You may have noticed…We love pandas So cute and chubby. They’re adorable! So we made this Panda-Themed Classroom Decor and now we’re asking ourselves, why didn’t we make this years ago? We love it. So it’s at 500+ pages, and we keep thinking of cute things to add, so customers luck out! Once you buy, and…
It was 1986. I had just signed my very first teaching contract…to teach 6th grade at a junior high school. My salary for the year was $14,500. (I’m not joking… I figured I could lose a few pounds anyway…) But I was going to have my OWN class! I was so excited I could hardly…
Well, I’ll admit. It was a difficult year for me. Full of challenges, new and old. But after 31 years of teaching, I know that although it might be a rough school year, I have the opportunity to reflect and grow from the experiences from the year…or I can pass on the blame. (I guess…
May is the month when we make a mad rush to help those students who still need to improve their reading fluency before the end of the year. We read, reread, do repeated timings, work on word attack, improve our expression, partner read, and so much more. But the best and easiest strategy I have…
What is Whisper Reading? Whisper reading is a whole group and/or guided reading strategy where students are quietly reading text without disturbing neighbors. The teacher goes around and listens to each reader briefly, giving feedback, then moving on to the next. I have found whisper reading to be a highly effective strategy for getting all…
Students and parents love receiving Happy Go Home Notes when students make great choices during the day! We all know how important it is to build relationships and communicate with our students’ parents. And sending home happy notes about positive behavior is a great way to do that! When a student is having an outstanding…
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