Secrets of Launching a Stellar School Year

…your own core beliefs about teaching and learning Discover ways to plan ahead for cooperative learning and how to teach social skills to your students Find out what to do…

How to Create a Class Handbook that Rocks!

…you plan to include in YOUR handbook?If you’re short on time, check out my newest teaching resource, a collection of editable files that make it easy to create your own…

20 Terrific Quiet Signals That Work!

…up the episode by sharing a simple, step-by-step lesson plan for teaching any new quiet signal to your students. Click the play button below to listen now, or listen to…

Undercover Boss – School Style!

…the new curriculum? How are the students adapting to the school wide behavior plan? Can the class hear announcements? Is there enough time to get the class through the lunch…

How to Cope with a Disrespectful Parent

…rest of the year, but I was careful not to talk with her alone. Be Prepared and Plan Ahead Have you ever had this situation or something similar happen to…

The Mystery of the Missing Freebies

Imagine this scenario. You’re sitting down to plan your lessons for the week, and you remember a freebie you saw in my TpT store that would fit perfectly with your…

Getting Started with Classroom Book Clubs

…was demanding on me, too, because it required enormous amounts of time to plan for the meetings and grade the assignments. The last straw was when I overheard several students…

December Activities Your Kids Will Love!

Seasonal lessons are perfect for the weeks leading up to the winter holidays. Those days can be chaotic, so it’s important to plan lessons that are both meaningful and fun….

20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar

…connect, infer, question, and visualize. I know that teachers are extremely busy and stressed trying to get everything done, planned and prepped. Sometimes it only takes one idea, or example…

Going Marbles for STEM Hands-on Learning

…my Forces and Interactions science unit. I developed the activity to address the Next Generation Science Standard 3-PS2-1: “Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of…