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 teacher in my classroom. Besides changing up our greeting, I now have a big bottle of hand sanitizer on every table, thanks to my fabulous … Read more
Just over a week ago I read a post by Nikki at Teaching In Progress. It was all about why she doesn’t use behaviour charts in her classroom and it really resonated with me. I wanted to join her linky in support of the “alternative to behaviour charts movement” but I don’t have a system in place that’s easy to … Read more
Do you ever play “Ticket Out the Door”? This is a game my teaching neighbour introduced me to a few years ago and it’s great for quick daily reviews. Before the kids can go out for lunch, recess or the end of the day, they have to correctly answer a review question. Right now we’re learning about place value, so … Read more
Inside: Easy DIY snap cube trains to practice patterning during daily calendar. Includes snap cube trains you can color. Learning to recognize and build patterns is one of the fundamental structures of mathematics. Working with patterns is very common in classrooms and as the years progress the patterns become more complex. In my classroom we spend the first 6 weeks … Read more
Only 5 more days of holidays….I think I’m ready…sort of. This is the view from my front door. This is my work area. I took my desk out back in March. Painting easel & craft area Meeting area. Usually I have a rocking chair but it’s at home right now. The white paper on the bulletin board is my “screen” … Read more