Thanksgiving in the Classroom
A Week of Thanksgiving in my Classroom Thanksgiving in the classroom is such a fun time! It is a great time to remember what we are thankful for. This was especially important this school year. There are also so many great read alouds and activities to do in the classroom. Here is a peek into […]
Parent Teacher Conference Week: I SURVIVED!
Parent-teacher conference week is a week I do not look forward to every school year. The days are long and it’s exhausting by the end. You can only imagine what parent-teacher conferences were like while also teaching through a pandemic. My conferences this year were hybrid, like my instruction, and parents were given the choice […]
Morning Choice STEM Bins: Covid Style
Another classroom favorite of mine has always been my morning choice time…but that too has needed changed this year. Morning choice, sometimes referred to as a soft start, is when you allow students to start the day at their own pace doing something they enjoy before getting started on their academic work. In my classroom, […]
Organizing My Classroom Library (FINALLY!)
I know, I know. We are mid-way through October and already passed our first nine weeks of school, and I am just now getting things in the classroom settled. But ya know, #teachingin2020. This is the new normal. During my fall break, I had time to work on some loose end projects in the classroom. […]