Last year I created my own monthly calendars and used them both at home and at school. I had a lot of requests to share my 2018 Calendars with you all, so I’m sharing them here with you today along with some of the ideas for how I use them. They’re black and white so they’re easy on the ink, and they’re a pretty simple look so they can be used for virtually anything you
On Amazon Prime Day this summer I bought an Amazon Echo Dot. I had recently spent some time playing around with an Echo at a friend’s house and I quickly fell in love with it. It’s a completely unnecessary piece of technology, but it helps my laziness you quickly and easily solve a few different tasks in the classroom. The Amazon Echo has stronger speakers than the Dot but the Dot functions just fine in
As a first and second grade teacher, my guided reading time is probably the most important and crucial time of my day. It’s where the magic happens: where students become readers. It also can be cumbersome and quickly dominate my planning time. I’ve had up to 6 different reading groups at a time with levels ranging from A to M in first grade! That’s a ton of levels to plan for, a ton of skills
The Back to School season is always so exciting, and stressful, for teachers and students alike. Students are often wondering who will be in their class this year; if they’ll like their teacher; if this year they’ll finally be more successful in math; etc. Teachers are often wondering if they’ll have new requirements thrown at them; if they’ll get along with that new staff member; how big their class size will be; if the new
Go teach!, formerly The Elmer’s Teacher Club, is an amazingly loud and incredibly proud new community created to inspire, empower, motivate and support educators like YOU! Join me and other teachers in this community by visiting the Go Teach! Facebook page. I have been the new teacher (or staff member) several times, and no matter what it’s never fun. I even returned to a building for a second time and was still incredibly nervous and felt
