With the big push for growth mindset in today’s classrooms, what are you as the teacher doing to ensure you help your students with this task. After all – it’s our job to help them not only begin to master a growth mindset in the classroom, but in life as well. So think about this… How does it make students…
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What I Wish I’d Known…
Things I Wish I’d Know as a First Year Teacher – classroom management must start on day ONE! – consistency is key – how to run reading workshop – math facts ARE important! – games can be educational too – that everything doesn’t need to be perfect – that it’s healthier for me to have a life outside of school –…
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Point of View Posters {1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person}
As I prepare for the new school year, I’ve been going through my posters. While I have many that I love – I’ve never been satisfied with my Point of View posters. So…I did a search on Teachers Pay Teachers. There wasn’t anything that was exactly what I wanted, so I decided to make my own set. Here they…
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Add More Poetry into Your Day! – rewrite & repost?
Poetry. Some teachers love teaching poetry, while others run the other way. I’ll be the first to admit I fell into the running category. However, when I knew I was taking over all of the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Reading/ELA at our school – I knew I had to up my poetry game. NOW! That’s why…
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Round Robin Writing & Editing Idea
Writing is one of those subjects that I make sure to cover each and every day. I know this isn’t always the case in every classroom, but I figure it’s also a life skill – so I make sure we get to it. But – how do you mix it up enough to keep students interested? In the past I’ve written about…
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