A Primary Teaching Blog
Hi friends, it’s AUGUST! School is quickly approaching {maybe some of you are already back in school}! I saw an awesome post from Mary at Sharing Kindergarten about Kindergarten tips and I thought {and asked her permission} I could use it to start a “First Grade Teacher Tips” blog. So here are my 3 tips for a successful first grade… Read More
Someone always has to take the EOs 🙂 I’m the lucky one this year. I’ve got 30 little English-Only first graders in my 30 minute ELD time. Since they aren’t ELD students, I can’t teach them ELD standards! Yikes. So I came up with a plan. Fluency. Writing. Close Reading. I try to use every second of my 30 minutes… Read More
Classroom jobs. The name of it just gives me a headache. But I’ve found a sure-fire way to alleviate the stress of those classroom job charts! I wish someone had told me about this my very first year of teaching. I have made some adorable, elaborate job charts in my years. Check this one out! I was so in love with it! It had… Read More
If you follow my blog, you’ve probably seen this post 5 million times, but I love love love my birthday board! Don’t you love SEPT? Yep, had to cut and paste a little guy in there 😉 & Why no November birthdays? Strange… If you like my birthday board and want to make one of your own, click here for… Read More
Hey Friends! Hey Friends! I am excited to be a part of this month’s “You Oughta Know” hosted by Buzzing with Mrs. McClain! Here’s a wonderful idea I borrowed and changed for my own classroom from the ever talented Katie Knight, Teacher to the Core! ENTER..the “Eye” Spy Jar… Here’s how Katie used it in her class. In my class, it acts… Read More
It’s almost the time again…SUMMER TIME! Every year I like to do some sort of “Countdown to the End of the Year” type thing. This tends to keep the kids on good behavior {because you can bribe them a bit if they aren’t doing their best} and keeps them entertained as the school year winds down. This year I did a… Read More
Yes! Last week of the school year! Next week at this time I will be jumping up and down in excitement! {I know the last time I blogged was the LAST Five for Friday…} My little big second graders are antsy to get out {and I’m about ready to let them go ;)}! We’ve been having a countdown in our class!… Read More
My name is Kristen from Easy Teaching Tools and I’m a 1/2 teacher in Orange County, CA. I’m so happy to be a guest blogger for Jen while she goes and gets herself married! I’ve had a few requests about teaching a combo/split class. This is the first of several posts I’ll be doing on organizing, managing, and teaching such… Read More
A blog post on math centers. I wanted to share a switch I made during my math time. I started the year off with rotations, where I’d teach a small group of students a lesson and rotate them through until I’d taught the lesson {5 times through} to all 25 kids. I had seen so many teachers do such a… Read More
My little blog has been so neglected. I don’t even remember the last time I blogged! I am going into week 5 of the school year, I can’t believe it! Teaching, planning, and life have kept me plenty busy {I’m sure you understand}. I’m back to share my pinterest pins, borrowed ideas, and classic classroom management skills to keeping your… Read More
