Primary Teaching Ideas, Resources and Strategies
Let me start this post by saying, I think pre-k teachers are amazing. I love them. For realz. I taught pre-k for seven years. Teaching pre-k is hard, important work. All four of my own children went to the same preschool and when I say I love their preschool teachers, I mean I LOVE their preschool teachers. They were superheroes in my… Read More
You’ve heard the expression “If Mama ain’t happy – Ain’t nobody happy”, right? Well, the same thing is true for our classrooms. If you, the teacher, aren’t happy – you’re students won’t truly be happy either. And for the word “happy” we could easily substitute “calm”, “focused”, “motivated”, “enthusiastic” … almost any adjective works in that little scenario. When I… Read More
Happy Summer!! I hope that it is hard for you to read this post because the sun is shining so brightly in your eyes and your fingers are having trouble scrolling because they are slippery from applying sunscreen. So, assuming that you are going to make the most of every moment this summer I am going to keep this short… Read More
As I mentioned in my last post, I have been working on finding playful, fun ways to keep my students learning this summer. (If you missed the first post in my Play & Learn This Summer series find it HERE.) One of the very most important ways to accomplish this is through reading! So today I wanted to pop in… Read More
Can you feel it? The out-of-control feeling in the air? Do you see it? The frenzied, wild-eyed look in the eyes of all the children you see? Can you hear it? The unbelievable decibel level of every cafeteria, playground, hallway and bathroom in your school? It can mean only one thing… Summer is coming!! And it’s coming fast! If you are… Read More
It’s here!! It’s finally here!! The weekend! Oh Friday, how I’ve been dreaming about you … I thought you might never come … but you are finally here!! (If you can’t tell it was a long week around here! But now it’s the weekEND and I am celebrating by putting on my pajamas at 6:30 pm and linking up with… Read More
Let me start off by saying, I hope you don’t have any reason to read this post. I hope that your students are all happy, healthy and well-adjusted. In fact, I hope you are wondering exactly what I mean by “classroom meltdowns”… but I have a sneaking suspicion that you do know what I mean. If you have been teaching… Read More
The idea for this blog post – I have no idea why – came to me in a dream. Seriously weird, right? I woke up after dreaming about writing a blog post about the worst field trip ever. I’m not sure exactly why my subconscious thought I should share this with you right now, but this seems like as good… Read More
I always love teaching my class about Earth Day. I am a little embarrassed to say that before I began teaching I was not at all “green”. I have always been involved in a lot of different charities and service organizations. I have donated and participated in fundraising events for St. Jude’s and the Shriners for years. I am always… Read More
Happy Friday! We made it! I wasn’t sure if I would. It was the week after Spring Break… which is hard enough… but we also had testing alllllll week. Brutal! To celebrate making it through the week I’m linking up with Doodlebugs Teaching for a Five for Friday Linky Party– Here we go! So, after a glorious week… Read More