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…
Winter Games Project Based Learning
Whether this is a year for the Winter Olympics ™ or not, learning about winter sports is a great way to tie in social studies, science, writing and reading standards….
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…
12 Days of Christmas Activities
I love Christmas time! I heard the best words out of my 12 year old daughter the other day when she said, “I love Christmas time, not because of the…
Are you a stressed out teacher?
This year of teaching has definitely been the most challenging in my teaching career, well maybe not. It feels like each stage in my life seems to be “the most…
Scheduling Your Distance Teaching Day
This is the end of 3 weeks of Distance Teaching for me! I definitely feel like things are starting to mesh a little bit better. I even said on Thursday, “Wow!…
How to do Project Based Learning With Plants
In the Spring time, it is the perfect time to introduce the life cycle of plants to your students. They are seeing new growth all around them. Also, when you…
Letters to Santa
Every little kid loves to write a letter to Santa. Do you still remember writing your lists? I do! I loved to slip it into the mail box when I…