We just kicked off our last reading unit of the year – nonfiction/informational text. Of course, we have been reading and exploring informational text all year in a variety of ways. However, this unit is our in depth focus, and I LOVE IT!! Well, my kids love it, and that makes us all love it. [...]
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Kidblog!
This year I learned about one of the most fantastic technology resources I have used in ages – Kidblog! Kidblog.org is a secure blogging service designed specifically for teachers and students. It allows teachers to create a classroom network of student blogs. Students can write their own blogs, read their classmates’ blogs, and write and [...]
Alternative Clip Charts – Flipping Management on its Head
I have had this post swimming around in my head for a long time. For me, it was just a matter of how to present it. I hope this works… Why We Need A Change I think we owe our children better “behavior management systems.” I will be sharing a plan with you in this [...]
Peter Johnston and Some Powerful Ideas
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear Peter Johnston, author of Choice Words and Opening Minds, speak. I read Johnston’s first book, Choice Words, during my student teaching, and I can honestly say that his ideas and suggestions have forever changed the way that I talk to kids. So, I was of course very excited [...]
Have Students Assess Their Own Behavior
As teachers we spend a lot of time assessing students’ behavior for them. We do it in lots of ways. It may come in the form of praise (and unspoken criticism). It may be an actual points or reward system, or behavior clips. It may be in the looks we give, the discussions we have, [...]
Using Technology To Elevate Share Time
Share time has been a focus of mine over the last couple of years in writing and reading workshop. I know that kids LOVE to have the opportunity to share their work and be recognized for things they have worked on or done well. I have been doing a share time for years that basically [...]
Basketball, Numbers, and Ten Frames, Oh My!
A few weeks ago I posted about the sight word basketball game I created for my class. It has been wildly successful, and my kids absolutely love it. So, as with any good idea, I decided I wanted to get the most out of it that I can. I altered the game a bit to [...]
Teaching Them to Tie
I go back and forth on shoe tying. Some years I decide that shoe tying is not on my list of things to teach, and I toss it back into the parents’ court. Other years I decide that it might be worth my while to invest in helping my little ones become competent at tying. [...]
A Conference on Heroism
I want to share news of an amazing opportunity I think every educator (and every parent, every middle or high school student, and every concerned citizen) should know about. It is no secret that bullying is a plague in our society. It exists in every school, and also in hundreds of work places. It is a [...]
Book Study Anyone?
I have been learning so much in the past few years about behavior management, literacy, attachment, confidence, and more, all through the lens of neuroscience. Much of my new learning has come from classes that I have been taking, but I am absolutely fascinated by this stuff! I know that there is no one right way [...]
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