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 [...]
Month: September 2015
Catch an idea- Using a Web to get started with writing!
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 [...]
Managing my ToDo List
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, [...]
The Summer Slide
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 [...]
Teaching Classroom Expectations
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, [...]