How Do I Use a Star Student in My First Grade Classroom? So let’s set the stage… I just finished my mini-lesson for Reader’s Workshop. The students are all sitting at their desks working on their interactive notebook page for comprehension (which is their Schema Notebook), and I quietly sit

4 Ways to Nip the Dismissal Chaos in the Bud! A lot of teachers struggle with their elementary dismissal procedures, but I’m here to help you out and give you an easy way to implement a fresh idea with less stress and no mess! And the best part is??? It’s

Let’s learn about my 4 F’s: 4 Fun Friday Activities that I do with my First Graders! Did you know you can have 4 Fun Friday Activities with your students and still have purposeful lessons? Fun Friday doesn’t have to be daunting. It can be something that you can do

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!