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 whole other ballgame. Yikes! To help you […]
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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 part of classroom management is our relationships with students. You
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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 guide dictate my
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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 first five procedural lessons for intorducing reading workshop and the
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I absolutely LOVE using escape lessons or breakout activities to make my instruction fun and engaging for my students. Earlier, I shared a blog post on how I’ve started using escape rooms in my fourth grade classroom. The post gives step-by-step directions in how to implement and organize a physical or digital escape room or
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I want to share with you my favorite back to school game. However, before I share the game, I need to give a little background… My husband and I went on a cruise where there was a game showed called The Quest. We had no clue what we were getting into, but everyone told us
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These first day of school activities will help you start the new year on the right foot! Whether you are a new or veteran teacher, planning for the first day or week of school can be a bit overwhelming. Planning is much easier when you’ve developed your routines, procedures, and you know what to expect
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Changing grade levels is difficult. I still remember crying my eyes out the first time I had to change grade levels. It was devastating! It’s hard to sort through years worth of blog posts, resources, and articles to find just what you need to get started. Since it’s such a challenge, I’ve written this post
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T If your looking for ideas on prepping your classroom for the new school year, be sure to keep reading. I’m officinally finished with classroom preparation, because today ends my first full week of back to school. As you already know, inservice days and first days with students are a complete whirlwind (although, some of
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It’s to for back to school prep! This summer I’ve been a bundle of nerves and emotions. While I’m excited to begin teaching a new grade level at a new school, I’m also incredibly nervous. I know that I’ll miss my former teacher friends, students, and all that was comfortable. There has been more than
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