Classroom Management

Happy New Year!   2016 is gone and 2017 has arrived.  A new year full of new hope and new possibilities.  New challenges and new frustrations.  In the spirit of…

This blog post is something I’ve wanted to talk about for a while.  I hope this post will encourage or inspire you to overcome fear in the classroom.  I hope…

Today I’m sharing a post that has become near and dear to my heart.   This is not meant to be controversial or directed any one.  I cannot sit silently…

I get asked a lot of questions about classroom management and what I do to keep my classroom running smoothly.   Well honestly, I think it’s a lot of luck!…

I recently hosted a webinar with my friends at ESGI.  During the webinar, participants submitted and asked questions about center management.  This blog post addresses some of those questions in…

There is nothing more powerful than experiencing our classroom and teaching from the student perspective.  We all know how much we can learn from watching ourselves on video.  Imagine how…

Cooking with your class is not only fun but teaches responsibility, good nutrition and provides sensory and tactile learning experiences.  It’s also great for math skills such as counting, weighing,…

  I wanted to share our arachnophobia inducing spider research unit with you and share the fun and learning we had during our 2 weeks of spiders!   The ‘staches…

This morning meeting greeting is a fun and easy way to review numbers! Simply write numbers to 20 on address labels. Stick the labels on the kids shirt. When they…

Happy Schedulin’ Sunday!!!   It’s bats and spiders and addition, oh my! As always you download my weekly lesson plans by clicking on the images below! This week we’re continuing…