Happy Weekend! I am so excited to be working with Scholastic Printables to share with you about their amazing online resources website. They contacted me and asked me to give them a try, and I am so happy to share about their wonderful resources with others! Stay tuned to the end of the post because I have a surprise for you! Scholastic Printables give you instant, unlimited access to thousands of skills sheets, activities, lesson plans and more. The best part? These classroom resources are created by teachers and vetted by your trusted friends at Scholastic so you know that the activities and information being shared is top notch! Their website is so much more than just worksheets, and I have had the best time exploring the site and finding all of the fabulous tools embedded in their program. Scholastic saves me time and money, and I know that I can browse through their resources with confidence. Want to give it a try? You have access to a free ...
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Building and Maintaining Student Relationships
I always find myself reflecting back on each month and finding things that I can do better. This month, I realized that I had not been spending enough time "talking" with my students. Yes, we talk a lot throughout each school day. But..when I say talk..I really mean connecting and chatting. Yes! Chatting with your students is important! I talk all about it in my Monday's Moment video on my Facebook page or watch it below. Our students deserve to know that we care, and talking with them about their interests, hobbies, home lives, friend drama, and favorite books are all apart of building strong relationships with our students. As teachers, it is essential that we create, build, and maintain a strong and inviting classroom culture. It is vital that our students feel safe, valued, and important in our classrooms and that connection has to start with YOU. Make eye contact with your kiddos. Say hello. Talk to them about the little things like what they ate for breakfast ...
A Collection of New Year Resources
Winter break is *almost* over. If you are anything like me then that means that you have already been planning, prepping, and creating lots of amazing resources, lessons, and activities for the first few weeks back to school. My district starts school on Tuesday, and a four day week is a great opportunity to start fresh, review routines, and get ready for an amazing second half of the school year. There are a ton of great New Year's Resources that I like to use in my classroom. I don't use the same one every year, and educators are always adding more. Here are a few of my favorites(free and paid) resources that I want to share with you! The Teacher Wife (Photo from her blog) I just love this activity! Lindsey has some great ideas about how to incorporate this New Year hat into your classroom curriculum! Check out her product in her TPT store here. Teaching and Much Moore I am BIG on having students write goals. What I love the most ...
