Inside: Lots of tried and true ideas for classroom management. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. After almost 3 decades of elementary teaching I’m now one of the many practicum supervisors for our local university. …
Inside: An exploration of Show and Tell in the classroom. Confession time: I dislike Show ‘n Tell. A lot! I’ve been teaching primary for 27 years now and I’ve decided that this is the year …
I made a birthday chair! And the best part? It took about five minutes. Yes! I love quick ‘n easy projects. I found this idea on Mrs. Richardson’s Class blog … thank you Mrs. Richardson! We happened …
Do you like to celebrate your students’ birthdays? I LOVE to and I’ve been doing it every year for the last 26. Here’s how we celebrated this year: Every student receives a birthday wristband that …
Have you heard of Primary Success? It’s a great website run by a retired Grade 1 teacher by the name of Jean Roberts. She lives about 100 k north of me in a town called …
We just started school on Tuesday and I only got my new class today (Thursday) for about 5 minutes. Hard to say, but at first glance they seem like a bunch of cutie pies. But …
Grade 1 students LOVE to keep track of their loose and lost teeth. Like most primary teachers I have a tooth poster in my classroom for just that purpose. I also hand out a tooth …
I have the cutest poem/song for you today. It’s perfect for Kindergarten or Grade 1 (even Grade 2) as an opening “Good Morning” song. You sing it to the tune of “Shoo Fly”. Remember that …
The awesome Kristen, from Ladybug’s Teacher Files, is having an organization linky party to get ready for the new year. I haven’t even finished up with THIS year but I’m more than happy to join …
A little while ago I asked for some help with my morning greeting. I was looking for some songs that didn’t involve hand shaking, as there were a lot of sick kids and one sick …