Books Bloggers Love: Please Mr. Panda
We’re back with another “Books Bloggers Love” post! I am OVER THE MOON excited about the book I am going to share with you today! It’s the perfect addition to my back to school read aloud collection....
View ArticleHelping the Fidgety Learners
Hi friends! I don’t know about you, but things are finally settling down now that we are close to 4 weeks into the school year. Students are S.L.O.W.L.Y. learning the rules of the classroom and each...
View Article6 Ways to Use Sit Spots in Your Classroom & Giveaway!
It’s almost the weekend! Come hop along with me and my friends as we show you 6 was to use SitSpots in & out of the classroom! I’ve been dying for some Sit Spots in my classroom for over a year...
View ArticlePink Tiara Cookies
Pink Tiara Cookies by Maria Dismondy is a great book that teaches the social skill of kindness. “Bullying” is a huge problem in schools (see why I don’t like using the word “bully” HERE). What happens...
View Article23 Ways to Use Target Dollar Spot Erasers
I’m obsessed with Target Dollar Spot erasers. Aren’t we all? We walk in, get sucked in right away to the Dollar Spot, and what do we see? These sweet little baggies full of cute erasers. Do we know...
View ArticleCelebrating the End of the Year
Celebrating the end of the year is a blast! If you follow me on instagram, Facebook, or blog, you know I am all about teaching my students kindness. I feel as though kindness, consideration of others,...
View ArticleUsing ClassDojo to Communicate Progress
ClassDojo has been a staple in my classroom for a few years now. It has worked wonderfully to communicate behavior with the parents. The ClassDojo team has done an outstanding job of enhancing the...
View ArticleFlexible Seating
“Flexible Seating” is a hot topic these days. I wanted to round up some of my favorites I use and have seen, as well as discuss a little bit about what flexible seating means to me and my classroom. I...
View Article“I Spy” Classroom Kindness
This is a blogpost about classroom kindness. Did you know there is a considerable difference in definition between “nice” and “kind”? “Nice” means to be “pleasant, agreeable, or satisfactory”, while...
View ArticleStudent Notebook Organization
Student notebooks are a must in every grade I’ve taught (from kinder to 6th grade). We take notes, do morning work, center work, or even journaling. There are many things our students use notebooks...
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