How Do I Prepare? Meet the Teacher Night can be a nerve-wracking experience. But, with careful preparation, planning, and experience, it becomes easier each year. Here are some things that you need to consider before you start planning for that special night. Remember, you only get one chance to make
Having literacy centers in your classroom is a wonderful and exciting thing! This is an easy way to spiral skills that you’ve already taught in your lessons and continue a love of learning through all the subjects. First, you need to see the layout of your classroom to see where
Back to School Bootcamp: Empowering Connection Hey, K-2 teachers! It’s BACK TO SCHOOL time again!!! Are you a brand new teacher needing help and support to start the new school year? Are you coming back to the classroom after being away for a few years? Or, maybe you are new
Hey teachers! Check out my 12 Behavior Management Strategies that will rock your classroom management! A lot of teachers struggle with behavior management strategies, especially if they are a first-year teacher. They are either too nice and let the kids run all over them, or they’re afraid of disciplining because
Making Connections Teaching cross curricular in first grade just comes naturally to me. I know I was meant to be a first-grade teacher. Teaching cross curricular is the best way I know how to make better connections with my students. It really makes me proud when my students connect science
In this blog post, I will share with you all of my tips and tricks for making your reading/phonics groups in first grade the best yet! Are you ready to learn some new strategies to make your groups successful and differentiated? I cannot wait to share my 7 ways to
You may be wondering, how to teach reading comprehension to your first graders. You’re in luck because this is one of my favorite things to teach! I teach with a framework of the “I DO, WE DO and YOU DO” also known as “The Gradual Release of Responsibility” using Reader’s
Do you LOVE having your students make Mother’s Day gifts, arts and crafts? Do you love incorporating special holidays and celebrations within your classroom? How about adding some Mother’s Day fun? I’m always looking for new ways to spice up my Mother’s Day celebrations so here are some of my
Do you love teaching about life cycles? I sure do! In this blog post, I give a lot of different examples of research and writing with frogs, chickens, praying mantis, butterflies, bumble bees, and ladybugs. Here is a great learning goal: By the end of this lesson, students will be
If you’ve never taught with Project-Based learning before, and have always wondered what it could be and how to teach it… then you’re in for a treat! I’m going to walk you through the steps and show you a Recycling PBL that I did with my first graders in April
I teach teachers like you how to manage your classroom so you can teach Cross-Curricular. I live in Boerne in the Texas Hill Country. I’ve been teaching for 24 years in first grade and I LOVE it! I am married to a band director and have two beautiful daughters: Kennedi and Presleigh. I love shopping, decorating and playing flute, piano and singing.
