First Week of School Lesson plans Back to School prep can feel like an awful lot and that’s without thinking about the first week of school lesson plans you have to create. It’s easy to get overwhelmed if you’re not careful. If you’re a first year teacher, it can be especially difficult because you really …
BOOKS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL The start of a new school year can be so exciting, but it can also be stressful with all you’re trying to pack in to those first days back at school. I’ve found that back to school read alouds are the perfect way to bring your new students together and …
Attention Getters or Classroom Callbacks If you have ever stood in front of a room full of students, desperately trying to get their attention- then attention getters or classroom callbacks are for you! These clever attention getting strategies are the perfect way to get students back on task and ready to listen. You may be …
Classroom Management Strategies: Secret Student Have you tried the Secret Student classroom management strategy with your students yet? Today I’ll explain why it’s one of the easiest and effective classroom management systems I’ve found! If you’ve been in the classroom for more than an hour, you realize how important classroom management is. When I was …
7 Reasons to use exit tickets in the classroom Exit tickets are a simple and easy way to informally assess your students’ learning of the lesson you just taught. They’re given at the end of a lesson and are usually no more than 2-5 questions in length. Today I’ll share 7 reasons to use exit …
Books to teach Kindness in the classroom Just like reading or math, kindness is an essential skill that is so important for students to learn early on. It’s a skill they will take with them throughout the rest of their lives and hopefully, use daily. In order to create a classroom community of kind …
HOW TO CREATE EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM NEWSLETTERS Classroom newsletters are an excellent way to keep parents informed on what’s going on in their child’s classroom. Sending home a classroom newsletter is a simple, but effective way to do all of the following : Maintain great parent-teacher communication Keep parents up to date with what their children …
