A Primary Teaching Blog
Student notebooks are a must in every grade I’ve taught (from kinder to 6th grade). We take notes, do morning work, center work, or even journaling. There are many things our students use notebooks for. Here are a few ideas for student notebook organization. Labels Label those notebooks. How many times do we ask students to get out their Science… Read More
This is a blogpost about classroom kindness. Did you know there is a considerable difference in definition between “nice” and “kind”? “Nice” means to be “pleasant, agreeable, or satisfactory”, while “kind” means “showing friendly, generous, or considerate nature”. Wow, that’s a HUGE difference. Kindness comes from love and intrinsic motivation, while niceness comes from fear and longing to be seen a… Read More
“Flexible Seating” is a hot topic these days. I wanted to round up some of my favorites I use and have seen, as well as discuss a little bit about what flexible seating means to me and my classroom. I recently watched a Facebook Live video from Amy Lemons at Step into Second Grade that was on ways to increase… Read More
ClassDojo has been a staple in my classroom for a few years now. It has worked wonderfully to communicate behavior with the parents. The ClassDojo team has done an outstanding job of enhancing the program to be all encompassing with individual/group/whole class points, parent messaging, class story, growth mindset videos, and (I’m most excited about) student-led portfolios (coming in late… Read More
Celebrating the end of the year is a blast! If you follow me on instagram, Facebook, or blog, you know I am all about teaching my students kindness. I feel as though kindness, consideration of others, and overall care for each other has descended over the past years even since I was in elementary school (read more of my thoughts on anti-bully… Read More
I’m obsessed with Target Dollar Spot erasers. Aren’t we all? We walk in, get sucked in right away to the Dollar Spot, and what do we see? These sweet little baggies full of cute erasers. Do we know what do to with them? No. Do we care? No. I thought to myself, I probably have AT LEAST 3 baggies per… Read More
Pink Tiara Cookies by Maria Dismondy is a great book that teaches the social skill of kindness. “Bullying” is a huge problem in schools (see why I don’t like using the word “bully” HERE). What happens when your best friend starts hanging out with someone else? Jealousy, that’s what! Kids are very good at excluding others. Dismondy does a great… Read More
It’s almost the weekend! Come hop along with me and my friends as we show you 6 was to use SitSpots in & out of the classroom! I’ve been dying for some Sit Spots in my classroom for over a year now! While in Vegas for the TpT Conference, there was a fabulous Sit Spots booth upstairs in the… Read More
Hi friends! I don’t know about you, but things are finally settling down now that we are close to 4 weeks into the school year. Students are S.L.O.W.L.Y. learning the rules of the classroom and each procedure {and yet, I still feel like there are SO many more still to learn}. I’ve already figured out who my squirrelly little ones… Read More
We’re back with another “Books Bloggers Love” post! I am OVER THE MOON excited about the book I am going to share with you today! It’s the perfect addition to my back to school read aloud collection. Please Mr. Panda! Okay, come on, just the cover is TOO MUCH CUTENESS! I love his little face. It reminds me of one… Read More
