Yes, you really do need to manage your students during test time. Many teachers often sit at their desk and work while students are testing. This is okay… to a point. I’m not saying you should be constantly walking around the room while students are testing though… don’t get me wrong here! But there are things you need to do…
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This week was our Meet the Teacher event. Parents come in with kiddos to meet me. They bring supplies and look at what we’re doing this year. For some parents, it’s the only time I’ll see them. So I try to make the most of it. I try to make an impression, but I also try to gather information by…
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Contractions Fairy Tale Themed Center Game I like taking pages out of my center games, cutting the cards out and binding them in order as flip cards. I tell my students to leave them in the car and review them while they are driving somewhere. Depending on the grade level you can have the students put them together or a…
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Get ready for the fall now and download this writing prompt with a seasonal theme! This Fall Writing Prompt Freebie includes a prompt in which students have to explain if they’d rather live somewhere where it is warm all year or if they’d prefer to live somewhere where weather changes with the seasons and why. There is also a checklist for student…
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If you want to keep the fun in your teaching day, introduce your students to learning with RIDDLES! I’m a big fan of making learning fun, because when kids are having fun, they want… more, more, MORE! … and what teacher would ever argue with a request for more learning? When your students are having fun while they…
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