Throughout the school year, you’ll want to capture snapshots of your students’ current writing abilities so that you can design lessons based on their needs. Benchmark writing assessments are a great tool to help you do this! You can learn all about what benchmark writing assessments are, why they are
No matter where or what grade you teach, assessment is likely an ongoing topic of conversation in your school (during staff meetings, school-provided professional development, and performance reviews). There are so many types of assessments being talked about: Formative, summative, informal, formal, standardized, diagnostic, benchmark, and much much more. It can
If you are looking for fun ways to start a lesson in your elementary classroom, then you found the right place! In this post, I share tons of information about do now activities, also known as bell ringers, and offer specific examples of how to implement them in your classroom.
Standardized testing in elementary schools has become the norm, and while we can’t completely take away the stress and anxiety it brings our students (and us as teachers), there are some steps teachers can take to get through testing with as little stress as possible. This post will support you
Congratulations! You are expecting! There is a lot of planning and preparation that takes place before a baby arrives. In addition to getting things ready at home, you’ll need to prepare for your teacher maternity leave. It is a very busy and exciting time! The days leading up to maternity
Being a substitute teacher (also known as a supply teacher, guest teacher or cover teacher) is hard! The school district likely doesn’t give you any substitute teacher tips. You enter a classroom without knowing the students, their learning needs, backgrounds, or personalities. You are not familiar with the classroom routines
Are you looking for quick no-prep substitute teacher activities? Sometimes you are in a pinch and need a quick activity to finish your sub plans or to assign students while you get pulled into a last-minute meeting. Add these 5 substitute teacher activities to your toolbox so you are ready
Some schools require teachers to submit their sub plans the first week of school to the main office. You may be wondering, “How am I supposed to create sub plans that are appropriate for the whole year?” The kids change so much over the course of the year. What you
This printable and digital emergency sub plans bundle includes all of the materials from these 5 grade level resources: 1st grade sub plans, 2nd grade sub plans, 3rd grade sub plans, 4th grade sub plans, and 5th grade sub plans. It is ideal for multi-age teachers, special education teachers and
Many professions have downfalls. However, aside from those in the healthcare industry, there are very few that expose you to more germs than teaching. Teachers work in an incubator of every germ imaginable and regularly contract colds, stomach bugs and (cross your fingers it never happens, but surely it could)
I once subbed in a classroom where the substitute teacher plans consisted of a handwritten piece of paper that listed the time and a subject (i.e. 8:30-9:30 math, 9:30-10:00 writing). Needless to say, it was less than helpful and inspired me to write very detailed sub plans. You never want
Stomach bugs, fender benders, food poisoning, migraines, emergency pet visits, and your own kids’ illnesses are all unexpected reasons why you may suddenly and unexpectedly find yourself unable to make it into school with very little notice. These things happen! That’s why it’s so important to have emergency sub plans
