It's time for another Linky Party and this one is all about the 1st day of school. This will be my 12th year of teaching and
Have you ever tried to have first graders sit in rows of 3 facing forward? I tried it * briefly* my first year teaching first grade. I ...
TRT Podcast#69: What you need to know about Orton-Gillingham What IS Orton-Gillingham anyway? Is it backed by research? What do critics have to say? We'll answer these questions and more in today's episode. Listen
Max met Iain on the first day of second grade and they were inseparable from that moment on. Over the years Iain and his mom, Bridget, became more than just our friends. They became like family. So of course we were broken hearted when they had to move to Texas a couple of years ago.
Middle school is hard. As parents we can make it a bit better by encouraging our kids. Here are a few thoughts for my daughter as she enters sixth grade.
Hello Kinder Tribe, it's Cori from Mrs. B's Beehive ! Today I wanted to touch upon the topic of classroom management. 5 years ago, I...
Easy Classroom Organization is important for so many reasons. I want to share with you 10 easy tips that will help you in your class.
Moving to first grade next year from an upper grade? Coming back to teaching first grade after a few years at home or in another grade? First time
Soccer steady beat body percussion video is ideal for kindergarten and first grade students to practice moving and keeping a steady beat! Students will stomp...
BARTER AND TRADE - A FIRST GRADE ECONOMICS TEXT (Standard 1.E.1)Why do people and countries trade goods and services? This first grade social studies text introduces children to the concepts of bartering and trading, starting with relatable, kid-friendly examples and moving towards understanding glo...
Winter steady beat body percussion video is ideal for kindergarten and first grade students to practice moving and keeping a steady beat! Students will stomp...
I am so excited for next school year. After four awesome years in second grade, I found out that I will be moving back to first grade... ...
Many of my first grade friends are now moving onto more advanced phonics concepts. They can blend CVC words, know blend and digraphs, and are now ready to move onto working with r-controlled vowels. How exciting! I just love first grade. Most enter first grade knowing their letters and sounds and then 9 short months […]
It's back to school time! I am so excited to start another school year with so many possibilities! I am moving back to first after looping up with an awesome group who is now on to 3rd grade! First grade is an opportunity for sooo much growth. There is such a huge difference from first to second grade and when you loop back down you have to make so many adjustments. I created this FREE coloring page to help ease those first moments as students enter your room. They color as you deal with the first moment craziness!!! It has Preschool through 6th grade pages available... just print and done! These FREE supply labels help get you organized as student supplies come in... They are great for back to school night or the first day of school... Also I have this back to school packet with tons of activities to keep students engaged and active!
My oldest starts first grade today! She's moving to the small neighborhood public school just across the street from us. To celebrate a new ...
Eden 💗 2nd Grade Teacher on Instagram: “💗 This time last year I was just moving into my beautiful new classroom! 💗 One of the first things I did was to remove a large black…”
Changing grade levels is difficult for teachers, so I've written this post about moving to 4th grade to help get you started.
Classify Polygons, Quadrilaterals, and Triangles into a Hierarchy Sort ActivityWhen I first started teaching the Polygon Hierarchy to my students, they were taken a little back by it all. I was able to scaffold my 5th grade math lessons with this sort activity before moving on to the classifying qua...
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I'm linking up with Tara at 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made It! I love browsing through all of the made its each Monday. I get so many great ideas! My first made it was actually inspired by Tonya from Storybook Endings In Second's made it post from today. I made these post-it holders for two of my coworkers who are moving schools/grade levels for next year. I'm already thinking I need one for my desk too! I got the clear frames, made the custom background in PowerPoint, and then hot glued the post-it pad to the frame. I have a couple of coworkers in my school who are retiring and I am going to miss them dearly! I saw this poem on Pinterest and made some handmade cards for them. It's not a lot, but I wrote them each a kind note on the inside about how special they are and how much I will miss them! I saw this quote printable from Megan at I Teach, What's Your Superpower the other week and I fell in love. There is a lot of change going on at my school for next year and this fits perfectly. I printed the quote, laminated it, and then added a cute bow sticker and a magnet on the back. I gave one to each of my teammates as a reminder that we can do this, that it will be okay! My door/entry area needed an intervention - I still had my Easter wreath up. So then came the anchor decoration. The anchor and the wood background came from Michael's. I used painter's tape to make the stripes. All in all it took me about 30 minutes to make this decoration. It looks great outside the front door! I've been reading the book Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids by Chris Biffle and it's rocking my world. I've been using bits and pieces of Whole Brain Teaching for a couple years and finally got the book last week. I'm learning so much! One thing that I loved is that you teach kids that it's okay to make mistakes. When a classmate says the wrong answer or makes a mistake everyone can say "It's Cool!" and move on. I made this printable to hang on the board as a reminder to us all. Click on the picture to download it for FREE (there are a few more color options available as well).
