Dr. Seuss and I are birthday buddies, I’m March 1st and he’s March 2nd! I wanted to share some ways my third graders celebrated last year to hopefully Pinspire you for this year! The first way our school celebrated Read Across America was by having a door decorating contest. My door tied for 1st place and we won an ice…
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Top Buzz Words in Education in 2013
Here’s a Throwback to 2013! If you spent some time in my district in 2013, here are some of the buzz words that you would hear approximately 100 times per week lol. It serves as a “snapshot” of our district wide goals. I’m sure MANY can relate to these buzz words. Did I miss any? Wordle.net is a site that…
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Whole Brain Teaching- A Must for New Teachers!
I was fortunate enough to attend a Whole Brain Teaching Midwest Conference over the summer at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio where Coach B himself taught hundreds of eager teachers the basics of Whole Brain Teaching. I have been a fan of Whole Brain Teaching since the summer after college graduation. I was fortunate enough to be hired in a…
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Activity Ideas for the Last Day of School: End of Year Classroom Candy Bar Awards and More!
Hopefully, you snagged my free end of the year planning checklist and was able to plan your last month of school and reduce the overwhelm. (If not, download the freebie it for next year). Now…for the last day of school. Here is a look at the activities I usually do on the very last day of school: The first 5…
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Flash Mobs, Assemblies, and Room Crashing
We started our first staff meeting of the year with dancing, skipping, and playing hot potato with balloons. Why? Because our principal paired with our local university who explained the benefits of students taking physical activity breaks. Even though you are taking time away from teaching, you are actually increasing the students’ focus, boosting moral in the classroom, and fighting…
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