Tips and tricks for teaching. Especially elementary school math.
Teacher interventions might be one of the most important parts of your day. This is the time to make sure that some of those specific students are receiving the extra help they need. I have spent years trying to figure out the best way to work my interventions. However, I finally found a process that…
Classroom management is a buzzword we always hear as teachers. When it comes to managing your class, rules and expectations are two of the most important parts. Because this is the case, I have three consistent rules of classroom management. My Three Rules are Stay Safe, Stay Kind, and Follow Directions. These three rules cover…
Fact fluency games are one of my favorite ways to improve fact fluency. The kids, of course, love them too! At the beginning of the year, I start with addition. The first nine weeks is devoted to just addition games and strategies. By the end of the first nine weeks, most of my students have…
For me, parent-teacher conference day might be the most excruciating day of the year. The main reason for this is because the parents you really need to talk to never sign up or show up. The parents who do schedule conferences are the ones you have already met with a million times throughout the year….
Motivating students can be a very difficult task at times. Especially, for those students who might come from different backgrounds. It is one of those things that we, teachers, strive and work hardest to do. We want to reach that one student and help them to become a successful individual. Unfortunately, there is not an…