Hey there, teacher besties! Today I’m sharing how using my front chalkboard as a rotating content display has upped engagement and kept my walls looking clean. We all want our classrooms to be warm,...
As any 3rd grade+ teacher can tell you, Spring time means testing. Test prep can be a stressful time for both you and your students. However, test prep doesn’t have to be boring! In...
It’s March, which means I’ve found myself in test prep season yet again. Since apparently I’ll never be satisfied (cue Angelica Schyler for all my Hamilton lovers), I’ve switched up my test prep plan...
I was spending a lot of time planning and prepping for reading lessons, especially the first few days of a new skill. We typically focus on one reading skill a week which meant my...
I don’t know about you, but in my 11 years of teaching, I have had quite a few days where I run around nonstop all day, just to wonder on the drive home if...
If you’ve found your way here, you probably love morning meeting. Maybe you’re new to it and looking for ideas or maybe you’ve done it forever and are always looking for new activities....
I’ve spent 7 of my 11 years teaching as a team lead for my grade level. Over the years I’ve made life-long friendships with some of my teammates as well as endured the type...
I admit, I have never been one to go all out for National Poetry Month in April. I enjoy reading poems with my class and poetry books definitely get their rotation in my monthly...
Welcome to my blog! I wanted to return with an update on how our standards-based portfolios are going. If you missed my initial post about this, you can check it out here. First some...
Well, it’s almost that time again…test-prep season. Every year when pacing runs out and we enter our review/prep period before the state test, I like to switch things up for my 3rd grade readers....
