It’s no secret. Having a great relationship with your custodian is one of the most important relationships you need as a classroom teacher. My first year teaching that was the resounding advice given to me and I still believe it to be true to this day. If it’s your first year teaching, make sure you know the answers to these 5…
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If it’s the last week of school you may be feeling overwhelmed with everything you have to do to get your room ready for summer. Fortunately, if you enlist your students to help it’ll be much less of a burden. Every year my students literally beg me to help get the classroom packed up. I’ve taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade…
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Are your classroom rules of not blurting out or interrupting being broken non-stop throughout your day? Yeah, me too. That is what led me to find guaranteed ways to stop students from blurting out in class that you too will be able to add to your classroom management bag of tricks because they are so easy to implement. First, let me…
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Woo hoo! You made it! It’s the end of the year and your pool time is so close you can smell the chlorine. Unfortunately, you’re probably drowning in endless events, assessments, behavior problems, and a desire to go all Joanna Gaines on your classroom. Here are 5 tips on how to plan the last month of school so that you and…
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Here are 50+ Quick Ways to Get a Student to Complete Their Work But first, Most likely you stumbled on this mega post with a specific student in mind. Picture that student as you read this list to help you determine which strategies to begin with. Certainly, not all will fit your style or your student’s needs, but you should…
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