How often have you asked your students to take out a pencil, and they can’t find one, don’t have one or lost theirs? This was always a struggle, especially for my students who had some difficulties with organization. And by the end of the year, I often found myself thinking that my students must be …
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Communal Supplies
Last year, I got my feet wet with communal supplies for the first time and knew that I would never go back. I hope that you will find this post helpful and maybe even inspire you to try communal supplies in your classroom. Why did I decide to try communal supplies? My students were going …
My Inspiration
I thought it would be fun to share with you how I got my inspiration for my classroom colour scheme and original setup, so… Here it goes! My first two years of teaching were at Beechwood Elementary in a Grade 4 Classroom where I was replacing a teacher on a leave of absence. Because it …
IKEA Shopping Spree!
At Christmas, we bought our Christmas Tree from IKEA and got a $20 discount coupon. I was so excited to finally spend it today! The lighting in my classroom is not ideal. We have fluorescent rectangular ceiling lights that are always slightly humming. Not ideal for a comfortable learning environment… Although I often keep the …
Classroom Website
I thought I should share something I started my first year of teaching… My Classroom Website. This is my 6th year of using a Classroom Website and I find it extremely helpful. I started using a website to post the homework online as many of my Grade 4 students at the time would go home …
Sub Flip-Book
This year, I knew I would need to come up with a new system for leaving information on our classroom and our routines for subs. I had too many unique things that not all subs are familiar with yet (Whole Brain Teaching, Flexible Seating, Brag Tags, etc.). In the past I have used a Sub-Binder …
De-Cluttering
Earlier this year, a new Kindergarten parent was kind enough to offer our school some brand new office furniture for our classrooms… FOR FREE! I was so excited and very happy to have some new pieces for my classroom. My new things arrived in early January and although I knew that I would have to …
Whole Brain Teaching – The Basics
Here are the basics to Whole Brain Teaching and why I love using it in my classroom! Hope you find this helpful. “Whole Brain Teaching is an integrated method combining an effective classroom management and a pedagogically sound approach to student engagement.” – Jeff Battle, AdvanceEd Why I Love Whole Brain TeachingI started using Whole Brain Teaching …
Happy New Year!
I cannot believe how fast this school year is passing by! I have started so many wonderful new things in my classroom this year, and as such have had a lot less time to work on my blog as I had originally hoped. With the New Year here, I am going to make it one …