It's that time again where we put together a list of books and crafts for you to share with your kiddos! Many of these books sit on my own shelf and we love to pull them out in the springtime. Others are new to me, and I can't wait to add them to our collection. 10 Spring Books and Crafts for ... Read More
Keeping Your Teaching Assistants Involved During Distance Learning
Many of you are blessed with a teacher assistant while in the classroom but may be struggling with how to best utilize your TA during distance learning. If you are teaching virtually this school year due to COVID, you are probably like many of us who feel overwhelmed at times with planning for your ... Read More
Extra Teacher Tasks (I Never Thought I Would be Doing)
Temperature checks... hoping students log into class... cleaning all day... reminding students about masks all day... becoming technology gurus overnight. These extra teachers tasks (I never thought I would be doing), have my head spinning and my body exhausted daily. I am comforted to know that I ... Read More
30 Preventive Strategies To Do Before A Behavior
What’s one thing I can do for student behavior that I can see almost an immediate response? Incorporating quick and easy preventive strategies into your classroom or household! Preventive strategies are put into place before the behavior occurs to prevent it from occurring at all. Let’s face it, ... Read More
Make 2021 the Year of Self-Development
I know what you're thinking, "Wasn't 2020 the year of self-care?" Well maybe, but we were kind of forced into it weren't we? I want this year to be intentional. At first, I was going to write a blog post about goal setting for 2021, but I decided to take a more laid back approach to 2021. Since ... Read More
Relationships Through Team Building: Teaching Trailblazers VLOG
Hello ETTC Teaching Trailblazers! I am thrilled to present another addition to our Vlog series: “Teaching Trailblazers with Chris from Education to the Core”. The series will include interviews with a variety of professionals across multiple disciplines in our field of education. In this episode, ... Read More
27 Fun Writing Projects for Kindergarten
While so often we feel the pressure to push the standards, push the benchmarks, push the curriculum down to a point where we suck all the fun out of learning, we also know in our hearts what five and six-year-olds need. We know what good teaching and learning are. To that end, we’ve come up with 27 ... Read More
18 Games for Teaching Emotions and Self-Regulation
Have you ever experienced a student who has difficulty with waiting in line or taking turns? What about those students who may struggle with transitions or have tantrums/meltdowns? We can’t forget about those students who may move too quickly or impulsively. All of these students have one thing ... Read More
Helping Students Deal With the Loss of a Loved One
Covid-19 has changed our world that we live in completely. Unfortunately, this includes a possible higher probability of having to work with a student that may be experiencing or dealing with loss and grief. I am not a counselor, nor am I expecting any teacher to be. It is asking yourself: “What ... Read More
Data Collection … More Than Just ABCs
Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs), Suspension Rates, Attendance, Academic Grades, and Progress Monitoring are just a few different types of data we collect daily. Although these are all different; they are important and useful. The list continues during our daily routines surrounded by data of ... Read More
The Best Teaching Hacks We Learned in 2020
2020 has been a year of teacher flexibility and innovation. We have come up with the Best Teaching Hacks we Learned in 2020. Teachers have dealt with a lot of changes to our routines, procedures, and methods and have persevered and come out on top! I have really enjoyed reading some of these from ... Read More
10 Amazing Apps for Preschoolers and Early Learners
As a homeschool mom, I am always on the hunt for great educational apps. Both educational but still fun and entertaining for my daughter. If it isn't fun, it won't keep her attention, so it has to be unique! I have been homeschooling her since August 2020, but I have been diving into educational ... Read More
