After 9 weeks of virtual kindergarten and distance learning, our district is returning to in-person or face-to-face instruction. This blog post explains our district procedures and shares our classroom setup.…
Classroom Management
Virtual Morning Meeting Suggestions
The morning meeting is a classroom staple. It’s a must-do. Non-negotiable. Morning meeting is the foundation of the classroom community. Our classroom family/community is built in our morning meeting. And…
Classroom Design: Student Work Areas
We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Specifically, how and why of each area of the classroom. Today we’re doing to show you our student work areas and…
Classroom Design: Student Materials
We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Specifically, the how and why of each area of the classroom. Today we’re doing to show you our student materials areas…
Classroom Design: Small Group Area
We get lots of questions about our classroom design. Specifically, the how and why of each area of the classroom. Today we’re doing to show you our small group instruction…
Classroom Design: Whole Group Area
See how this classroom utilizes their whole group instruction area to maximize learning!
One of our more asked about classroom events is our weekly Dress To Impress initiative. This blog post explains this school-wide initiative. Dress To Impress: The Origin Several years ago…
As we all know, a requirement for almost every classroom is to have our standards and objectives posted for our students to read and refer to during our lessons. Now,…
Classroom Setup: 2019-2020 Classroom Reveal
This year our classroom setup looks a bit different! First, our 40 year old carpet was removed! No more dust and gross carpet. Our floor is now entirely tile. This…
The first day of school is always hard. It’s lots of fun. And hard. And exhausting. Knowing what to do on that first day can be overwhelming and stressful. This…