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….
ABC Countdown and End of the Year Activities
A lot of teachers like to do End of the Year Activities like an ABC Countdown. I have done it a few times and it can be a lot of…
Adding Fun Into Learning
I was asked by someone last week what my goals in my job were. One of my goals is to make learning fun. I strive as much as I can to make…
Sight Word Practice Ideas
As a 1st grade teacher, teaching sight words was always a struggle. My first year in 1st grade, everything I was doing wasn’t working. My students came in incredibly low…
How to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day
It’s September and Fall is coming soon which means it is time to learn about apples and Johnny Appleseed! Johnny Appleseed Day is on September 26th, so that gives us…
Classroom Mailboxes
The end of the day in an elementary class can be so chaotic without the use of specific classroom routines. When I first started teaching, part of the end of…
Top 10 Classroom Supplies
It is time to start thinking about next year already. Maybe admin has given you money to spend for next year, or you need to make a classroom supply list…
