End of the Year Math Games for First Grade
The end of the year can make any classroom feel like a zoo. As a primary teacher, I’ve learned to embrace this busy season and try my best to go with the flow. This helps ensure I can keep my…
The end of the year can make any classroom feel like a zoo. As a primary teacher, I’ve learned to embrace this busy season and try my best to go with the flow. This helps ensure I can keep my…
Ahhh spring… when the weather warms up and summer vacation is on the horizon, keeping your students engaged gets more challenging. Over the years, I’ve found this is especially true when it comes to math! Once the spring fever hits,…
If you’re a teacher in the primary grades, I’m betting you spend a fair bit of your time teaching spelling and phonics. I know this is certainly true for my own classroom, as we devote daily time to focusing on…
Digital Activities to Celebrate the 100th Day of School If you’re reading this, congratulations! You have (almost) made it to the 100th day of School! This is certainly something to celebrate! As a teacher, I also know it’s another thing…
Many teachers became familiar with Boom Cards during the nationwide school shutdowns due to the pandemic. Boom Learning was offering some amazing deals, like FREE memberships, to help teachers. Many teachers took advantage of this opportunity and used (actually, fell…
We are about to start a school year unlike any other. Some teachers will be returning to the classroom with all of their students, some will have students physically in the room while other students are taught virtually, some teachers…
The first week of school is filled with get-to-know-you activities, beginning-of-the-year crafts, read alouds, and lots of time focusing on rules and procedures. This is also the time to teach classroom expectations. I spend a lot, like a ton, of…
I’m sure you’ve heard about Boom Cards. They are being talked about EVERYWHERE. I see them popping up all over my Instagram feed, Teachers Pay Teachers pages, and my Pinterest is bursting with pins to these interactive, digital task cards….
Back to school time is here! Teachers are in full swing prepping and planning for those first few weeks of school. Once school starts, primary grade teachers are busy teaching routines and procedures that will set the pace for the…
These past few months have been surreal. When my district announced that we would be using our scheduled professional development day to develop plans in the case of a school closure due to COVID-19, I really thought we were preparing…