The Best Valentine’s Day Activities for School to Build Class Community
I’ve always been on the hunt for Valentine’s Day activities for school. I wanted something to spread kindness and make each student feel valued and seen. Teachergram Inspiration Recently, I was inspired by photos on teachergram of messages written on classroom whiteboards. You can see an example of what I saw below. Seeing these photos […]
10 Fun Christmas Activities For The Classroom To Try With Your Students Before Winter Break
The time leading up to winter break can be hectic and exhausting. I like to use the motto, “if you can’t beat them join them.” All kidding aside, having fun Christmas activities for the classroom to do during this busy time of year can make these few weeks before break a lot more enjoyable. Before […]
Back to school season is upon us! Download my lesson plans for the first day of school.
Having solid lesson plans for the first day of school helps to ease my first-day jitters. I like going over the general plan with students at the start of the day so that they know what to expect, too. Want a lesson plan checklist that I use to help create lesson plans for the first […]
How I Teach Every Single Classroom Procedure During The First Week of School
Explicitly teaching each classroom procedure is extremely important for successful classroom management. I bet you’ve heard that time and time again. I firmly believe it’s true, but I thought it would be helpful to go over the exact method I use to teach every classroom procedure that I expect students to know. Why Explicitly Teach […]
Gingerbread Man Activities for Holiday Fun
Why Gingerbread Man Activities? It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I hope that line had you singing it instead of reading it. I LOVE doing gingerbread man activities at this time of year. It’s SO much fun to theme everything and it’s a great way to keep students’ engaged in the few weeks […]