Back to School Routines and Procedures
Having your Back to School Routines and Procedures for your classroom in place before your students walk through your door is gold for your school year. It will set you…
10 Time Management Tips for New Teacher Survival
So you are a new teacher or newish one and are heading into this new school year without a time management plan. You lack to experience to protect your times….
How to Teach Writing Strategies
When I graduated from the credential program, I was clueless about how to teach writing to my students. It was not taught in my classes. However, my Master Teacher showed…
How to Run Literacy Centers
Have you wondered how to run literacy centers in your 1st grade or 2nd grade classroom? How do teachers make them work fluently and be successful? I have always done…
Wordless Picture Books and Story Starter Activities
Have you ever used wordless pictures or wordless picture books? What are the benefits of Wordless Pictures? Wordless pictures are a way to encourage students to make inferences. They see…
Building Relationships During Back to School
Besides instilling routines and classroom management into your classroom, connecting and building relationships with students during Back to School time is so vital. It will set your year for you….
How to Teach Narrative Writing Part 2
Teaching Narrative Writing to our little ones can be daunting at first when they have not had any prior instructions. I remember one of my kid’s teachers gave the assignment,…
How to Teach Narrative Writing Part 1
It is time to teach Narrative Writing to your students! Where do you even begin? I get asked this question all the time! You have a group of 1st or…
