Fun and Practical Ideas for Primary Classrooms
Teaching friendship skills is an important part of helping young students build a positive classroom community. These friendship activities for primary students are designed to help children learn how to be kind, work together, and solve problems with their classmates. This friendship activities booklet for kindergarten and first grade includes simple lessons, reflection pages, and engaging activities that encourage students… Read More
…Because routines build the foundation for everything else. The first day of school sets the tone for the entire year, and establishing clear expectations right away can make a huge difference in how smoothly your classroom runs. Teaching important classroom routines on the first day of school in first grade helps students feel confident, independent, and ready to learn. From… Read More
Indoor recess? Gloomy weather? Increasingly complex concepts to learn? Students snapping at each other? The middle of winter is also the beginning of the second half of the school year and students may be stuck in a rut or acting out a bit. Here are some tried and true ideas I use every year to help keep students learning and… Read More
A quick positive note can mean so much to a student! These classroom notes for students are an easy way to recognize good behavior, hard work, kindness, and other accomplishments throughout the school day. My students often ask if I have any “nice notes” ready to go! I use these simple reward notecards to celebrate students and send a little… Read More
How does a Reward Catalog work? Well, let me show you one of our favorite things in 1st grade! The great news is, you can use a Reward Catalog with any management system that you already have in place, it’s low-maintenance, and it can be low cost and/or FREE for you. Here’s how it works in my room… We use… Read More
Looking for fun attention getters for kids that actually work? Having a few simple attention getters ready to go can help you quickly get students focused without raising your voice or repeating directions. These easy classroom attention getters are fun for students, quick to teach, and perfect for keeping your day running smoothly. Here are my Top 5, in no… Read More
I love letting my students know about my life right from the start so I can start learning about them, too! This automatically helps them feel more comfortable in their new classroom, builds trust between us, and encourages them to share more with me, too! HERE ARE SIX WAYS I START RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING… 1. Postcard Before school starts,… Read More
