This shares 4 procedural reading lessons you don't want to skip. At the start of the school year, it can be challenging to find your groove. Thankfully, it doesn't take long to get back into the routine.
It can also be difficult to find your starting place teaching reading.
5 Ways to Motivate Yourself for Going Back To School
My first few years teaching I had no trouble getting excited to head back to the classroom after summer break. I would be bouncing with enthusiasm and more than ready to get to work. I still love teaching, but it (along with life) does wear you down. It can become more and more
Meet the Teacher Night & Open House
Meet the Teacher Night and/or Open House can be a stressful event. We have our Meet the Teacher Night before the first day of school. Teachers are busy setting up their classrooms, preparing lessons, sitting through meeting upon meeting, and dealing with mountains of paperwork,
Favorite Back to School Resources
When it comes to shopping for your classroom, never forget you do not need all the things! As a new teacher, I felt an immense amount of pressure to purchase things that I later realized I absolutely did not need. My advice is to focus on the essentials and the resources that
Nonfiction Text Structures With Back to School Activities
Nonfiction text structures can be a challenging concept for students to grasp. Because of this challenge, I used to wait until later in the school year to introduce these text structures. But, I realized that was a disservice to my students. They need time to process and and
Classroom Routines and Procedures for Math
The first few days of school are crucial for developing the classroom routines and procedures that will guide the class for the rest of the school year. This is especially true for your math instruction.
The very first day or two of school, I focus on general classroom
The First 30 Days of School
The first 30 days of school are never easy. In fact some might call those days exhausting and overwhelming. And that's when we know what to expect and what to plan for.
With talks about distance learning, alternative schedules, and hybrid models, this school year may be a
5 Reasons for Student Misbehavior
In this post, I share five common reasons for student misbehavior. No matter how strong our classroom management is or how positive our relationships with our students are, we are bound to encounter student misbehavior. As I've said before, I firmly believe the most important
Pacing Guides for Literacy and Math
I've worked on A LOT of resource updates this summer, so I wanted to share my corresponding pacing guides with you. You can read more about how I develop these pacing guides here.
As always, it's important to remember that this is just a guide. I try to never let the pacing
Introducing Reading Workshop
To introduce reading workshop, it is essential to start the year with procedural lessons, rather than jumping right in to your curriculum. This may initially seem a little time consuming, but this will make reading workshop flow smoothly throughout the year. This post shares my