When I first started learning about “blended learning,” it sounded like something only teachers of older students could use. So much of the premise is letting students work independently and at their own pace, and I knew this sounded like …
How I Make Community Supplies Work in Kindergarten
Sharing is not the easiest skill in kindergarten, and organization doesn’t fall far behind! For some children, kindergarten launches them into a brand new world of “school” where there are lots of expectations like sharing and taking turns. If …
A Letter-a-Day: Teaching the Alphabet Quickly and Easily
How do you teach the alphabet? I have used so many different strategies over the years. Depending on the district-adopted program I was using, there was letter-a-week, two letters per week, review weeks, letter-a-day AND letter-a-week….and nothing really ever felt …
How to Feel Good about Classroom Management: Strategies, Tips, and Resources
In the early years of my teaching career, I tried all kinds of systems, tricks, and methods for classroom management. I’d still get the same results, and then I’d feel frustrated. When I started teaching, I was at a large …
Counting Collections: Transform Your Math Instruction
It’s been a few years since I first learned about counting collections during a summer training. We were talking about math in such deep and meaningful ways, trying new strategies, discovering new tools…so much background information about mathematical learning. We …