When teaching writing it’s important to think about your non-negotiables. This will help form the basis for your writing instruction. When coming up with non-negotiables think about what you don’t want in your writing time and what worked well in previous years. Today I’m discussing my… Keep Reading…

Packing up your classroom at the end of the school year can feel like such a daunting chore. It’s one of those evil necessities that has to be done right to get your ticket to exit the building. When packing up your classroom for the summer,… Keep Reading…

The idea to quit teaching probably pops into all of our heads at least once a year if we are honest. But this school year more than any other it seems more teachers are deciding to quit. Quitting teaching can be a very difficult decision to… Keep Reading…

Well, I thought the end of the school year was never going to make it here. But it’s finally time to start talking and thinking about end of the year classroom celebration ideas. Maybe you just want to find ideas for the last day of school… Keep Reading…

It is that time of the year when we need to start thinking about how to declutter the classroom. After this past year it’s a great idea to declutter and start next year fresh and new. I especially love the feeling when things are organized and… Keep Reading…

Need some inspiration for how to teach a narrative writing lesson? Today’s episode is an invitation into an actual, real lesson with myself and my online second grade class as we create a tree map plan of a fiction story. Teaching writing can be incredibly difficult… Keep Reading…