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 on test day to set your students and yourself up for success. No matter what type of test you are giving – it can be a 5 minute quiz ... Read More about How to Effectively Manage your Students on Test Day
Know more than just your students’ names! Arm yourself with important information from day one.
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 having parents complete a student information form. This information helps me get to know my kiddos right at the beginning of the year. It also gives me a reference point for the rest of the year. To ... Read More about Know more than just your students’ names! Arm yourself with important information from day one.
Do You Teach Fairy Tales In Your Classroom?
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 parent volunteer put them together. Make sure they place them in order, with the answer to the first card directly behind the matching card. ... Read More about Do You Teach Fairy Tales In Your Classroom?
Fall Writing Prompt
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 accountability and a few different types of writing paper included. Grab it by clicking on the image below or ... Read More about Fall Writing Prompt
Learning with Riddles for Vocabulary and Math
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 learn { I'm talking about the ... umm.. "controlled" variety of fun, not the Halloween-on-a-Monday or running-around-screaming kinds of ... Read More about Learning with Riddles for Vocabulary and Math