Enlightening Young Engineers
My most frequently asked question in emails and blog posts is how to start, schedule, and manage an elementary Makerspace. I’ve had a Maker area for K-2nd Grade in my classroom for the past five years, and for almost two years, my room has served as a full blown Makerspace for two days per week, serving close to 300 early… Read More
This year, thanks to the fabulous guidance of Kristen from Easy Teaching Tools, I dove in headfirst with a Class Instagram for my Gifted and Talented Kindergartners, first graders, and second graders, and my students and parents are absolutely LOVING it! I started the year managing it myself, but now that we have a small class set of iPad minis,… Read More
Student-led Conferences are one of my FAVORITE ways for my students to take ownership over their learning and progress in the classroom. I have successfully held Student-led Conferences in second and third grade (spring semester) in lieu of traditional Parent Teacher Conferences by using individualized “portfolio style” presentations. There are three essential steps that make Student-led Conferences low prep, stress-free,… Read More
Happy Thursday, teacher friends! Today, I’m sharing with you my top five favorite “magic tricks” for smooth, easy, quick, and engaging transitions in your classroom, guaranteed to keep you from pulling your hair out! A classroom “transition” is defined as any time students are moving from one activity to the next, and very often moving from one location of your… Read More
It’s FINALLY finished and it feels fabulous! Tons of black + brights = one HAPPY classroom! It’s been three long years since I’ve redecorated my classroom or even changed my theme, and I’d truly forgotten how fun (and exhausting) it can be. I moved classrooms, so it was the perfect time to clean out, purge, reorganize and start fresh, and I’m… Read More
Room 200 is ready for lights, and camera, and ACTION! 😍💡💻📽
Seesaw lessons are coming along and next week’s goal is prerecording some videos and learning/practicing how to juggle all the different devices at once during live instruction.🤪Our kiddos start virtually on the 24th!
I know many of you are wrapping up your first week of teaching, either in person or virtually and are VERY much in need of a glass of wine and a late sleep in tomorrow. How is everyone holding up?!
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Have you joined Elementary STEM Club yet?!
You won’t wanna miss these book chats with these AMAZING STEM authors!! 😍🙌
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Remember this, teacher friends. 💗
Happy Friday!Always.
#repost from @usedyorkcity ❤️ thank you to everyone who holding Where To Begin during this time. I love you. I love us.
Super excited about my brand NEW Reading Response Digital Dice for 1st-4th Grade! 🎲🎲🎲
These are perfect for virtual reading instruction and are marked at $3.75 for 48 hours only!
6 comprehension themes:
✅ Story Elements
✅ Summarizing
✅ Making Connections
✅ Predicting
✅ Characters
✅ Informational Nonfiction
bit.ly/RRdigitaldice
Looking for the perfect activities for your virtual meetings during the first weeks of school?! Check out my Back to School Digital Dice with these 6 themes:
✅ All About Me
✅ Favorite Things
✅ Hopes and Dreams
✅ Numbers About Me
✅ Imagine That
✅ Act it Out
bit.ly/BTSdigitaldice
(And I might be almost finished with a Reading Response version too! Stay tuned! 🎉)
