What my fifth-graders were thankful for this week. ❤️ Supplies needed: 2 minutes Largest pumpkin teacher can carry Sharpie The question: "What are you thankful for today?" Directions: repeat daily until December 1. Result: Smiles and redirected hearts after the Halloween craziness.
Category: School
Giant Word Find
Laminate poster-sized sight-word word find and staple to presentation boards. (Glue gun won't keep it mounted...) add paper copies for students to keep, a dry erase marker, and expo wipes (not pictured). I used binder clips to hold the presentation tri-folds together for easy assembly/disassembly/storage. :) This is for an outdoor school event and has… Continue reading Giant Word Find
This Small Classroom: the week before Spring Break
To the teachers not yet on Spring Break: stay strong. And just laugh. When appropriate.
Classroom Library
Also known as the party corner.
Treasure Island and Fresh Air
Teacher Space
Something new I tried last year was getting rid of my teacher desk. said goodbye to the massive, clunky metal desk that had served well for the last five years. Granted, this was partly because I have a room half the size of normal classrooms... but my class size still runs 15-18 students. There wasn't… Continue reading Teacher Space
Classroom Management: 3 ideas to encourage student ownership, self-reflection, and positive peer encouragement
This is probably the first year that I have been excited about classroom management. Behavior Bingo, Mystery Student, and Logical Consequences, oh my!
Using My Teacher Voice
Then the realization dawned... I have more than one teacher voice.
Friday (Fri-yay) Boggle Challenge
This was a fun way to start the first Friday of state testing. Within 5 minutes my 4th grade ESL class had come up with 25 English words and 3 Spanish words. I'll admit... I let them use 1-2 letter words, too. Rumor has it that there are at least 35 English and 9 Spanish… Continue reading Friday (Fri-yay) Boggle Challenge
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