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Remote Learning: What I Sent With Students

Remote Learning: What I Sent With Students

Remote Learning In my classroom, I like to keep what we do engaging, simple, and meaningful. So when schools were closed, and we had to turn to remote learning, I wanted the assignments I sent home to, of course, be engaging, simple, and meaningful. Here is a list of...
Online Student Engagement Tips

Online Student Engagement Tips

Online Student Engagement What a crazy school year 2020 has been. Many of us teachers have been turned to distant learning. Whether that is teaching online to your students or creating work to be sent home, I want to share my tips for online student engagement to help...

Ideas for Student Engagement – Direct Instruction

Direct instruction is the part of the lesson where the teacher explicitly teaches the content. It is before guided practice and independent practice. Usually during guided and independent practice is where it is easy to use student engagement strategies. But what...
4 Amazing Student Engagement Strategies

4 Amazing Student Engagement Strategies

Student Engagement Strategies I always thought that getting students engaged in lessons had to involve a lot of prep time. Finding an activity, printing it, laminating it, and cutting it out… But I have learned that student engagement strategies don’t have to take a...
Not Your Ordinary Sight Word Games

Not Your Ordinary Sight Word Games

One of my main goals in my classroom is engaging students in their learning. One of the best ways to do this is through games and play. I have created fun sight word games that can be used in any primary grade. Now these are not your ordinary sight word games, but...
Set Up Learning Centers in the Classroom

Set Up Learning Centers in the Classroom

Set Up Learning Centers in the Classroom As a new teacher, I was intimidated to getting learning centers started in our classroom. Our learning centers time became the favorite part of our school day for both me and my students. I decided to write this blog post on...
Simple Learning Centers for the Classroom

Simple Learning Centers for the Classroom

Simple Learning Centers for the Classroom Setting up learning centers for the classroom can be a daunting task as a new teacher. At least, that is how I felt! Where do I start? What learning centers should I do? How can I keep up with all the preparation that goes...
Ideas for Morning Work in Primary Grades

Ideas for Morning Work in Primary Grades

Ideas for Morning Work I knew that when I had my own classroom that I wanted to do some sort of morning work. But here’s the thing… I hate making a whole bunch of copies of worksheets for morning work everyday! So I came up with morning bins that are hands on ways for...
Strategies for Motivating Students to Read

Strategies for Motivating Students to Read

How do you motivate students to read in your classroom? Sometimes motivating students to read can be a tricky task. Some students see reading as work. However, we need to help our students to see reading as something they do for pleasure. It should be something that...