Today I'm excited to have my real-life teaching friend Callie on the blog! She's here to share her thoughts on giving meaningful feedback to students. You'll learn about how she uses both "praise points" and "teaching points" to help her students grow and to build strong student relationships. I remember doing my student teaching in a second grade classroom and my cooperating ... [ Read More ]
Teach Outside This Spring With These Fun Ideas
Hi teachers! I'm Retta, from Rainbow City Learning, and I'm super excited to be invited back to Hojo's Learning Adventures to share some ideas with you! It's Spring! The days are longer, the sun may be shining, and the view outside your classroom window may start to become more and more inviting to your students as they try to stay focused on their lessons indoors. Who says learning can only be ... [ Read More ]
How to Talk to Parents Who Don’t Seem to Care
It's can be hard communicating with parents who don't seem to care. But let's get one thing straight right away - they probably do. They're either busy, pre-occupied, or maybe dealing with something major going on in their lives right now. With that being said, I'm going to share some ideas to get across to these parents and let them know how their child is doing. Here are my five tips for how to ... [ Read More ]
3 Ways to Maximize Learning for Busy Kids
Getting kids moving helps them learn! Today I'm here guest blogging to show you three ways to maximize learning for busy kids. If your students are like mine it is best to keep them active so they can use up all the energy they seem to have in endless supply. I have so many kids that seem to be in perpetual motion. So rather than working against that I have found a way to embrace it. Hello, ... [ Read More ]
How to Handle Spring Fever in the Classroom
Let's face it, spring fever has set in (or will soon enough!). This typically happens sometime around testing and the weather warming up. What's a teacher to do? Today I want to share four ideas for how to handle spring fever in the classroom so you can make every moment for the rest of the year in the classroom count! 1. Get Outside Let's face it - when the sun starts shining, we all want ... [ Read More ]
Elementary Science Games for the Classroom OR Homeschool
Sarah is here today to share some elementary science games that your classroom or homeschool students are sure to love! Teaching Elementary Science Games Games can be used to effectively teach early elementary science topics. Active participation encourages learning. Games encompass the three main learning types: kinesthetic, auditory, and visual. They are played by doing (kinesthetic), ... [ Read More ]
10 Ways to Find Extra Time as a Teacher
What teacher does not have a list a mile long at what needs to be accomplished during each school week, let alone each individual day? How can a person get it all done but still have a life? Can a teacher enjoy the weekend? Teachers can spend much time working at all the needed tasks for the week. It can lead to major burnout. Can we carve out a bit of time here and there to give us more me time ... [ Read More ]
Teaching Transition Words in Writer’s Workshop
Teaching youngsters how to write I think is one of the hardest things about teaching first grade. Second only to.....Valentine's Day, Halloween and the day before holiday breaks. That's why today I want to show you how to teach transition words in writer's workshop. But.... Every year, right about December when they are "off the wall" and listening to maybe a third of what I'm saying, I ... [ Read More ]
Funny Picture Writing Prompts
As a classroom teacher, it was often hard to find time to fit writing into each school day. However, I knew that was a bad practice! There were days were we only had five minutes to write, but I knew that five minutes was better than no minutes! That's where these funny picture writing prompts came into play! Project Your Picture Prompt I would go to my Pinterest board dedicated to funny ... [ Read More ]
Social Media Etiquette for Teachers
With technology at an all time high and not going anywhere in the future, it's important to think about your digital imprint. What information are you putting out there for others to read? What does a search for your name show? Teachers need to be especially aware of this since they work with youth. That's why today's post features social media etiquette for teachers. 1. Know Your ... [ Read More ]
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