December is rapidly approaching and this is the perfect time of year to build your classroom community and encourage kindness among your students! Here is my FREE annual Random Acts of Classroom Kindness Calendar for December. I’ve tried to make it as low-prep and budget friendly as possible, and it can be used no matter … Read more
This week has been a blast. We dove into everything apples during our science/literacy lesson each afternoon. On Friday, we ended our week with a themed day of investigations. I scurried home after school this week to create the pages for the next day of lessons and investigations. The unit I created is a book … Read more
I am participating in a monthly blog challenge called #MTBoSBlaugust. Click the logo below to check out the other participating blogs. :o) I know that my students are coming in at only 12% Proficient in Math. This means that they are going to need a lot of review on the concepts they should know from … Read more
These Skip-Counting Spiderwebs are one of my best Halloween tricks (tips?) to keep your students focused and busy on Halloween day. Seriously. Let’s face it – the excitement in the room makes it hard to settle, so it’s not the time to start a brand new concept. A few years ago I started to do … Read more
I’m currently completing the Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership (PDSL) which is run as part of a collaboration between a number of colleges/universities (U.L., U.C.D., N.U.I.G, and W.I.T.) It’s an 18 month programme which is run through a number of centres around the country. (see picture of the centres below) My hope/aim is to … Read more
We’ll be learning all about Washington, Lincoln and Obama, Trump and now President Biden! This is by far one of my favorite units to teach! We will also learn about 10 of the most famous U.S. Symbols and we’ll it all while integrating social studies with reading, writing, and math. There are REAL pictures … Read more
This school year I decided to take a different approach to reviewing letters during the first weeks of school. Each year I work on letter recognition, sounds association, formations and a list of words with the same beginning sounds. The kids never seem too engaged but it’s important to review since a good percentage with … Read more
This year I am trying to follow through with my idea from last year on using Google Forms to “Check For Understanding” with Formative Assessments. I have created my second Google Forms Formative Assessment on Slope and the Rate of Change. My goal with these Formative Assessments are to use the data to help prepare … Read more
I love everything about the Fall. It’s the perfect combination of weather, beauty, and all things cozy. It’s also one of my favourite months in the classroom. We’re starting to get our routines down pat, beginning of the year assessments are complete (or almost … haha), and our classroom community vibes are pretty strong. We … Read more
Hey Teachers! Here is an important reminder for you: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Please know how amazing you are. What you do in your classroom is helping to make the world a better place every single day! To celebrate you, we are having a SALE!! Visit our TPT stores to save up to 25% off … Read more