I want to share my five favorite SIMPLE tips for making a lesson more engaging. I say simple because I don’t believe that every lesson or activity needs to be…
I get asked a lot of questions about classroom management and what I do to keep my classroom running smoothly. One thing that I’ve done for years and…
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…
See how this classroom utilizes their whole group instruction area to maximize learning!
Afternoon or classroom dismissal. Who loves it? Who hates it? This time of the day used to be one of my most dreaded times of the day. It was chaotic…
At the beginning of the school year, we know it’s all about herding cats and teaching procedures. Those back-to-school procedures include how to use our school supplies. Those school supply…
Do you want a stage for your classroom? Need any ideas for using your classroom stage? Guess what? We have TWO stages in our classroom and this post explains how…
In our classroom, we have no tables and desks. We do all of our learning and art and work on the floor! Since we don’t have tables and desks, we…
We are getting bombarded with questions about our virtual teaching. Here are the answers to the most common questions: Virtual SetUp: 2 computers-the laptop on the stand is from Microsoft…
We are starting the school year in a virtual setting. The entire district is 100% distance learning until at least Labor Day. I want to support my students and their…
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