Follow my blog with Bloglovin Flashcards -- the means by which so many of us learned our multiplication tables, state capitals, chemistry symbols, and vocabulary words. There's something laborious yet comforting about them. I've had my kids use ... Read More about Pocket those flashcards
Effort Dots Save the Day!
I was leery at first, because I've tried reward systems before and had sworn off them, as they had never gelled with my teaching style. This one, though, works for some reason. Maybe because it's so easy and immediate. In essence, I have a bag of ... Read More about Effort Dots Save the Day!
Weekly Classroom Book Raffle
Books are huge in our classroom. We have a very happy classroom library. We recommend books to each other, have book "commercials" during the occasional 5-minute free block, and often leave books at each others' seats. Nothing, though, generates as ... Read More about Weekly Classroom Book Raffle
Organizing markers, crayons, and colored pencils. Nailed it.
After ten years, I finally won the war on colorful writing implements in my classroom. I had tried a set of markers/crayons/colored pencils at each table and that fell apart in about a month. Kids bring personal supplies? Jealousy, theft, and tears. ... Read More about Organizing markers, crayons, and colored pencils. Nailed it.
Simple Food: Avocado Toast
Do you get moody and kind of mean if you don't eat enough? ... No? Me neither. (ahem) But on the off-chance that you know someone who does experience this affliction, here is the perfect solution: avocado toast. The crucial part of having ... Read More about Simple Food: Avocado Toast
