Are you familiar with Audible? Audible is Amazon’s Audiobook company. They offer over 180,000 titles. Children’s books, young adult fiction, romance, you name it and Audible carries it. As like so many other teachers, I have a long commute to work each day (almost 30 minutes each way). I’m often still so wrapped up in the stress of my day that I’m unable to leave work at work. I started listening to Audible through my
Hey there! I’m over on the Ellison Education blog today sharing these simple wristbands that I’ve started using as a quick way to individualize a bit of my instruction. It takes me less than three minutes to prep each day. Click on the picture below to head on over and check it out.
Every year I experience a January slow down. The cold, snowy, dark weather makes me want to go home after school and cuddle under the electric blanket, and makes me hit the snooze button too many times than I’d like to admit. Then, spring hits and I’m generally feeling a little better except it’s so hard to stay after school and get work done when it’s absolutely gorgeous outside! I generally notice a change in
Each year I teach affixes throughout the year in context. However, we also focus on it during our spelling practice throughout the year. To introduce prefixes, suffixes, and roots, I created this tree and display it as an anchor chart in our classroom above our word wall. Then, as we come across different affixes, we add them to our word wall. This keeps them fresh in students’ minds throughout the year, and also gives us
This is my second year in third grade, and my first year in this classroom. I think as common in any new building and grade level, you are constantly reworking your organization systems to find what works best for you and for your physical space. After receiving some office supplies from Shoplet, and motivation from the growing hours of sunshine each day, I’ve started reworking some of my storage solutions and I thought I’d share
I’ve spent the last 15 years teaching in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, and working beside elementary classrooms as an instructional coach and resource support. I’m passionate about math, literacy, and finding ways to make teachers’ days easier. I share from my experiences both in and out of the elementary classroom. Read more About Me.
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