I've already written all about HOW and WHY you should use choice boards in your classroom. Are you convinced yet? (If not, revisit that blog post here.) I've made tons of choice boards for my own classroom (13, to be exact!) and many others for YOUR classroom based on requests. View all of my choice boards here. So are you ... Read More about DIY: Choice Boards (Free Checklist!)
What’s Inside My Back to School Box?
Year six is DONE, y’all! I spent a lot of time during the last week working on my “back to school box,” which I’ll pack in my closet LAST so it’s easily accessible when preplanning rolls around much too soon. I learned this trick from some other teacher friends of mine, and it truly makes returning from summer break SO MUCH EASIER and so much less stressful! I’ve been doing this for the past ... Read More about What’s Inside My Back to School Box?
Host a Living Wax Museum
Each year, 3rd graders participate in a "living wax museum" project during the last month of school. It's truly one of my favorite days of the year! We spend a few weeks reviewing nonfiction by studying biographies, then students get to bring biographies to life! If you haven't tried a wax museum yet, you totally should. It is SO much fun - You will be so impressed by your students! We all ... Read More about Host a Living Wax Museum
Classroom Library Organization
Once upon a time, when I first started teaching, I started building my classroom library. I gathered books from retiring teachers and Goodwill. Throughout my career, I've grown my library by using Scholastic Book Club points, visiting Scholastic Warehouse sales, and shopping for specific series lots on eBay. The bins are from Dollar Tree, and they've held up well! I must say - I'm super ... Read More about Classroom Library Organization
End Of Year Writing Project
It's that time, y'all, we made it to the end of the year! *finally* Time for a fun end of year writing activity for students to reflect on their year of experiences while you start packing up your classroom. Whew! Exciting, but hectic! One of my favorite projects for the last week or two of school is this newspaper creative writing task. It's a meaningful, creative writing activity for the ... Read More about End Of Year Writing Project
More Ways to Reduce Standardized Testing Anxiety
We finished standardized testing last week. Whew! Now we relax AKA anxiously await the results. *fingers crossed* I already told you some of the things we did to prepare for testing, specifically 4 ways to reduce testing anxiety, but here are some things I did throughout the testing week to keep kids calm and positive. Say Goodbye to Worries: One day, we read Wilma Jean the Worry ... Read More about More Ways to Reduce Standardized Testing Anxiety
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