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

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

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

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

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

Becoming a respected team leader can be a challenging, stressful, and time-consuming task, but I’ve been doing it for 12 years, so I think I may have learned a few tricks along the way. I’m going to share with you what has worked for me in the past and what

Do you want to ROCK your Classroom Organization? Well, guess what??? I’m very OCD and I LOVE to organize my classroom so I can find what I need quickly! If you’ve ever struggled with classroom organization- I’m going to give you 10 tips that have helped me over the years!

If you love reading winter read-alouds during the month of January- then you’re in the right place! I can’t wait to share with you my favorite Winter read-alouds that I use in my first-grade class! I always read them with a purpose in mind with a specific objective, task and

REGISTER NOW! Hey, K-2 teachers! Are you a brand-new teacher needing help and support to start the new school year? Do you need summer PD credit? Are you coming back to the classroom after being away for a few years? Or, maybe you are new to kindergarten, first grade, or

My 6 Favorite Christmas Holidays Around the World! I love celebrating Christmas Holidays Around the World with my first graders! It is so fun to see the light in their eyes to learn about how other countries around the world celebrate Christmas! I love teaching my units cross-curricular so when