classroom management
Back to School Virtual Field Trip – start your school year off right!
Virtual Field Trips are the *next* coolest thing! Who doesn’t love a chance to see and explore something new. A Back to School virtual field trip is a great way to explore together and learn while fitting in writing, reading, listening and more! What is an interactive virtual field trip? You might be asking how…
Read More10 Back to School 2021 Ideas to share with your teacher best friend (FREEbies included!)
Your Back to School 2021 Ideas perfect for any classroom! Back to School Name Activity 2021 Knowing your students names, how to pronounce them, how they are spelled and the history can be so important This is a great back to school activity to research and learn more about each other! This Name Project you…
Read More5 SELF Kindness Activities for students in your Elementary classroom
Kindness Week, kindness day or kindness month – these self kindness activities are sure to enhance your classroom acts of kindness! Kindness is a character trait and acts of kindness in school with either a kindness club or just a classroom help promote school wide kindness. Back to school is a great time to start…
Read MoreBack to school 2021 – resources at your fingertips for post-COVID
Back to School 2021….may be a possibility for you at least for some amount of time. If you are looking for back to school 2021 ideas and back to school 2021 lesson plans so you can wrap your head around what might be coming or how to prepare this is your GO – TO post!…
Read MoreBack to school after COVID – How to build Strong Classroom Community and reach the heart of your students!
Back to school 2021 – need to build classroom community?! This always starts at the heart of students! What can you do bringing students back in after COVID for maybe the first time in over a year to build a strong classroom community. Let’s look at some back to school classroom community ideas for 2021!…
Read MoreMeet the Teacher Open House Ideas for Back to School 2021
Meet the Teacher Open House is one of the biggest nights of the year – how can you make this event awesome for back to school 2021? If you are wondering (or panicked!) Let’s walk through a Meet the Teacher Open House for 2021 perfect for ANY elementary classroom! What are Meet the Teacher Ideas…
Read MoreStandardized testing – are you seeing red? Try these online test prep ideas for your class!
Standardized Test Prep for elementary – yes I’m running for the hills as I write this too, but it doesn’t have to be such a scary time. I love building in online test prep for elementary students all. year. long, so when it comes time we don’t have to cram everything in and we are…
Read MoreFinding Time for a Virtual Morning Meeting or Daily Check-In with Students
Morning Meetings are an essential part of student relationships and a foundational element to the classroom. I didn’t start out doing morning meeting each day but quickly learned after I implemented it that. If you want a HUGE list (literally my favorite and best ideas for virtual morning meetings) that works in person too –…
Read MoreWhat to do for Morning Meeting – questions, games, activities, ideas for YOUR classroom
Morning Meeting is an essential time for EVERY classroom! I want to preface this post saying that any part of a virtual morning meeting can also be done in person – these ideas ALL WORK for both – which is awesome! If you know about morning meetings and just want some quick morning meeting ideas…
Read MoreGet your hands on Kiwi Co – a review for YOU by a teacher!
As a teacher, I love Kiwi Co Crates and I don’t say that lightly! For project-based learning these could not be better! Let’s review my Kiwi Co experience with my own kids and how these would be great for classroom, gifts, and more! What is a Kiwi Co Crate? Kiwi Co has boxes from ages…
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