In a previous post, I shared my End of Year Checklist. Using the checklist, you can organize your tasks by categories. Once you do that, you'll notice that some of your "to-do's" aren't tasks, but projects that involve several steps to complete. You can get those projects down on paper using this End of Year Project Organizer . Get specific. I have a tendency to be too general when I write my list of tasks. "Filing", for example, is not a task. Filing is a project that you ... Read More about End of School Year Project Organizer
Find It! Dictionary Skill Work
Find It! is a dictionary skill activity that fosters independent work. Each page focuses on a different dictionary activity. Students will use their own dictionary to complete the activity pages. The activities in Find It! focus on three different skill types. One activity has students locate their state name in the dictionary as well as write facts about the state. The Find It! dictionary skill pages are sized for cutting out and gluing into a reading notebook. Including ... Read More about Find It! Dictionary Skill Work
Addition Strategy Game for 2nd Grade Spring Centers!
Here's a second grade addition strategy game that will keep your students motivated and thinking, right through spring and even in the last days of school! Keeping our learners actually learning right up through the final days of school can sure be challenging! Once spring break and testing are past, and even more so once recess held outside in the spring air, you're going to need to use the strongest tools in your teacher tool belt to keep students on task! In ... Read More about Addition Strategy Game for 2nd Grade Spring Centers!
The Game of Poison – A {Free} Strategy Game
This {free} strategy and logical reasoning game is an ideal "time filler" for those extra moments during transition times! It keeps kids thinking, reasoning, and engaged. It will even build their problems solving skills! Most games require strategy and have some luck built in. But not this game. There is no luck. It is all about logic and strategy! To play using this free printable game, players take turns crossing out either one or two of the cupcakes on each turn. The last ... Read More about The Game of Poison – A {Free} Strategy Game
Advice for New Teachers
Hi teacher friends! In case no one else has said it lately, I will be the first to say: THANKS for all you do! You ARE changing lives every single day, whether it is noticed or not. I truly appreciate all you do for your students. Speaking of teaching being a difficult profession at times, I know personally for me, my first year was THE toughest! In fact, my first full month, I secretly cried in my room every day after school. And normally I am a collected person that can handle stress ... Read More about Advice for New Teachers