If you follow my Instagram, you’ll see a recent post about how I implement a Homework Choice system with my students. I received a lot of questions regarding how I implement this system and gain parent support. Here is how…
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When I was teaching, my favorite part of getting ready for the new school year was decorating my classroom with bulletin boards! These are some of my favorite bulletin boards from throughout the years. Click each title to find the…
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Whether you’re celebrating a week-long kindness themed week at your school or you’re looking for kindness activities to complete with just your class, I’ve got you covered! It’s important that we explicitly teach empathy, kindness, and compassion to our students….
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Summarizing text is such an important skill. Students learn how to summarize text as early as kindergarten by being asked to retell or recount familiar parts of a story, including key details. By fifth grade, students are not only asked…
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As the end of the calendar year approaches, I find my classroom supplies are dwindling down and I am ready for some restocking and freshening up! I usually do this during my holiday break, so now I am thinking about…
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One of my goals for the month of November as a classroom teacher was to make sure my students understood the importance of Veterans Day. I really wanted my students to understand that it’s not just another day off of…
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When I first started teaching, a large portion of my paychecks went to my classroom. From whiteboard markers to classroom rugs, I was always looking for items for my classroom. However, I was struggling with building my classroom library. I…
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Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive, system-wide framework for creating and maintaining safe and effective learning environments in schools, and ensuring that all students have social skills needed to ensure their success at school and beyond. The…
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If you’re anything like me, you get stressed out when Open House starts lurking around the corner. The projects, the cleaning, the ANTICIPATION! This year was extra stressful for my team and me because Open House fell right smack dab…
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The English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework in California calls for Designated ELD instructional time. It’s a protected time in the school day when teachers use the California ELD standards to teach critical English language skills. The state of California…
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