As a meek fourth grader, I was a disorganized mess. I shoved every paper into a binder – and didn’t actually clip the papers into it. So there were always things flying out of the binder, smashed corners peeking out, and crumpled up pages that I could never find. And that was just the binder. Imagine the horrendous hot mess…
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Do your students need to work on their growth mindset? If you have read the book After the Fall by Dan Santat you will know how great it is for teaching about growth mindset. How to Use it With Your Students There are many different activities and posters that will lead your students through the many skills of growth…
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I love using fun math games in the classroom for a variety of reasons: differentiation, brain breaks, indoor recess, or even as a behavior party reward! Students are learning and having fun – that’s a win-win combo for sure! There are so many different ways to incorporate math games into your daily routine and students won’t even know they are practicing…
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While I might be dating myself, I remember having a sticker book in upper immediate grades and collecting all sorts of stickers: puffy stickers, scratch and sniff, and holographic. I can still remember exactly what the cover of that photo album looked like. And many of the stickers I had in that book were from my teachers. They put them…
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I am testing a new classroom library book checkout system this school year. I printed fun bookmarks with student faces the first week of school. We have been using the system for about a month now. Students slide their bookmark into the empty space when they borrow a book from my classroom library shelf. The bookmark shows me the specific…
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