The idea of having a glow day actually came from my fourth grade students who asked for a “no lights day” for their whole class behavior incentive. I got so excited that the wheels inside my head started spinning. I went home right after school to research and plan and knew that I could create an epic glow day classroom transformation. Continue reading Glow Day Classroom Transformation
As I sit here day dreaming about my future Target trip, I am writing 5 ways that you too can use the Target Dollar Spot mini erasers in the upper elementary classroom. Continue reading 5 Ways To Use Mini Erasers In The Upper Elementary Classroom
People experience Sunday scaries in different ways but for those who don’t know it’s the unsettling feeling that one gets when they realize the work week is about to start and the weekend is coming to an end. Anxiety starts flooding your head and taking over the precious weekend you have left. Continue reading 7 Ways to Prevent the Sunday Scaries
I was so sad when I realized I wasn’t going to be able to get a last day of school picture with my students this year. I have framed pictures of each class that I have taught and I have … Continue reading End of the Year Class Photo: Pandemic Style
Trying to figure out ways to connect with students even when you don’t get to see them everyday? Well, you came to the right place! Continue reading 4 Ways to Stay Connected With Students During Remote Learning
Teaching online during a pandemic is no easy task, especially when given little notice to turn every instructional plan into an online learning experience. Friday, March 13th, 2020, the Governor of Illinois closed all K-12 grade schools to prepare for the rapid outbreak of the COVID-19 virus that has been sweeping the world. Continue reading Learning Reinvented
Super soft, throwable, and oh…students talk through it! Say what?? Continue reading Amazingly Engaging Learning
“What in the world are math rotations?” I asked myself at the beginning of the school year. I recently discovered the wonders of MATH rotations from a colleague who implemented rotations within her math block. I never had the opportunity to organize my math time in this way and it intrigued me to learn what it was and how it worked. Continue reading MATH Rotations In My Classroom
We all know that feeling that we get when we come across an activity or lesson we wished our teachers did when we were in elementary school. The one that changes our approach and perspective and is a total game changer in our own classroom. This is one of those activities!! I am talking about reading with flashlights. Many teachers refer to it as Flashlight Friday; reading to self with a handheld flashlight on a Friday. I thought it would be a fun activity to do every once in a while or even as a reward incentive. I took the … Continue reading How To Get Students Excited To Read
It’s the middle of the year, half of the school supplies the students brought are warn out, broken, or even lost. Many of the supplies are in use already and you just can’t seem to find enough folders for every student in your class. You don’t want to go out and spend a fortune on folders and other supplies that will not even last a month, so what do you do? Teachers, I have the perfect hack for you- The DIY Folder! This folder is great for thematic units of study or information you want to keep all together. With … Continue reading Teacher Hack: DIY Folder
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