ESL newcomers are students who do not speak English as their first language. As a newer teacher, I remember the first time I received a student who spoke little to no English. I don’t know about your teacher training program, but mine had given me very little in the way of concrete steps or resources to use in this scenario. If you are reading this, you are probably finding yourself in a similar situation.
The new school year signifies a reset, a fresh start, a chance to do it all over again but BETTER this time. Unfortunately, summer break is incredibly short. There is not enough time to fully relax and get in all the prep we would ideally like to. This is especially true of the last few years. Overwhelm and impending burnout never seem to be far away. I can’t fix it all, but I can help you with some small changes that will yield big results when it comes to starting the year off right!
If you’ve been wondering how to put together Greek Olympic games in your classroom, you’re in the right place!
These are the classroom Olympic events that we used at our school. Feel free to borrow and adapt these ideas to create a special day for your students!
Continue readingWriting can be one of the harder subjects to teach, and some kids become struggling writers. Here are a few simple ideas on how to help a struggling writer in your class!
A friend recently asked me if I had any ideas on how to encourage a positive attitude in students. Her class has a few kids with negative attitudes, and she wants to turn it around before the negativity spreads. To help her out, I polled the veteran teachers in my circles.
The pandemic has spurred me to look at my child’s academic progress in a new light. I’m asking myself, “What has he learned up to this point? What does he need to learn?” My child needed some easy ways to remember states and capitals and other basic geography, so I created the following map skills unit.
Understanding & using context clues is vital to overall reading comprehension, so it makes sense to practice these skills often with different types of reading passages. Here are some strategies that can help your students boost their overall reading comprehension, and encourage them to have a little fun while they’re at it.
Are your students continually turning in work with missing capitalization and few punctuation marks? How do we teach them to slow down & break these bad writing habits?
Using the Teachers Pay Teachers’ digital overlay is really easy! It allows you to assign PDFs students can type on. Using digital activities has never been simpler. Check out how we are doing it!
If you find yourself overwhelmed with where to start, you’re in the right place! I’m going to break it down to the basics & help you get your home school classroom up and running!
Do you want to be a successful student? It’s not just about being naturally smart or talented. In fact, there are certain habits that successful students cultivate to help them achieve their goals. Here are the top 10 habits of successful students that you can start practicing today!
This post is a little different from my norm but oh so applicable given the current situation. On any given “normal” day loneliness is a common battle. Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, and unwanted. Lonely people crave human contact, but their state of mind makes it more difficult to form connections with other people.
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Let’s talk Google Classroom! Google has opened up Google Classroom to everyone! You can also set up a Google Classroom account from your personal gmail just to explore.
Homeschooling was never on the list of things I wanted to do, but like many of you, I was forced into it last week. I’m happy to report that homeschool went better than expected, & I’m actually excited about it! ….Whaaat?!
