Isn’t that relieving? I used to spend so much time on Pinterest pinning adorable classrooms and sending my mom pictures asking, “Can you make this for me?!” Want to know what I quickly realized? That’s not where I want to…
Social emotional learning is a huge buzzword in education. We talk about the importance of meeting students’ needs and teaching SEL skills, but rarely are we given the resources to do so. What exactly is SEL? And how do we…
Raise your hand if you’re an educator who loves to call people at the end of a long, nutty day of teaching. Now, raise your hand if you know you should build positive relationships with parents and caregivers from day…
I am a teacher who believes in Love and Logic. I first learned of it in my SEL course in college. I then had the opportunity to teach a course on it while I worked as a job coach. I…
Looking for a new SEL read aloud to add to your classroom library? Please do yourself a favor and keep reading. When I was living in Denver, I found my go-to children’s bookstore. Second Star to the Right. It was…
A Desert Themed Phonics Activity for Google Slides! I created this fun, interactive activity to support to help students practice those r-controlled vowel patterns! This activity will support fluency reading and recognizing r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, & ur). You’ll…
This is one of my absolute favorite resources that I’ve put together. So, I wanted to share with you! It is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade as you begin to introduce or reinforce the “bossy r”. In my experience,…
Whether you are a first year teacher or a teacher looking to revamp your classroom management, this guide will help you plan your year and get your classroom management in check. When going through teacher certification programs, we spend a…
Last post, I shared my favorite classroom management tool. Today I’m sharing my favorite literacy resource I use in the classroom. Word webs. Backstory- I teach at a Title I school with many students with Spanish as their first language.…