Are you seeking ideas on how to be organized, easily communicate, and manage students? Then you need to get started with Google Classroom! Google Classroom is a platform that does it all for teachers, especially during a time of digital learning. The online platform streamlines the sharing of documents or assignments between teacher and student […]
Digital Classroom Management
Classroom management is key. Every educator knows this. And every educator knows how hard, overwhelming, yet important this task is. So of course it’s natural if we’re having slight anxiety on how to do this virtually. One of the biggest things I believe will make an impact on classroom management is by loving your students […]
Social Emotional Education
Social emotional learning is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. I had a reminder this week of why the explicit teaching of these skills is so important for our kiddos, especially in these crucial younger years. During the quarantine, my son switched to an older preschool room and we were […]
Ways to Help Build Your Classroom Community Virtually
Rules and procedures are the backbone of your classroom. In my opinion, first you have to LOVE your students, then you have to teach them about what you expect from them, and then you can teach them everything else. It is my belief that if you hold your students to the highest of standards they […]
Digital Learning – Seesaw 101
Seesaw is one of my absolute favorite digital platforms for primary students! Last post I gave a very quick overview of some of my favorite features of Seesaw, as well as Google Classroom, and Boom Learning. If you’d like to check out that post you can find it HERE. I have been using Seesaw in […]
Teaching Digital in Primary Grades
Digital this, digital that, “digital” has been the buzzword of the year! Thanks COVID! Let’s be real for a second. 2020 has been a crazy and life-changing year for everyone- especially teachers. We had to shut down our classrooms on a moment’s notice and begin teaching remotely with very little to no experience. Luckily, we […]
Teaching Rules, Routines, & Procedures
Rules, routines, and procedures are the backbone of your classroom. In my opinion, first you have to LOVE your students. Then you get to teach them about what you EXPECT from them. Only then can you teach them everything else. We practice, practice and practice these expectations so much that we don’t even focus on […]
Back to School Book Companion Activities
Children’s literature is literally one of my favorite things and so of course I’m all about bringing great read alouds into the classroom. With an amazing book, a companion activity is a sure fire way to ramp up the fun even more and continue fostering a love of reading! Back to school time is the […]
25 Awesome Back to School Read Alouds
Picking out the first few weeks of read alouds is one of my FAVORITE, yet completely overwhelming, back to school activities! There are so many amazing authors out there providing books that cover everything you need for the first month of school. The many important lessons they learn from these great stories are crucial for […]
Meet The Teacher Tips and Tricks
These past few years of teaching have been pretty hectic and “meeting” your students probably looked a lot different. School’s about to be in session again, BUT with a tad bit more normalcy and I hope you’re as excited as I am! One thing has always been for sure- we have to plan for our […]
