Waiting in line and waiting in the hallway tends to be a unique classroom management problem for elementary educators. Here are 10 activities that worked for me waiting in line in the classroom or in the hallway.
10 Ideas for Hanging in the Hallway
Bring the 7 Types of Rest into the Classroom
Recently, I heard the TED Talk by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith on the 7 Types of Rest that every person needs. This particular talk shares the types of rest and how we as adults can make time and space for rest. In the talk she heavily focuses on how to bring rest into your workday and... Continue Reading →
Be Faithful to Teaching
Teaching is such a complicated, difficult profession. Don't worry about being great at it. Focus on being faithful.
Feeling Everything
Is everyone in your classroom, including you, feeling ALL of the emotions? These are 15 practices I've embedded in my classroom to help students reflect on their emotions and better manage them. I know I personally have a LOT of feelings, and if you're a teacher, you're probably a bit of a mixed bag as well. Maybe this can help you and your class(es) process all those feelings. Stay well!
What can work for Hybrid or Concurrent Instruction
With many schools online or trying to communicate with students at home, I wanted to share what was successful for my when doing hybrid or concurrent instruction last year. While no one is enjoying this shift, there are ways to make it work and we just need to hold onto a few things that worked for right now.Here are 9 structures for a hybrid or concurrent teaching setting as well as 5 ways to support more distancing between in person students.
Keep a Calm Classroom
I am a hard core introvert. For anyone who finds the Myers Briggs personality framework applicable, I am an INFJ, meaning I am introverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging. If you're an INFJ, then you might automatically feel an affinity for me as I probably would for you knowing that information. On an introvert-extrovert scale, I'm... Continue Reading →
15 Ways to Create Movement in the Classroom
Here are 15 ways to create movement in class that will promote discussion, collaborating, review of material, sharing ideas, and classroom community. Most of these could be used within any discipline for young children as well as high schoolers. Find something that works for you!
Moving to Concurrent or Hybrid In Person Teaching
This week, I am back in the physical classroom for in person learning! I have been wrapping my brain around all of this for awhile, and today I'm sharing my lesson plans for the first week back as well as procedure posters and a few other structures. I hope it helps someone out who is jumping into concurrent or hybrid teaching.
5 Structures for Online Morning Meetings
If you teach elementary, you're likely familiar with the idea of a morning meeting or class meeting. This is typically a time for community building and connection. When we had to switch to online learning in Spring 2020, I knew I wanted to keep elements of morning meeting. Here are 5 ideas (picture prompts, collaborative google slides, partner games, whole class games, and Flipgrid) for building connections online.
Charmed by Challenge 