Fun and Practical Ideas for Primary Classrooms
…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
I love making and sharing great resources for teachers to use. Here is a roundup of some of my FAVORITE FREEBIES from my Teachers Pay Teachers store or my blog! Click the pictures to get your free resources! This pack has 17 passages for first grade Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational (RI) passages. Perfect for practice, review, and assessment… Read More
We all have our favorite attention-getters that we use in the classroom. I love having an array of them to choose from to keep my kiddos on their toes! Here are my Top 5, in no particular order! My Wireless Doorbell My students love my wireless doorbell. It has so many different chimes and I love to change it up… Read More
I thought I’d do an upbeat post of some of my favorite teaching tools! We all have our faves…here are a few of mine! So, here are a few of my favorite teacher things!! SitSpots I. LOVE. SITSPOTS. I use them at our assigned spots at our meeting area. I use them to mark where my line leader should stand…. Read More
Report card comments are an important piece of communication with parents, but writing meaningful comments can take time and we all know that’s something that teachers are usually running short on!! I always try to start with a positive comment, end with a positive comment, and sprinkle a few throughout the academic sections as well! Download this FREEBIE to keep… Read More
