Happy Kindness Day It's November and it is time to celebrate kindness! Learn how you can enrich your student's learning experiences and have a Happy Kindness Day, not only in…
Tips for New Teachers: How to Start a New School Year Starting a new school year is an opportunity for everyone to begin again: teachers, students, staff, parents, bus drivers…
Are you ready to have a successful parent teacher conference? Do you look forward to these opportunities to connect with parents? Most teachers I talk to do not like conferences.…
5 Simple Strategies to Welcome Newcomers at School What is a newcomer? According to www.dictionary.com, a newcomer is a person that has recently arrived. In this article, we will learn…
Are you feeling the excitement? The end-of-year excitement? I'm sharing eight tips on how to wrap up a successful school year. There are still so many things to complete .…
Using children's literature as a social emotional learning example is a great way to build social, emotional, and literacy skills. I love when I can use one book for so…
First Week of School: The Most Important I love this time of year!!! Listening to school bells ring all across the globe as students and teachers head back to school…
Classroom Organization Organizing a classroom space requires thought, time, and tips. I have put together my best tips to help you organize your classroom, supplies, and the famous classroom library! …
Back to School Prep Time It's that time of the year!! Back to School specials, supplies, and surprises!! How do you get ready for your Back to School excitement? What…
Since our first week of school was a full five days, I really focused on building community and moving the kids into a daily routine. Although our class uses technology…
How many of you have ever had a child that has troubles making mistakes? When a mistake is made the student has a hard time dealing with the consequences. What…
One of my favorite back to school lessons is "A Caring Being". This is a great social emotional lesson that I implement the first week of school. This lesson…
New School Year . . . Fresh Start Beginning a new school year is an opportunity to start fresh: a new beginning, new teacher, new friends. With all these "new…