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Save Time Let’s Simplify the Classroom Set Up! Elementary Classroom Expectations It’s already the end of June, which means the next school year is starting soon, at least here in my part of the South, and teachers all over the nation are preparing to return to the classroom. It will soon be time to unpack […]
Creating a Positive Start to the Morning Routine Routines and Rituals in the Elementary Classroom Have you ever gotten to the end of your school year and, as you sit there in an exhausted heap after the kids leave, think, “I have to do something differently?” I have. I got tired of the same behavior […]
Use These Five Simple Suggestions to Help Build Strong Writers As a teacher, I love seeing understanding click into place for one of my students. It is even a bit sweeter when I know the student has been struggling. It’s confirmation that my instruction is on the right path, a little pat on the shoulder […]
Some of my favorite memories in the classroom center around taking my students out on their weekly nature journaling adventures. And based on their continued comments, even in later years, the students also loved the nature journaling. Whether it was helping our kindergarten book buddies delight over watching a bee pollinate a flower or walking […]
3 quick ways to help build a positive and encouraging classroom Positive Encouraging Empowered I was listing words out in preparation for writing this blog explaining why we, as teachers focus on ways to create encouraging classrooms and build classroom community for our students. I got hung up on the word empowered. That’s a great […]
The weekly spelling review work. The endless stacks of papers that all want to be scored and returned. One of the “never-ending stories” of the elementary classroom. Yes, students need to work on spelling and word review. Yes, students need repetition. But no, we don’t have to continue to suffer through the grading of it […]