Easy Things to Assign For Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans
One of the reasons it’s difficult to take days off as a teacher is because of the time it takes to come up with sub plans. Planning for a substitute means you need to have…
One of the reasons it’s difficult to take days off as a teacher is because of the time it takes to come up with sub plans. Planning for a substitute means you need to have…
Part of falling in love with books is finding the kinds of books you'd like to read. I personally go through genre phases, and I'm currently on a romantic comedy kick. But I also like…
Let's talk about how to get kids to do real independent reading. Independent reading is an important part of the literacy block. Kids need time to read on their own so they can apply the…
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…