We are surrounded by great teachers every day. But what makes an exceptional teacher?! We polled our colleagues from the Fearless First Grade Teacher Group and they shared traits of exceptional teachers! How many of these traits do you have? A Great Teacher includes themes in their instruction ... Read More
Bring the Zoo to Your Home
That annual zoo field trip brings memories of anxiety and laughs. This year, those memories are most likely not going to happen due to restrictions on field trips. But, your students do not have to miss out on learning about all of the fascinating animals we encounter at the zoo. Bring the zoo to ... Read More
Digital Reading Comprehension: Zoo Animals Reservation
Congratulations! We will let you know as soon as we launch our Digital Zoo Animals Reading Comprehension Unit! ... Read More
Digital Reading Comprehension Activities for Primary Students
Distance learning has become the new method of teaching for now. So... We now have an awesome set of digital reading comprehension activities! As an added bonus, we have also included FUN at home ideas you can do with your children and students to practice comprehension strategies over the summer ... Read More
27 Math Videos For Primary Teachers
Math videos are great to use in a variety of settings! I use math videos to get my students started in the morning, during indoor recesses, brain breaks, 5 minute time gaps, and of course in math block. They are a great tool to get your students up and moving, while learning math skills. Here are ... Read More
17 Totally Relatable “Distance Learning” Memes
Who is ready for some "Distance Learning Memes"?! It’s finally that time, teachers! Late nights, chaos, and bittersweet emotions bring out some of the best (and funniest) memes that lighten up the mood, and give us a little chuckle. I thought it would be fun to celebrate with some teacher memes - ... Read More
Amazon Favorites to Help You Unwind This Summer
Summer vacation is HERE! We have found some Amazon favorites to help you UNWIND this summer. We hope that you find some of these useful, as well as post a link to any best-loved products that you swear by when it comes to enjoying vacation. Swimsuit What better way to unwind than ... Read More
Teaching Tips When on a Tight Budget
Covid-19 and quarantine will continue to take its toll long after we are allowed to return to our classrooms. With immense budget cuts looming on the horizon, we will be asked once again to conquer the impossible. Can we deliver exceptional instruction with little or no funding? We ... Read More
10 Tips to Get Ahead for Next School Year
Do you ever try to get ahead for next school year during the summer, and for some reason you're unable to get it all done? I am guilty of this every year. I always have the best of intentions... ...but the weeks always seem to slip away and before I know it, the next school year is knocking on ... Read More
19 Ways Kids can UNPLUG this Summer
I don't know about you, but I am sooooo ready to lock my laptop and iPads in the closet and not bring them out until 2021!!! My kids need to UNPLUG this summer! I pride myself in being a parent that has worked hard to keep "screen time" to a minimum, and distance learning has just blown that out ... Read More
19 Ways Teachers can UNPLUG This Summer
It is so important that we teachers UNPLUG this summer and spend some time participating in activities just for us! This spring has brought with it unimaginable changes to the way we deliver education. Our lives both at school and at home were turned upside down, BUT, we have finally made it to ... Read More
24 Digital Reading Activities for Primary Students
In the age of distance learning, interactive digital activities for my primary students are a MUST! They are able to manipulate the pieces on the screen while learning a certain skill or set of skills. Check out our list of 24 digital reading activities for your primary students! Use them for ... Read More
