What is the number one most important thing with classroom management? If you want a well managed room you need one thing and one thing only: relationships. If you don’t have a good strong relationship with your kids they won’t respond to any system you put into place. If you don’t laugh with your kids,…
Everyday in upper elementary my students visit one reading center. Each week they visit teacher time, word work, work on writing, listening to reading, and read to self. Psst.. at the bottom of this post you can grab a video that talks about all of the centers. Why use word work? During word work students…
Everyday my kiddos visit reading centers. We work through teacher time, word work, work on writing, listening to reading, and read to self! In this part of the blog series we are going to talk about how I teach in small group! Let me tell you I LOVE me some small group time. I get…
In upper elementary you need to focus on reading skills and reading strategies often, but you also want to do fun themed and engaging activities! In October my favorite activity is the Bat Cave Challenge! I’ve loved watching my kiddos face light up when I come running in to the classroom as a bat! Plus,…
Back to school is on all of our minds as the summer wraps up. Today I am going to share my favorite back to school activities and read alouds! If you click on any of the books or products they will take you to an affiliate link! There is a GREAT freebie at the end…
I always head to Amazon for all of my back to school buys. One because two day shipping duh! But also because I usually can find GREAT deals and there is so much fun stuff! I am going to share with you my favorite things that I have purchased form Amazon to use in my…
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