I work at an arts integration magnet school. We’re all at various levels of comfort with our art integration and I am often looking for new and different ways to incorporate the arts into our day. Part of our job as classroom teachers isn’t just to have the arts present in our classroom, but to also teach relevant concepts with the arts. I have learned a lot in my first couple years in this building,
When I think of my struggles and frustrations from my first few years in the classroom, many of it revolved around all of the materials and resources I was accumulating and where the heck it was all supposed to go. My classroom storage has always been lacking, and there’s so much stuff. I tend to get behind and bogged down during the year and just throw things in places for a quick fix. Then I
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
Mother’s Day is next weekend and I’m on the hunt for ideas on what I’m going to do with my kiddos. I like to do something simple with the kids that they can take home for their moms or a special woman in their lives. I’ve done a few different projects over the last few years, and thought I’d share them here with you. A few years ago I created this cupcake craftivity. It’s simple,
After a couple weeks, and a much needed Winter Break, we headed back to school last Tuesday. We only had a 4 day week that first week back and with it being a shorter week, switching things up in my reading block a bit, and wanting time to review procedures, I decided not to do our regular reading routines and curriculum. Instead, I reintroduced Martin Luther King Jr. to the kids. As luck would have
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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