Planning can take up a lot of a teacher’s time, but it doesn’t have to. Let me help you plan quality lessons that will meet your students’ needs and engage them. This section is here to help you so you can get back to your personal life.
This year my students and I have been doing a lot of talking about just how important it is to be doing thinking (especially higher-order
With Halloween around the corner, why not get a bit festive? However, there are many children who do not participate in Halloween or anything related.
It’s October, that time of the year when the air starts to smell crisp, the leaves change colors, and the stores fill up with every
I inherited a wooden easel long ago when I first began teaching. It was fabulous and worked well, but after many years of use, it
We have several Common Core Standards that require students to practice their speaking and listening skills. If your students are like mine, they tend to
We all know teachers aren’t exactly made of money, time, and, well… energy. Thankfully, these DIY (Do-It-Yourself) teacher hacks don’t require a whole lot of
It’s back to school time! Time to start thinking about those first week activities and planning for the new year! So, what should I share?
I really loved Donalyn Miller’s book The Book Whisperer when it came out a while back, so you can imagine my excitement when she recently released
