Ready, set, go! You are ready and excited to introduce guided math. That’s excellent! Now it is time to ask yourself: How will you set yourself and your students up for a year of successful and efficient learning? One of the ... Read More
Pretty with a Purpose: Intentional Classroom Decor to Support All Students
Let’s talk about how we decorate our classrooms and why you should be thinking about intentional classroom decor and design. It is no secret that I was a kid who struggled with overstimulation, executive functioning, and dyslexia. ... Read More
Building Classroom Community: 5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Year
Jumping back into the school year means a million to-dos, one of the most important of which is planning how you will go about building a classroom community. Figuring out where to begin can be SO tricky! Many of you have reached ... Read More
FREE Number Talks
First grade teachers, access 20 FREE Number Talk Prompts to enhance your place value unit and get your students engaged in conversation.
10 Back-To-School Read Alouds for an Inclusive Classroom
What is an inclusive classroom? That’s a big question, yet so vital as we start up another successful year. To me, it means that my classroom is a place where ALL my students feel represented and feel heard. It means that my classroom ... Read More
3 Strategies to Create Inclusive Literacy Centers
As a student, I was THAT kid. The kid who struggled with dyslexia and ADHD. I was always given different assignments. And I knew it. So, when I entered the classroom as a teacher, I dedicated myself to approaching inclusion in an ... Read More
Word Wall Set-Up: How To Start the Year Right (and keep it going all year long!)
Word walls are alive. They are dynamic features of our classrooms that our students constantly and consistently use. Their existence fosters ownership and independence. Yet, creating a functional word wall is not as simple as ... Read More
