The first 100 Days together is a HUGE celebration for students and teachers in elementary school and we love to make it a good time. Have you ever heard of celebrating with stations?! This engaging and easy setup is designed to deliver a fun and memorable day for your students that they won’t stop talking about! However fun, this day… Read More
Word of the Year – A New Year’s Goal Setting Activity
Looking for a meaningful way to set goals with your students for the new year? Tired of setting goals for yourself only to fall short because it’s too much to manage? Instead of setting resolutions, pick a word for the year and live by it! I’m going to teach you all about this fun and engaging new years activity and… Read More
Back From Breaks: 5 Fun Community Building Activities
Winter break is usually a time to rest, rejuvenate, and relax. Which naturally means that when it comes to an end, it can be rough getting back into the groove of things. It’s no shock that as hard as it is for us, it’s also difficult for our students. On top of it being tough getting back to routines, I… Read More
5 Engaging Winter Math Activities
Do you ever feel like the months between winter and spring break are extra long and grueling?? It may seem like time is ticking slowly, but that might only be because you aren’t having enough FUN! Did you know that when students learn through PLAY, concepts and skills are more quickly understood? “Scientists have discovered that it takes approximately 400… Read More
The Importance of Classroom Jobs
Did you know that having classroom jobs not only builds capacity, but that it also helps students learn important life skills and responsibilities? Giving them those jobs helps your classroom almost run itself. Sound too good to be true? It’s not! Classroom jobs take the responsibility off of YOU and instead directs those important must do tasks to students. We’re… Read More
Balancing Equations and the Meaning of Equal
If you’ve seen my series on teaching different first grade math skills in hands on ways, you’ll know that I’m all about differentiating for students, making tricky concepts easier with hands on activities, and helping students master these standards so they are building solid foundational blocks for years to come. When it comes to the skill of balancing equations, this… Read More
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