Last year, I found the book How to Catch an Elf through Scholastic and fell in love with it immediately! If you don’t know it, the elves and Santa go through various contraptions that are set in an effort to catch them. After reading it, I was inspired to create a fun, thematic, procedural writing unit with the book as the jumping point. If you aren’t familiar with the book, you can find it on
Learning sight words can be tricky and I’m always looking for new ways for students to practice their sight word recognition. One of the best way to improve students’ abilities to read sight words, is by having them read the words in various settings and fonts. Often, while doing sandwich drills with flash cards, I’d grow frustrated that students would know the word when they were working with me, but if they saw it anywhere
I work at an arts integrated magnet school, and I’m always looking for meaningful ways to incorporate the arts into our day. I love using art in our parent gifts throughout the year, and Christmas is no different. Because I’m looping with my class for 3 years, I want to make sure to keep our Christmas gifts for parents fresh each year, so I was on the hunt for some new ideas. I’m really happy
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
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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