Let's talk about starting the school year by teaching multisyllabic words in the upper grades. When I say upper grades, I'm including third grade, because sometimes it's that weird year where it's not primary, but…
Let's talk about how to create math kits as a way to organize and store your math manipulatives and tools. Individual math kits are a great way to store and organize those manipulatives or tools…
Meet the Teacher (night or day), whichever your school organizes, is something that can make back to school hectic. And it can be stressful, not just for the teachers. But for families as well. It…
The first week of school is exciting but it can also be stressful and challenging. Before rushing into the curriculum, here are three things that you should do that first week of school to set…
It can be difficult to keep kids engaged at the end of the school year. Most of the required skills have been taught for the year. So now what? Here are some ideas for keeping…
It's the end of the school year and the kids are all talking really loudly at one time and you're practically at your wit's end. All the classroom management strategies you have implemented since the…
It can be hard to separate school from home for many teachers. But it's so important that we take care of ourselves and attend to our personal lives. So in this post I'm sharing 5…
It's that time of year again. Time to do some state test practice. Sound boring? Well, it can be if you just give kids test prep review packets, have them complete them and turn them…
What do the rest of the kids do while you teach reading in small groups or one-on-one? Today I'm sharing 3 activities your students can do independently. Let them choose their books. One activity for…
You want to leave school for the day but there's still so much to do like planning your lessons. Here's a secret... there will always be so much to do. But that doesn't mean you…