Primary Education Ideas
Being an elementary teacher requires so much more than just teaching! You are responsible for the care and safety of small children. As a first grade teacher with many years experience, I can tell you that there is nothing more stressful than dismissal on the first day of school. We’ve all had it happen, where…
Are you feeling daunted by the back-to-school preparations for your classroom? As a seasoned 20-year veteran teacher, I’m here to simplify the process for you with seven easy-to-follow steps! Whether you’re an experienced educator or a fresh face in the field, this post is guaranteed to be your ultimate guide! As the summer break approaches,…
Does your school celebrate Read Across America Day all week long? Ours coincides with a PARP week (parents as reading partners). For this week, I like to focus my read alouds on book about reading. Each day, I read my students a new reading themed book! Here are my favorites: Our morning meetings are reading…
Ever wonder what to put in your students’ book baggies or how to manage them? This post will answer all those burning questions! I like to start independent reading the first week of school. I feel like it is an important part of our daily routine. To get started with book baggies, you need actual…
I just finished my Batty for Bats Unit. It is a 59 page literacy and science unit. I have always loved doing a bat unit with my students – click here to see last year’s post and snag a freebie. This year, I wanted to align the unit to the Common Core and focus on CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.1.2….
Spring Exhibit was two weeks ago and our theme was ants. I finally finished putting my Ant Unit together, so I thought I would share the ant themed photos and the link to my Ant Unit. I am so done with ants! Unfortunately, it looks like I will have the nasty harvester ants in the gel ant farm…
