Where learning feels like play.
Has end of the year behavior become an issue in your elementary classroom? If you feel like there’s a full moon the entire month of May, you’re not alone. As the school year is drawing to a close, classroom behaviors can sometimes go wild. If you’re suddenly wondering what happened to your well-behaved students check out these strategies for end… Read More
Are you wondering how to host an elementary school talent show? Your event can be the talk of the town with these simple and fun school talent show ideas! What is a talent show at school? A school talent show is a place for students to show off their special skills like singing, dancing or even telling jokes. Many of… Read More
End of the year activities for first grade can be a challenge. You still have several weeks left of school and kids just want to have fun. So how do you keep the countdown to the end of the school year exciting and still educational? Having your students be the teacher for the day is the perfect project to keep… Read More
Flowers are beginning to bloom and the Easter Bunny is on his way which means it’s time to switch to your April math and literacy centers! Spring fever is real, my friend, so how do you keep kids engaged and learning at centers? The trick is to use lots of hands-on manipulatives that will make the learning feel like play!… Read More
Spring is in the air and it’s time to add some new and engaging activities to your March math and literacy centers! One of my favorite ways to change things up in a kindergarten or first grade classroom is with a few new games and some goodies from our local dollar store. Take a look at some of the… Read More
Everyone has an opinion, even elementary students. Use that to your advantage and learn how to teach opinion writing in first grade and kindergarten! Let’s take a look: If you’ve ever offered a tray of cookies to a classroom full of elementary students you know they each have an opinion. Some insist on the chocolate chip cookie while others really… Read More
