A Primary Teaching Blog
After the 2020 year, we are stuck with a TON of digital resources, but don’t hit the “trash” button just yet! There are appropriate places we can still use digital resources in the classroom to keep us organized and our students engaged. Although we won’t be using digital resources 100% of the time, there are some benefits to them-like they… Read More
I love to document my students’ year in pictures (and I know the parents appreciate it too). For most holidays/events I like to throw up a background or photo booth and snap a picture of my little ones. Sometimes I just post them on ClassDojo for parents to see, other times we print them for cards or presents. We love… Read More
Since I already have lots of math on the blog, I thought I’d focus in on easy to implement literacy centers. Here are some ideas of what you could use in your centers that students rarely tire of and have low prep for you! OrganizationLet’s start with organizing our students. I tend to do something similar to “Daily 5” literacy… Read More
When I switched from classroom teacher to reading intervention teacher, I was immediately immersed in all things phonemic awareness (PA). Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate sounds in a language. It is directly linked to decoding and in turn, the success of a reader (you can read more about that here if you want more scholarly work)…. Read More
Emergent Readers are a great way to build confidence in new little readers. The sentences are simple and repetitive. They include pictures for students to associate with words (and to color). These readers also include sight words. All these things wrapped up into a little book make these a must in primary classrooms. Here’s a freebie for you (click the… Read More
Looking to bring hands-on science back into your classroom? KiwiCo has you covered with their STEM crates! These crates can be used inside and outside of the classroom for hands-on science and are teacher-verified! KiwiCo sent me a few sample boxes to share (but my review is my opinion). These crates can easily be aligned to standards that you are… Read More
Virtual learning, distance learning, asynchronous, synchronous, unprecedented times, flexibility. The words we are tired of hearing, am I right?? Let’s chat about the first day of (virtual) school! I’m going to take you through my first day of (virtual) school slides. It kept me organized to have everything I would be doing in one powerpoint (or in this case-google slide… Read More
The first day of school is a time the students get “all the feels”– excited, scared, sad…the list goes on. I created a first day of school activity called First Day Feels which helps them and you identify how they are feeling and realizing, they aren’t alone. Each student can fill out a sheet of paper about the first day… Read More
It’s always a good time to celebrate your students. Originally, these student posters were for the end of the year celebrations we do in the classroom. During distance learning, we couldn’t meet together and celebrate the end of the year, so I created a digital version. But this can be used in the classroom and for more than just the… Read More
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
