A Primary Teaching Blog
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
With the coming of Open House, as teachers, we can smell the scent of SUMMER. We had our Open House last night and it was fun! I love having time to hang out with my kids and actually hear their excitement! How often I don’t have the time for their great stories (and some not so easy to follow stories…),… Read More
I am so excited to review the newest Erin Condren Teacher Lesson Planner! This is my first year with one, although I own the Life Planner and it’s AMAZING! EC sent me all these goodies (shirt, carry-all case, planner, & pens) to share with you! (the tee by the way is THE comfiest & it can be your’s free with… Read More
Can you believe it? It’s already coming up on the end of the year! Each year I try to do some sort of sweet present for my “graduating” students. This year, I snagged these GORGEOUS bubble sticks from Walmart! I saw a ton of teachers on instagram got them as well, so I made a gift tag for this quick end… Read More
YouTube is a great resource for fun and engaging videos that enhance lessons. Here is a list of my favorite 8 YouTube Channels for the primary classroom. If you’re looking for specific YouTube videos to teach phonics, make sure to check out this blog post. They make some fun educational songs with great digital videos! We currently love their silent e… Read More
Let’s talk about reading fluency! I have a confession…I am a phonics girl through and through. It is by far my favorite subject to teach, which is probably a good thing since I teach first grade. I honestly do not remember how I was taught to read, I may have been in the transition of whole-word into the explicit instruction… 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
Let’s talk about search engines. How often do we search Youtube for videos or Google for images and hope nothing inappropriate pops up while you’re trying to share a quick something with your students on the fly? GUILTY. With technology being front and center these days and common core taking us deeper into research, we are in desperate need for a… 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
Hop on over to Education to the Core to read my guest post on my STICKY NOTE OBSESSION and how I use sticky notes/post-its all around the classroom!
