending out regular newsletters keeps parents involved in what is happening in your class. I usually start working on the newsletter on Thursday afternoon and finish up Friday. Let’s be honest… we don’t really look forward to writing a newsletter after a long week…. View Post
Okay, I am gonna be honest and transparent here… Are you ready for it? BIG CROWDS make me NERVOUS! Are you planning to attend the SDE and or TpT conferences in Vegas this summer? The closer it gets the more my stomach gets in knots. I have read the posts from What the Teacher Wants and Chris Kessler with tips for the… View Post
Numeracy is one of those important foundational skills taught in the kindergarten classroom. I have teamed up with Kindergarten Smorgasboard, Teacher Laura, and A is for Apples to talk about strategies for numeracy in the Kindergarten classroom. Move it! Move it! As a lower elementary teacher, you know that in order to help kids learn tough concepts, YOU GOTTA GET THEM MOVIN!… View Post
Sight words can be tricky for students to master, but they are essential to early reading strategies. These words should be read quickly to help build fluency skills in early readers. They should be practiced in isolation (one word at a time) and they should be read in simple sentences. Using flash cards alone make sight words dull and boring. And… View Post