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…
Organization
Back to school means classroom organization and classroom setup. It means purging things and getting new things for the classroom. And if you’re like me, it means wandering around in…
One of my constant struggles in the classroom is organization. I am not a very organized person. Period. And I know this has impacted my teaching and my classroom. So,…
Apparently, there’s this thing in politics and government and business called a document dump. Â And you use it when you want to put a bunch of information out without drawing…
Community Supplies: How And Why
In our classroom, we have no tables and desks. Â We do all of our learning and art and work on the floor! Â Since we don’t have tables and desks, we…
Creating anchor charts and graphic organizers in the classroom (with students!!!) is a powerful learning tool and a great learning strategy. We love creating anchor charts and graphic organizers with…
Teaching is the only job where it’s more work to be absent than it is to show up. Planning for a sub can be stressful and time-consuming. And with the…
Our district will be starting the 2020-2021 school year virtually. We are allowed to teach from our classrooms so that is what I will be doing. I feel like this…
Let’s talk centers. Ya’ll, we love centers (or hippopotamuses as we call them). One of the key components of our centers is choice. We give the students a great day…
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…