Maximize Learning with Simple, Intentional Planning
One of the things that I have learned this year with the pandemic, hybrid teaching, and all the mess that comes along with it, is the value of planning. This year was such an important [...]
BEST Books for First and Second Grade!
My youngest daughter is in second grade. She really wants to read chapter books, like her older sister in fourth grade. It has been hard to find her books that are easy enough for her [...]
3 Tips for Teaching Math a Pandemic
I have seen several articles in the news about school going back for face-to-face instruction for the first time in a year. I know that this will cause some growing pains for teachers. I was [...]
10 BEST Movement Breaks
My co-teacher and I have always been big fans of brain and movement breaks. However, with the restricted movement with hybrid teaching and COVID, we use them WAYYYY more than ever! Our students LOVE them! [...]
Setting Up a Classroom During a Pandemic
I tried to think of some cutesy and creative titles for this blog post, but drew a blank. So, I just called it what it was! LOL! A bit of background: We are set to [...]
Let’s Talk about Teaching Story Structure/ Elements!
We just finished up teaching the story elements and it made me realize that even though I absolutely, positively LOVE, LOVE, LOVE children’s literature I struggled to find books to teach this simple concept. I [...]
Adding and Subtracting Within 10 FREEBIES
I don’t know about you guys, but my mind has been racing lately. Education is just hard right now, ya’ll. There are no two ways about it. So I have decided to really get back [...]
Thoughts on Distance Learning
We have officially wrapped up week two of school. We are currently teaching entirely virtually, with an end date to be determined. It isn’t stressful at all. LOL Teaching virtually is hard. It takes SO [...]
Making the Transition into Digital Learning
My school district is currently “closed until further notice.” I know so many others are in a similar boat. It has been a very, very abrupt learning curve! We were given some guidance. Mostly, we [...]