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When Setting Up Your Elementary Classroom Transform Your Classroom into an Encouraging and Supportive Space The colors and setup of your classroom send the first message to anyone who walks in. Let it be one of warmth, acceptance, and community. Picture you and your students walking into a classroom that feels like a sanctuary—bright, organized, […]
End the Year Perfectly. 5 Activities to Include in Your End-of-the-Year Events It’s that time of year again. The state tests are in full swing, faculty meetings are full of end-of-year procedures, and you have probably begun to hoard your Amazon boxes to pack up your classrooms in a few more weeks (because the two […]
Don’t let the after-holiday blues rob you of the magic of the rest of the winter season. “It’s just depressing. Nothing good happens in January.” These are the thoughts one of my students shared on the first day after the winter holidays. I am sure you have heard the same and thought it yourself. I […]
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 […]