As I look back over my teaching career, I realize I made a ton of mistakes and also did a few things right along the way. This reflection made me realize that I’ve learned some valuable lessons and I want to share them with teachers everywhere. If you are reading this, I hope you…
Goodbye Reading Logs! Help Students Enjoy Reading
Getting students to read nightly because they want to is a pretty difficult task. We all know you really can’t make anyone do anything they don’t want to do. Kids are NO exception…not even a little bit. As teachers, it’s our job to find ways to motivate students to read nightly and share those tips with…
Boys & Education: How to Make Sure Active Boys are Learning
I’m excited to welcome Jennifer from Happy Teacher Mama as a guest blogger! She is here to give some helpful tips for teaching boys! Whether you are a classroom teacher or a homeschooler, you know that boys and girls are complete opposites when it comes to learning, behavior, interests, and pretty much any other area you…
Reading Homework: Making it Meaningful
As a teacher, I always made it my goal to make sure everything I did, or made my students do, was meaningful. Whether it be reading homework, math centers, or morning work, I didn’t like wasting time; my time or my students’ time. In addition, I always liked to know that real learning was taking…
Daily Math Review: Benefits, Tips, & Tricks
Daily math review is a critical component to every math classroom. Imagine learning something new and then never revisiting it. I bet you’d be pretty rusty if you ever had to actually use your newly learned skill, wouldn’t you? This is exactly why I feel so passionate about incorporating some time in each and every…
20+ Tools to Improve Descriptive Writing
Hi there! I am Neetu from Cinnamon’s Classroom, where I create resources to help teachers SPICE UP learning {cinnamon… spice… see the connection?!}. I am beyond honored to be a guest blogger here today, sharing OVER 20 of my favorite tools for teaching descriptive writing. Kristin (One Stop Teacher Shop) was one of the first…
Top Ten Homework Tips for Teachers
Managing homework is definitely something that many teachers struggle with. Whether your issue is “How much homework should I give?”, “What is the best way to correct daily homework?”, or “How can I make homework more effective?”, I’ve got you covered. I have lots of tried-and-true tips for “EVERYTHING” homework related! Tip 1 – Keep…
How to Build Relationships with Students
Building Relationships with students is a critical part of teaching. For many students, if they don’t trust you or believe you truly care about them, they aren’t going to buy what you’re selling. For this blog post, I am doing something a bit different. I spoke with a former colleague turned close friend, and teacher…
My Classroom “Must Haves”!
When it comes to organizing and planning a classroom, every teacher has a few items they couldn’t possibly ever go without! It might be that favorite stapler, a cozy chair, or an amazing resource! I have gotten together with the bloggers over at Upper Elementary Snapshots to tell you about my Classroom Must Haves. Let’s…
Spiral Assessments: Why They Are Necessary
Spiral Assessments are an important part of my classroom. Awhile back I wrote a blog post about “Why Spiral In the Classroom”. I explained that I believe a spiraling curriculum is critical in today’s educational environment and we must be consistently giving students the opportunity to revisit and practice standards they have already learned. I discussed…
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