Classroom journal ideas

I wrote recently that I think it’s important that we give students a daily writing time . But, obviously a logistical issue comes up when you have your students writing every single day of the school year (or at least pretty close to it). How do we organize all of this writing? How do we keep up w

I am linking up once again with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics with my newest creation. I was inspired to make a "Hall Pass/Where are you going?" thing-a-mi-gig from a pin that I saw. I don't know if that's a word, but I use it all the time, and spell check didn't catch it. Here's how it turned out... Basically I used the Dollar Store Pizza Pan and added ribbon and wood letters to define the different places my students travel during the day when they aren't with me. C= Classroom B= Bathroom O…

Use this FREE reflection sheet to help guide your students as they consider their short and long-term process. Thinking about what went well and what needs to be improved is important, and this free download can help! Use this as a daily exit ticket at the end of each week, or cut and paste the prompts inside the cover of a math journal. Grab yours today on the blog! Math Freebies | Free Downloads for Math Teachers

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Hi There! In this post, I will explain to you what a bullet journal is and how it can benefit your kids. But I will also explain to you why a bullet journal might NOT be the right thing for your kids

Hi Friends! Confession time…writing is my LEAST favorite subject to teach. I know, I know…teachers shouldn’t have favorites! In all seriousness, teaching writing to first graders was not my favorite subject to teach. I was in a place where I thought, “If it’s boring to me, isn’t it boring for them?” I desperately needed to spice things up. That year I made it my professional goal to improve my writing instruction. I spent time reading, researching best practices and developing a system that…

Teacher Truth- I used to despise teaching Writer's Workshop. I understood the structure of the workshop model and the focus of each grading period, however, I didn't really know WHAT to teach each day during my mini-lessons. Fast forward a couple of years, and I had an amazing opportunity to visit an amazing teacher's classroom and observe her in action and I fell in love with her writing instruction! And then the next year, my amazing team and I decided to each tackle one subject and share…

Tips and tricks for Interactive Notebook success. This post contains strategies to help make using Interactive Notebooks easy and effective.

Sub plans can be a lot of work, but they don’t have to be with these 3 substitute sick day tips for your elementary classroom to keep your students engaged.