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Morning Meeting is the best part of the day in my 4th-grade classroom, and I want to share some of my fourth graders’ favorite morning meeting activities. These morning meeting activities are ones that we use all year to work on teamwork, classroom community, and just having fun building relationships together! ... Read the Post...
How to Boost Classroom Community During Digital Learning If you clicked on this post, you're probably planning for or in the middle of digital learning or at home learning! Digital learning tools have become NECESSARY while I'm writing this, as we're amid the Coronavirus quarantine. Whether you are required to have ... Read the Post...
I've used many 100th Day of School Activities to celebrate this fun day with my students over the years, so I thought I'd share some fan favorites with you! It’s one of the only days in the school year where you can ask your students, “What have you learned in these 100 days of school?” and they’ll actually give you a ... Read the Post...
I’ll be honest…this post is unlike most of the other’s you’ll read on my blog. It’s very candid- as if we were sitting down at a coffeehouse together. It’s time that I share this part of my life with you. I was scrolling through pictures from 2018, and I happened on one that stopped me in my tracks. It’s a selfie from a ... Read the Post...
Holidays Around the World Made Easy One of my favorite units to teach is about holidays around the world in December. No matter what grade I teach, I include this in my lesson plans, because I love learning and teaching about cultures around the world! Just because this is a busy time of year does not mean you can’t ... Read the Post...
November is the perfect month to focus on teaching the social-emotional learning element of gratitude! I have seven activities on gratitude that you can use with your students or even your own children to promote thankfulness this month and all year long! These gratitude activities for kids help us be mindful of what we ... Read the Post...
