I was in the shower (sorry if TMI:)) ready to bang my head against the wall over the struggles I was having teaching the distributive property to my class. I tried everything I could think of and it was boring the kids to tears. Suddenly it hit me! I ran down the stairs and quickly dumped all my thoughts down on paper! I even told my husband that he couldn't talk until I finished thinking. The Array Bakery went so well in my class! I created 7 centers … [Read more...]
Halloween Look and Find Freebie
At the beginning of the school year, I found a back to school "look and find" puzzle. I copied it and put it out on the students' desks as a fun warm up activity for the day. The class surprised me by LOVING it! They loved having to search for all the items in the picture and even though they didn't finish it quickly, they have been pulling it out in their spare time to continue working on it! Since they loved it so much, I decided to create a Halloween … [Read more...]
Maker’s Monday: A Gentle Start to Your Week
It's Monday morning and you are laying in bed dreaming about Sunday...right?! If you are like me, Monday's can be tough to start. This idea got us thinking that if Monday's are hard for adults, then they might be really hard for our students. Typically we give daily morning work that incorporates skills that we have been working on in class. We use this morning work time to spiral back through skills we have learned previously to help solidify skills. After … [Read more...]
The Homework Debate: Is There Middle Ground?
It seems as though I can't log on to social media without the constant debate over homework. Everyone has an opinion, and it seems that it is a very strong opinion. Some teachers have stopped giving homework, and in some places, entire districts have stopped entirely. Some people cite that students should have no homework and that there is no research-based evidence supporting benefits of homework. Other people teachers and parents that students need some … [Read more...]
It’s Back To School Time…Ready to Save Some Time Planning? (And a Freebie)
Back To School Birthday FREEBIE! We have recently added a new product to our FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY that you might be able to use in your classroom right away! For birthdays, we like to give our students a little treat. For years I would buy Happy Birthday pencils and then struggle to pass them out on the kids birthdays. I would always start off the year on the right foot, but as the year progressed, weekends and vacations caused me to forget who got a pencil … [Read more...]
Nightly Reading: Ditching the Reading Log
Fighting the Home Reading Battle No More... I fought the “Home Reading Battle” for many years…I think that we all have. We assign home reading because we know how important it is for students to strengthen their reading skills and improve their reading fluency. We want kids to love reading and make reading part of their daily life. We assign a “Reading Log” to track their reading because we certainly don’t want them to lie to us and tell … [Read more...]
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