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Using Digital Stickers During Distance Learning: And A Freebie

This is just going to be a quick post, but I wanted to share a FREEBIE with you! I just added some digital stickers to our Free resource library. I didn't know what all the hype about digital stickers were until I was trying to provide feedback to ALL of my students on ALL of their assignments in the Google Classroom. I started to use digital stickers on different Google Slides assignments to help brighten up my correcting. Without the digital stickers, I … [Read more...]

Fun Activities to do on A Class Conference Call

What should you do with your class on a Zoom call or a Google meet type conference call during distance learning? In our district, we are not teaching live to our students on Zoom or Google Meet. Instead, we are prerecording our lessons and uploading the videos to Google Classroom. Many students are going to daycare during the day or being shuffled to different caregivers so we have tried to be as accommodating as possible. Each week I try … [Read more...]

Here We Are…We Are Here

Well, here we are. I have to say I never could have imagined the turn that teaching has taken. With all the craziness that is going on in the world today, I am not surprised that teachers have just “Kept Calm(ish) and Carried On.” Many of us were given about 7 days to take a bunch of online courses, completely revamp our resources, delivery, and approach. We did it. We pushed through, “figured it out,” and did it all with a smile. Here we are. … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s Day Freebie

Hello there! It sure has been a whirlwind since our last post. I know that as teachers we are all trying to help out our students as they are missing their schoolwork and their daily routines. It is hard because here in our district, first they told us that they were not going to do any distance learning because of inequity of access for our students (some students don't have access to internet, computers, ipads, etc). Now there are rumblings that we will be … [Read more...]

Small Group Math Instruction that Works: Week 1

For the next few weeks we are going to be highlighting Small Group Math Instruction. We are all aware of the importance of small group instruction for our students, but sometimes the logistics and time constraints can make it difficult to plan and execute these centers, stations, or rotations. Over the next few weeks, we are going to discuss why small groups are important, tips on how to make them work for you, a rotation schedule, planning, organizing, and a list … [Read more...]

(Home) Organization: Week 5 Feeding Your Family

So this week we are going to cheat a little bit, and while this is part of the classroom organization series, it will be focusing more on tips and tricks to help organize your home life....so technically it's not classroom organization. I definitely don't claim to have it all figured out, and somedays I am standing in front the deli case at the supermarket trying to create a complete meal for my family. Meal Planning One of the worst parts of being a … [Read more...]