Does EVERYONE really need a leadership job? In short, yes. I know that most of us already have a set of classroom jobs in place. There might be ten or twelve kids doing those jobs. But what about the other kids? Do they feel like a part of our (your) classroom community? The first time I wrote about using leadership jobs in…
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I am really excited to share this “resource round-up” with you! It’s full of brain breaks, book recommendations, freebies, and more. Let’s get started! Do you Symbaloo?? I love using Symbaloo to organize our favorite brain breaks. One of our most popular classroom leadership jobs is the Class DJ. The Class DJ gets to pick out our brain breaks each…
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The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz is a book you can carry across October and November, and I have the best time reading it to my kids each year. It is perfect for teaching readers how to examine a character’s actions, traits, and motivations. I usually spend a whole week with this book, and slowly scaffold character actions, traits, and motivations as we go. …
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Isn’t grammar one of the hardest things to teach sometimes?And let’s be honest. Sometimes, the grammar concepts we are charged with embedding in our student’s brains make us want to stab ourselves in the eye with a dirty stick. Does anyone really enjoy imparting their knowledge of direct objects? Really? Really?? When I teach any grammar lessons, I try to…
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Hey there! My Sparkie peeps and I are working together to throw a Springtime SALE your way! I’m including two resources that have gotten a makeover recently… This is an easy small group or partner game that student can play to reinforce simple and complete subjects and predicates. I’m also working on updating my Subject and Predicate Wonderland pack. It…
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