Interrupting
3 months stick out to me during the year August, January, and May. These are the months that drain me because I can’t start anything without constant interruptions. The kids…
Plan For Reading Groups in 4 Easy Steps
I think we all can agree that planning for reading groups takes a lot of time and prep. This year, working with some amazing teammates, we have come up with…
7 Steps To Welcome A New Student
Each year I get my class list and I hope that I am maxed out so I will not get any new students during the year. We spend so much…
Valentine’s
Valentine’s Day Here comes the SUGAR RUSH! Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday, but it is a bit challenging to incorporate it into a lot of subject areas, but…
100th &101st Day Of School Activities
Oh Man January and February are BUSY months!!! Every year that I have been in primary they have always done a 100th day of school. A few years ago we…
NOON Year Eve & Chinese New Year
In the past, I have never celebrated New Year. Occasionally I would do a new year’s resolution and goal setting. In kindergarten and 1st grade it is hard to teach…
Do You Need A Fun Website For Your Classroom?
I can remember when I was in elementary school, and we had the huge Mac desktops and the only classroom website I remember is Oregon Trail. Our day was filled…
Memory Books
Throughout my teaching journey, I have made MANY memory books. Starting out in K we had those HUGE 12×18 books with the pictures and the poem for each month.…
November Activities in the Classroom
Thankful pie When I first became a teacher, this was something that our grade level always did. The teachers, parents, and students all loved it. I was so excited to…