During my first year teaching I used to reward my students with prizes from the prize box. Only to discover that the prize box got expensive….quick! I needed a system that rewarded students with activities they truly enjoyed. That’s when I decided to make reward coupons. Initially, they worked beautifully, but I soon discovered that it was becoming cumbersome to hand out coupons and then have students lose them. I also did not enjoy the printing and re-printing of coupons.…
Browsing Category
Management & Organization
I discovered Whole Brain Teaching several years ago and one of the things that immediately got my attention was The Super Improvers’ Wall. I love it for many reasons, but…
The outside world can often have a skewed view of what being a teacher is and all that it entails. There is major focus on the amount of time we…
End of year is approaching and if you’re like me, you’re already dreaming of beach trips and sleeping in. Unless you have tons of PD to attend and many PD…
When it comes to teaching the whole child, parent engagement is of the utmost importance. When parents have up to date information on their child’s progress in school, they are…
It’s almost that time of year! We are all running to the Target Dollar Spot and filling up our Amazon and Teachers Pay Teachers carts. As sad as we may…
Holidays & Seasons, Management & Organization
3 Copies to Make at end of year to make your back to school time smoother
If this isn’t your first rodeo, you must now be a seasoned veteran in the art of making it to the copy machine before anyone else. Beginning of the year copying…
In recent weeks I’ve gotten several inquiries in regards to my portable word wall. I’ve decided to put this post together to end the mystery behind the portable word wall ::cue…
Have you ever had a parent teacher meeting and the parents acted surprised when you told them how their child was doing? That happened to me my first year teaching…
Here’s the thing: at some point in history, high demands were placed on teachers to be perfect beings who managed to have it all together and who couldn’t just say…
