Your colleague gives you a nudge and a wink, and you follow their eyes as they look around the classroom. Both your class and your colleagues class are fully engaged …
Classroom STEM Kits! How to Build Classroom Community and More
Do You Want to Build Classroom Community? Classroom STEM Activities Now!
Imagine this: your students huddled together, creating, problem-solving, and having a blast – all thanks to classroom STEM activities. This is the way to build classroom community! But that’s not …
Writing Workshop or Writer’s Workshop: How to Combine Them for Success!
As the holidays closed in on us I had a difficult decision to make for writing workshop. I had students pleading with me to allow them to continue to develop …
How to include Social Emotional Learning Activities All Day Long
Do you ever feel like there is not enough day to fit in social emotional learning (SEL) activities? Isolating little blocks of time for all the things we need to …
What Does Social Emotional Learning Mean for Your Class Now?
I have just come back from a walk, and if anyone were to ask me “what does social emotional learning mean’ my answer would include “walks”. As I look back …
An Example of Classroom Philosophy: Make One in 5 Easy Steps
Have you ever walked into a classroom where students are so engaged, it feels like magic? That magic is often the result of a well-crafted example of classroom philosophy. To …
Classroom Rewards: 5 Strong Reasons Why They Aren’t for Me
Classroom Rewards for Good Behavior I’m passionate about classroom rewards. More specifically classroom management without rewards. Stay with me! Hear me out. 😀 That may stir up a little bit …
Classroom Community: 7 Strategies for How to Create One
My heart breaks when I see assigned partners in the classroom announce to the classroom verbally or visually that they are only working together because they have to. Classroom community …
7 Easy Ways to Boost Your Classroom Management Styles
A classroom assistant told me why she would never want to lead a classroom. She had been in all of the primary classrooms, and she was able to identify a …
Why are Classroom Routines Important? Manage Transitions Now!
Transitions! ARGH . . . A word that makes teachers break into a cold sweat. Why are classroom routines important? We all know how much time and energy can be …
What is Differentiated Instruction in Writing? How to Know.
If you have you ever heard (or said yourself 😉) “My students could never work quietly at centers!”, then this might be just the post for you. Once you know …
How to Jumpstart Writing: Embrace Differentiation in Instruction Now!
Much as I love to teach math, and I do love to teach math, I find differentiation in instruction for writing easier. Maybe because it’s easier to make it open-ended. …
10 Amazing Back-to-School Activities: Make Memorable First Days
Hey there, teachers! With the first day of school approaching, are you feeling a mix of nerves and excitement? Are you looking for some fun back-to-school activities? Well, fear not, …
25 or More Amazing Tools for Differentiation in Math Instruction
Differentiation in math instruction and play based learning go hand in hand. Today I will I am passionate about teaching math well because I failed grade 12 math. 😏 Twice. 🥴 …
How to Unlock the Mystery of Differentiation in Math
What is Differentiation in Math? Okay, I admit it, in some ways I consider math the most difficult subject to differentiate in. There, the truth is out. 🥵 But implementing …
10 Powerful Ways to Implement Differentiation in Classroom
Strategies for Differentiation in Teaching In my first blog post, I identified differentiation as a pillar of classroom management. In my most recent post, I shared that differentiation in classroom …
Tales of : Why is Differentiation in the Classroom Important?
For some teachers, terror strikes their very heart when the topic of differentiation in the classroom comes up. In “How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms”, Dr. Carol Ann …
Use a Growth Mindset to Transform Classroom Management Now
What is Growth Mindset in Education? Have you ever attempted to work with a student who will not consider, not even for a second consider, doing something that you are …
13 Transformative Classroom Management Techniques
What is Evidenced Based Classroom Management? I have mentioned in other blog posts, I looove classroom management. and I strongly believe that it is important to use research-based classroom management …
How to Build Transformed Classroom Communities in 3 Easy Steps
Classroom communities are everywhere! Literally everywhere, but not all classroom communities are the same. A healthy classroom community is a group of adults and children who come together to learn …