I get so many questions about how I set individual goals with 5 year olds (when they are not so independent yet). So I thought I’d show a quick little tutorial on the process I use that works well for me. I just started goal… [read more]
“Count” Math Goal Menu
If you read my previous post during Teacher Week you know that our school emphasizes individual goal setting directed by the students. I did really well with this using the CAFE menu for reading, but I needed to find a way to do the same… [read more]
Welcome Back Night
Wow this week flew by! I was so busy getting everything ready in my room for back to school night on Wednesday I didn’t have anytime to post this week. We had the best turnout this year! 17/19 of my students show up. Such an awesome… [read more]
Organizing Your Classroom Library
Of you are like me you are obsessed with buying children’s books for your classroom. I cant believe how many books I have acquired over the past 7 years! I can’t tell you how many times I have organized, and reorganized, (and reorganized again) my… [read more]
Teacher Week 13: Teacher Tips and Tricks
Hmmm….Where to begin? There are so many great tips that I could give so I decided to focus on individual goal setting with students. In our district we are really pushing for students to be setting their own learning goals in reading writing and math…. [read more]
Teacher Week 13: Classroom Management
I usually change my classroom management a little bit each year, but last year I started using the behavior chart/calendars from Angeline over at The First Grade Scoop. I was so happy with how easy they were to use that I plan on using them… [read more]
Teacher Week 13: Organizing for Instruction
On to my FAVORITE topic: Organization (for instruction of course)! I’d love to share with you some of the work I have been doing over the summer to get myself organized and ready to tackle the year. 1. Curriculum Calendar for the Year Here is my… [read more]
