Pre-teaching vs. Reteaching with the Struggling Student
How many of us “reteach” a lesson or part of a lesson to students who didn’t grasp it the first time around? Exactly. Same. That is what makes us good educators correct? What if I said there was something we could do in our classrooms that would make you an even better educator than you already are? Pre-teach. Pre-teaching vs ...
50 Tips from Teachers to Start the School Year
The season is upon us. Are we ready for it? Looking for some tips to start the school year? I am speaking of a brand new school year! We all know the feelings…butterflies in our stomach, nerves, excitement, happiness, upset summer is over. You know what? That is OKAY! It is okay to feel all of those things because many ...
10 Quick Progress Monitoring Ideas for Primary Students
Back-to-school time means it is time to find assessment and progress monitoring ideas. Summer has flown by, and now you will have a new class of smiling (hopefully) faces looking to you for some teaching. Like any new year, you will have your beginning of the year assessments to complete. But, the school B.O.Y. assessments don't always tell you every ...
15 Ways to Decorate your Classroom Walls
Setting up your classroom can be overwhelming both physically and mentally. From moving furniture to lesson planning for the first few weeks and on top of that you have to plan your Back to School Night materials, and get all your administrative paperwork done and that is not even to mention figuring out what to put up on your walls ...
10 Activities to Teach Beginning Sounds
Learning to identify beginning sounds is a key skill when our students are first learning to read. Sometimes getting those beginning sounds to stick can be tricky. So if you’re wondering how to make those beginning sounds stick, remember to make it multisensory, focus on phonemic awareness, and have students practice throughout the day. Here are 10 activities to help ...
