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Morning Work Journals with Digital Prompts for First Grade

Morning work journals are a great, no-prep alternative to traditional morning worksheets. Instead of making endless copies, children can respond to a set of digital prompts inside their own morning work journal.

Thank goodness for morning work journals. For real. Actually, let's back up. What does the beginning of your school day look like? I've gone through a few morning routine renovations over the years. Some, when I was a newbie, are probably too embarrassing to mention. Others resulted in various degrees of chaos. And others looked like a series of worksheets I confess were probably busy … [Read more...]

Visual Cue Cards for Following Directions

Visual Directions

Have you ever counted how many times a day you hear this question, "What do I do next?" Whatever just popped into your head is probably a conservative number. And I bet you hear, "I don't remember," almost as often. Visual cue cards are one way to solve this problem. Actually, one of the easiest ways. Most of us are very visual. It's why the billboards with the best images get us to exit the … [Read more...]

Fun Ways to Keep Kids Motivated Until the End

Fun Ways to Keep Kids Motivated Until the End of the School Year

As the end of the school year gets closer, it's important to keep kids motivated and engaged in their learning. But with summer just around the corner, it can be challenging to maintain their focus. Truth be told, it's even hard to maintain our own focus! Beach, anyone? No worries. We've got you covered with some fun ways to keep kids motivated until the very end! IDEAS TO KEEP KIDS … [Read more...]

Pairing Cards for Student Partners

Partner pairing cards for getting children into pairs. The cards go together, such as ketchup and mustard or peanut butter and jelly.

Pairing cards are one of my favorite ways to bring kids together for activities. There are a number of ways you can set up student partnerships in a classroom. Often, I'm very intentional when pairing up children. If the work is academic, I tend to pair kids who need support and a gentle spirit with kids who are patient and natural at coaching. I also try to avoid combining children who rile up … [Read more...]

Sub Plans for Teachers

Emergency Sub Plans

These sub plans for teachers have saved my sanity on more than one occasion. I remember the year our principal asked us to prepare emergency lesson plans before school even started. Ugh, why? I'm usually a pretty proactive person, but not when it came to sub plans. I was never sick. And I was never out. But then I had kids of my own. And THEY got sick. And THEY were out. Scrambling to write … [Read more...]

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