“I don’t have time to incorporate social-emotional learning activities. There is barely have time to differentiate math, reading, and writing.” I have been so excited to see the changes in …
Do writing prompts work? When comparing Writer’s Workshop to using writing prompts in the classroom, the use of writing prompts was found to be the most effective of the two …
Youtube Title: fun ways to learn essential math facts “Yay! My favourite part!!” We had so many fun ways to learn math facts that practising math facts was a joy …
Eight minutes. I sat patiently with her, just the two of us, for eight minutes, and waited for her to rally her thoughts enough just to look at the page. …
“Number bonds?! I don’t get it. I mean, I have seen them before, but is it necessary to teach them to the kids?” This was my thinking about number bonds …
I watch as one of my writing prompts beginners looks at each writing prompts journal page, thinking, considering, planning. Finally she chooses the writing prompts about friendship, and she heads …
“Oh maaaan!! An entire block of class time lost. Why do I always get students who just can’t read at grade level?” This is the mindset of a teacher who …
“Where is “U”?, she asked. “’I’ is here.” I responded. She scrunched up her face at me, refusing to giggle at my pun, as my classroom assistant and I roared …
Differentiation in Writing and your Classroom Management Plan Have you ever heard (or said yourself 😉) “But my students could never work quietly like that!”? Me too! 🥴. As teachers …
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. 🥵 First let’s …