Happy (Almost) Friday! I am in my third week of using the SitSpots in my classroom and I can already see a HUGE difference with my students and management of routines in comparison to last year! I figured that the SitSpots would help me keep students in their own personal space. I also figured that [...]

I am really trying to capture my own ideas here. Most importantly, the ones that are kind of spur of the moment, fun things that come up day to day. Well, today I was teaching my first graders how to use a web to do writing. Last year, I had tons of kiddos copy the [...]

We are heading into our third week of school. It is still so hot in my classroom ( supposed to be 91 out tomorrow ugh!), so by lunch time I am exhausted. I also get terrible migraines, so this is a super tough time of year in that regard. Any time there is a break, [...]

My name is Jenn.... and I have teacher guilt. No matter how dedicated I am... No matter how much time, energy, and resources I pour into my job as a teacher, I often suffer from teacher guilt. I'm going to try to be more candid about it as the year goes on. This is not [...]

So the first day has come and gone, and it's time to really start discussing classroom and school expectations. We use the PBIS approach to behavior management in my school (which I love!). This involves really explicit modeling of expectations throughout the school. In our school, we teach students how to be Kind, Responsible, Respectful, [...]