Would you like a list of all of the lessons that your students will need this year during writing? This free guide is packed with specific lesson ideas for narrative, opinion and informational writing.
Writing workshop is my jam! Teaching writing shouldn’t feel like a chore. In these articles, you will find helpful strategies for mini lessons, writing conferences, editing, grading, and so much more.
Teachers work hard to get to know their students and build a classroom community. They also spend time studying and analyzing their learning standards. As a teacher, once you have done all that, you need to decide how to present your lessons. How you organize the...
Lesson starters. Openers. Attention Grabbers. Hooks. Call them what you will, but we all have our go-to ways to start a lesson in our classroom. Well, I rounded up my top 12 ways to get students' attention as you start your lesson. Top 12 Ways To Get Students'...
I love teaching. I really do! There are so many aspects of teaching that I enjoy and wouldn't change. But there is one thing I used to dread. I used to dread teaching students reading. I never felt like I could give all of my students the help they needed. There were...
How you organize the material can determine if your students engage in the lesson or not. I’ve rounded up strategies teachers can use to grab students’ attention.
We all have our go-to ways to start a lesson in our classroom. I rounded up my top 12 ways to get students’ attention as you start your lesson.
Are you looking for ways to support your struggling readers? Let me help!
How you organize the material can determine if your students engage in the lesson or not. I’ve rounded up strategies teachers can use to grab students’ attention.
We all have our go-to ways to start a lesson in our classroom. I rounded up my top 12 ways to get students’ attention as you start your lesson.
Are you looking for ways to support your struggling readers? Let me help!
Planning units changed my teaching completely. I felt more in control of my class, because I knew what students needed to learn and how my lessons fit together. I no longer stressed about having plans each week, because I had plans ready for a few weeks. I felt more relaxed and effective.
There are ways to implement interactive notebooks – and things that don’t work as well. Here is what I found worked best with my history students and what didn’t work.
I taught upper elementary and middle school students for twenty years, and a common problem with this age group is difficulty with organizing their work. After creating interactive notebooks, students passed with flying colors.
We know that great teaching is about so much more than just academics. When was the last time your PD acknowledged that teaching the whole-child starts with nourishing the whole-teacher?
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to review language arts and math skills with your upper elementary students? Check out BalloonPop™!
While you may be concerned with what the fall will look like, now is the time for you to take some time to recharge your batteries.
I really enjoy civics, and I had to really think about why kids often hate the class. (I don’t remember loving it as a student, either.) What I realized is that civics deals with a lot of abstract concepts, like freedom and justice.
COVID-19 has changed the way every teacher approaches education. We’ve had to quickly pivot our lives from in-person education to technology-based learning. This week, I want to look at how we can celebrate the end of the school year with the teachers we know and love.
Boom Cards are digital, self-checking, interactive task cards that you can use in your classroom any time. Here are some reasons I’m a Boom Card convert!
