Firstieland - First Grade Teacher Blog
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Remote learning looks like it’s here to stay and you may be wondering how to engage students and keep it fun during your distance learning activities. Here are a some of the best zoom ideas for distance learning to spice up your virtual class meetings that will get your students excited and ready to participate! Zoom Ideas For Distance Learning… Read More
January is here and it’s almost time to go back to school, but are your students ready? Including some Fun Friday ideas into your plans may help! Here are a few activities to spice up January and get your students excited and ready to participate! 1. Dress for winter Have a special dress up day where everyone comes to your… Read More
Sitting on Santa’s lap, pin the nose on Rudolph and frosting Christmas cookies. That’s what we think of when we begin planning our classroom holiday party. But 2020 came and ruined all the fun, didn’t it? How in the world are we going to have a fun classroom Christmas party without any……fun? Here are a few ideas that will make… Read More
Do you need ideas for teaching distance learning in first grade? One thing that’s helped me the most is YouTube! It’s free, has thousands of books and videos and it’s easy to use. Take a look at some of the ways I use YouTube for both my face to face and online classroom. 1. Whole Group Teaching My number one… Read More
So, you’re sitting on your couch scrolling through Instagram or Facebook and everybody is talking about Boom Cards! Are you wondering what they are? Boom cards are my new favorite digital tool in my classroom! Let me tell you why…. What Are Boom Cards? When I think of boom cards, I think of a task card….only digital! Boom cards are… Read More
We all know that too much screen time isn’t good for students. But due to the recent quarantine, teachers and parents are finding themselves using more and more digital resources for kids. But how do you know which online activities are the best for young children and where do you find them? What makes a digital resource good for kids?… Read More
