End Of The Day Routines Made Easy In Kindergarten and First-Grade
Classroom Routines For The End Of The Day In Kindergarten & First-Grade The end of the day can be chaotic in kindergarten and first-grade. We know our learners thrive on a predictable routine and schedule but they also need an environment that is playful and full of joy. That’s why making the end of the […]
Teaching Bathroom Routines That Kids Will Want To Follow
Teaching Bathroom Routines That Kids Will Want To Follow Managing the seemingly endless stream (no pun intended) of kids coming and going from your classroom to use the restroom can be exhausting. You know you have to teach kids the bathroom routines of coming and going to the restroom. You’ve used all the systems. Keep […]
Line Students Up Quickly & Quietly – And Make It Fun
Line Students Up Quickly & Quietly – And Make It Fun As a teacher, you know that lining up students quickly and quietly is essential for a well run classroom. But sometimes getting everyone in line can be a gigantic challenge. And making it a routine that’s fun and builds community and learning gives it […]
6 Dos and Don’ts To Make Report Cards Easy
6 Dos And Don’ts For Report Card Time It’s report card time. Report cards are a great way to show student growth BUT you can spend a lot of time doing report cards, and if you don’t handle report cards just right, your best intentions can backfire and make your teacher life pretty miserable. 6 […]
How To Use Puppets To Teach Classroom Rules
How To Use Puppets To Teach Classroom Rules Teaching With Puppets Using puppets to teach classroom rules can help your students engage, remember and follow directions. Using a puppet is a simple and effective tool especially when you use it to teach (and reteach) classroom rules. Puppets Are A Classroom Must Have There’s a reason […]
Best Activities For Independent Learning
Best Activities For Independent Learning Set-Up? Now What? You’ve set up your independent work station system in your classroom. The rotation chart is up. You’ve designated areas in your classroom for each station. Now you are asking yourself the hardest question of all. What are the best activities for my students to do during independent […]
Dot-To-Dot And Graph Count By 1s
Dot-To-Dot And Graph Count By 1s Introducing Dot-To-Dot and Graph- The New Nostalgia Do you remember doing dot-to-dot puzzles when you were a kid? If you’re like me you LOVED them. Somehow it made me feel like I was a good “drawer”. I liked dot-to-dot puzzles because I knew I could do them on my […]
10 Mistakes I Made Setting-Up Independent Work Stations in Kindergarten and First-Grade
10 Mistakes I Made Setting-Up Independent Work Stations Mistakes.. Yah, I made um’. Setting up independent work stations requires a little extra finesse and planning. Read these 10 mistakes I made setting-up my kindergarten and first grade independent work stations in the classroom. Hopefully, after you are done reading you won’t make the same mistakes […]
Write A Curriculum Map In 5 Easy Steps
Write A Curriculum Map In 5 Easy Steps You can get your curriculum mapping done in 5 easy steps. Scroll down to watch the YouTube video where I show you exactly what you need and how to get this boring but necessary task done. But what if you decide that writing a curriculum map is […]
Classroom Supplies For Your K-1 Classroom
Classroom Supplies For Your K-1 Classroom The Classroom Supply Question You Ask Yourself EVERY Year No matter if you are a first year or veteran teacher there’s one question that you ask yourself every year. “What classroom supplies do I need for next year?” We even ask our teacher friends, “What are you ordering next […]