Elementary teachers have two types of resources: district-issued curriculum and books and materials that have been self-purchased. While you have more flexibility in how you organize and handle the latter, there are ways to make both functional and easy to access. Read below to learn how to purge unnecessary resource
Do you waste time searching through your teacher bag to find what you need? Do you cringe every time you look inside of your bag? If so, let’s change that by getting your teacher bag organized! By sampling, decluttering, and tidying your bag, you will feel so much better and feel
Shhhh… It’s a secret. 😉 I actually take attendance on my own silently. As the students are getting settled, I go down my class list and visually verify that all of the children are accounted for and submit my attendance online. This allows me to quickly and accurately get the
In the past, classrooms often had a designated “computer area” because the technology needed to be placed in close proximity to outlets and cables. Now, classroom technology looks a lot different. Some classrooms still have traditional set-ups, while others have carts of laptops or tablets that travel between rooms or
Kindness is not part of our academic standards; however, it is so important to designate time to teach students about this concept. One way to do this is to teach students to become “bucket fillers.” The idea of bucket fillers is based on Dr. Donald O. Clifton’s metaphor of the
Is dismissal crazy in your classroom? I know dismissal was the craziest time of day in my classroom for a long time. Transitions are always challenging, but there was so much to do in those final minutes that it was always hard to make sure everyone had what they needed and were
