One of my favorite parts of the school day in first grade is Circle Time. This was a way to come together at the start of each day, greet each other, and start out with some fun and positive energy!…
One of my favorite parts of the school day in first grade is Circle Time. This was a way to come together at the start of each day, greet each other, and start out with some fun and positive energy!…
Choosing your first week of school read alouds is such an important part of back to school planning! If you're like me, you want to find back to school read alouds that focus on building classroom community and setting expectations…
I still don't have the final word from my school on whether or not we're going back in person, so it's been hard for me to get motivated on school prep. But since I know for sure we are offering…
As schools and teachers think about going back to school, one big question that educators are starting to have is about recess. What will recess look like? How many kids can play at once? What games can students safely play?…
In light of the upcoming school year, and many teachers being concerned about how to safely return to the classroom, I started a new round of Instagram posts entitled “Covid Teacher Tips”. These are little tips to help teacher feel…
Let’s be honest, even adults have trouble social distancing. It’s just natural as human beings to want to get closer to the person you’re interacting with. And unless our mind is on it all the time, it’s easy to wander…
It seems very likely that distance learning will be returning to our lives this fall, in some form or other. Whether we're adopting a half-week model, or just getting ready to flip into all-virtual should coronavirus numbers rise, it seems…
This week, I started working on campus, with a group of 12 students. While our school is implementing a myriad of safety precautions, I can’t help feeling a bit like a guinea pig…. Summer programs seem sort of like the…
One of the reasons I am so excited to be starting this blog is to join a larger community of teachers. There are so many inspiring teachers to learn from, and many of them are so generous in sharing their…
We are clearly living through a huge moment in history. Not only is a major pandemic sweeping the globe, but our country is now being force to face issues of white supremacy, racism, and inequity that are engrained within society.…
