Is it weird that some of my favourite times with my students was when my students came in in their snowsuits, snow everywhere, with deep anger and frustration showing on …
Restorative Justice In Schools: How To Reclaim Classroom Community
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Why is Community Building in the Classroom Important?
I saw him for only about 10 minutes a year, and he said, “No worries; send me a payment later.” At that moment I felt like a valued and trusted …
Build Outstanding Classroom Community by Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom
Creating an inclusive classroom environment is essential for creating a culture of mutual respect and understanding between students. Celebrating diversity in the classroom helps build a classroom community in which …
How To Be Using Parent-Teacher Communication To Build Classroom Community
Proactively building parent teacher communication can be a cornerstone of your success in building a strong classroom community. Just as positive communication builds a thriving classroom, positive parent-teacher communication can …
Proven Classroom Attention Getters For the Best Classroom Management
Not one, not two, but three teachers were watching me, kind of stunned by how I was just standing there with my hand in the air. There was no way, …
How to Make Your Teaching Tone and Voice Revive your Class Now!
“I just don’t have it. I have had the opportunity to watch all of the teachers, and I don’t have the posture, or the teaching tone and voice.” During covid …
Math Facts Colour by Code: How to Boost Impact Now!
Is it ethical, as a teacher, to waste an entire week (or maybe two!) on incorporating fun little seasonally themed math facts colour by code worksheets when we could be …
Counting Collections: How to Build Classroom Community Now Teaching Numeracy
Did you ever put your whole head into your Hallowe’en treat bag, and count how many chocolate bars, chip bags, and pieces of gum you had received? My parents weren’t …
Classroom STEM Kits! How to Build Classroom Community and More
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 …
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 …
Classroom Community: 7 Strategies for How to Create One
Build Classroom Community From Day 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 …
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 …