The Getting to Know You Game That All Kids Will Love
Think back to when you were a kid–it’s back-to-school season and the new class lists are posted. You spend the night before school mentally reviewing
Think back to when you were a kid–it’s back-to-school season and the new class lists are posted. You spend the night before school mentally reviewing
It can be tough to come up with morning work for first graders that is both fun and educational. Worksheets often feel like a chore,
Back-to-school time is one of my favorites, albeit the most stressful time of the year as a teacher. So much of it stems from nostalgia–the
While test prep games are secretly one of my favorite things, I ultimately hope test prep is an obsolete term soon. But until then, let’s
How can a seemingly wholesome holiday be such a sneaky little rascal? Earth Day has its way of sneaking up on me…which is why it’s
While April may technically be National Poetry Month, poems in the classroom should be year-round—in my humble opinion. Having poetry templates for elementary students on
I’ve never been a fan of pranks. In fact, I never thought I’d be writing a post about April Fools’ pranks for kids; yet here
March Madness, but make it elementary We all know how fun the idea of a tournament is, and although I’m not a basketball fan, I
There are some subjects that just put a little more pep in my step than others, and fractions are at the top of that list.
Math block is right up there with a morning meeting and our afternoon dismissal routine in terms of how much I would love to talk
Most of the time when we talk about toolboxes in teaching, it’s inevitably the student toolbox to which we are referring. There’s nothing wrong with
I’ll be totally honest, I hate writing morning messages. It is such a seemingly easy task that can actually get quite cumbersome. Over time, I
Kids love to talk. So much so that a lot of our time in the classroom is devoted to ways to get them to stop
One of my favorite quotes of all time is “If you want students to move mountains you must first let them get out of their
So much goes into planning a morning meeting, and I love having go-to ideas for what we are going to do each day for each
This story begins outside a Long John Silvers. (I know, stay with me here). I was driving down the road one day after school on
Would you rather have 100 friends or 100 dollars? That’s the $100 question. For me, it’s 100 dollars because 100 friends is a lot of
…And it’s not Kahoot. (I said what I said.) Listen, nothing against Kahoot. I actually love Kahoot. I’m just a wee bit tired of hearing
What is it about a certain word that just makes you feel some type of way? For example, phonics just screams boring. Honestly? I blame
My writing nerd days started all the way back in 7th grade when I was cast as an alternate in the Power of the Pen