As always, the end of the school year snuck up on me a little bit. I mean, don’t get me wrong; I was SO ready for the end of the year. But suddenly, I felt like “Holy moly! I need to get some student gifts!” I know not everyone gives end of the year student gifts, but I like to give them a little something. I definitely am intentional with how much money I spend
I like to use videos and songs in my lessons as much as possible, and math videos are no different. Having a video give a minilesson gives students the opportunity to take a break from me and my voice, which they love. It also gives me a moment to sit down. Sitting down and being quiet for a moment is a glorious feeling that doesn’t happen too often in the classroom. Watching a video also
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
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