Guided Reading was always a really challenging subject for me. I am not quite sure why, but I struggled to figure out what and how to teach in such small groups. However, once I figured out how to organize for guided reading, I was able to feel much more confident in actually pulling groups. … [Read more...] about How to Organize for Guided Reading Instruction
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Ways to Stay Productive While Teaching from Home
April 2020 is a crazy time, y'all! Who thought 2020 would be the year of a global pandemic, social distancing, and canceling school?!? All of us are teaching from home right now and it can be a little difficult to find the motivation to do more than sit on the couch and eat chips all day. … [Read more...] about Ways to Stay Productive While Teaching from Home
4 Management Tips for Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviors
Every teacher will have "that year" or "that student..." You know, the one who never seems to take to your normal management plans. Or the one who despite how much love and grace you pour out, you feel like it never matters. The child who displays challenging student behaviors that you can't seem to … [Read more...] about 4 Management Tips for Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviors
5 Steps You Need to Manage Multiple Classes
Organization, routines, and checking things off my to-do list, these are a few of my favorite things! These are also great things that teachers strive for each and every day. But what happens when you have to manage multiple classes a day? The overwhelm, the extra papers, the extra materials. It's a … [Read more...] about 5 Steps You Need to Manage Multiple Classes
Happy Mail
With the outbreak of Covid-19 and all the staying at home, I started sending out weekly emails called Happy Mail with a few of my favorite things I am doing/reading/using/eating to pass the time. Below is a compilation of all the past Happy Mails, starting with the most recent. You can sign up … [Read more...] about Happy Mail
10 Classroom Jobs for Elementary Classrooms
If you want an organized and well-run classroom, one of the easiest ways to make this happen is to get your kids involved! Classroom jobs for elementary (and probably even secondary!) is a great way to get them involved and help you with the big task of keeping an organized classroom. One … [Read more...] about 10 Classroom Jobs for Elementary Classrooms
