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My school is using the Art and Science of Teaching framework by Marzano to ensure quality teaching across the school. One of the aspects I have found particular important is goal setting, both professionally and for my students! I have found the framework and design questions very interesting but sometimes struggle to bring the concepts […]

Whether you’re a grad teacher, or you’ve been in the gig for years, it’s always a great help to yourself – and your students – to start your school year on the right foot. And especially after the mess that 2020 was, I thought a little reminder, or a mindful prompt, might be just what you need! So, if you’re looking for tips for a successful school set up – you’ve come to the right place! 1. Getting (and staying) organised! It’s something that either floats your boat, or has you rolling your…

Friends, I am tired! The first week back at school after break really kicked my butt! We had two full days at a statewide conference and three days back at school for meetings. In amongst all of that I had a bazillion things that I wanted to do in my classroom... I got about 0.002% of those things done! My Five for Friday this week shares a few things I did complete as well as some random thoughts. My main goal for the beginning of this term was to have my classroom library reorganised. That…

Hi everyone! It has been a busy few weeks in my classroom and it is finally ready! I plan to post a video on my IG soon! Here is my mirror wall. It is by our classroom sink area. There are positive affirmations above each mirror. Find Mirrors Here This is a decorative area above one of my student work tables. It was a blank wall that just needed a little something added to it! Stripe Border I also updated my teacher tool kits! The first one I made to go along with my classroom theme (shiplap…

Keep your students motivated to hit their weekly and monthly reading goals by offering a little motivation or reward. Here are some of our favorite ideas.

1-2-3 Come Do Some Constitution Day Activities With Me With a federal mandate that any schools accepting federal funds, need to do some educational activity associated with the Constitution, on September 17th, I wanted to think up something that my Y5’s could easily understand. With everything else that teachers have to cover, I also wanted what we did to be something simple and especially relevant to them. This packet does exactly that, because I've tied it into classroom management: jobs…

Question of the Day is a fun activity to get kids learning RIGHT when they get into the classroom each morning. It is a great classroom management technique to get the school day on track right from the start.

So, I invented a new game today. It was completely necessary at the moment. It requires zero prep and zero materials (other than a class list). It. Works. Like. Magic! The name of the game is 'Last Kid Standing'. How

Doodlebugs Teaching is taking a break from Five for Friday until August. So to tide us over, I'm linking up with First Grade Parade for Favorite Pins Friday! This should be fun! I love pinning! If you are interested in linking up, click on the adorable image below! So here are my favorite pins from this week. I've been pinning this Giveaway that I am also participating in! There are so many great items you can win! I saw this AMAZING idea recently! I really want to try this next year! I plan…