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Ruby Finds a Worry Book Companion
Sharing Google Classroom
Teaching SEL Digitally
5 ways to build relationships virtually
Ruby Finds a Worry

Ruby Finds a Worry

One of the most powerful ways we can connect with our students and normalize “big feelings” is by sharing quality literature with them. Often, they can identify with a character and label their emotions before they can label their own. Even if you’re not ready to add Social-Emotional learning to your daily or weekly lesson plans, bringing in powerful read-alouds… Read More

Using Google Classroom™ for Remote and Digital Learning

Using Google Classroom™ for Remote and Digital Learning

Man what a crazy world we’re living in! Years ago, I heard Google was moving into the education space. I was excited for what this could mean for students and teachers…especially in upper grades. But here we are and even Kindergarteners are learning to use Google™ and Google Classroom™! It’s pretty exciting! Unfortunately, so many teachers are asked to use… Read More

Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Digitally

Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Digitally

Sometimes I wake up and feel like I’m dreaming…or maybe having a nightmare. I never imaged we would be trying to build relationships and teach social skills through a computer screen. It’s difficult to teach math online…and guided reading is even more challenging. But tackling social-emotional learning is a “whole new monster.” We use our body language, tone of voice,… Read More

Make the Most of Digital Student Memory Books

Make the Most of Digital Student Memory Books

As we near the end of the school year, I’ve been racking my brain coming up with substitutes for all the fun EOY activities. Even though we won’t be able to have award ceremonies in person or share our yearbooks together, we CAN still make special memories. I absolutely love this blog post that Elementary Nest wrote about digital ideas… Read More

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  • Digital back to school activities by Teaching with Haley. As we navigate this challenging time, I wanted to make sure you had resources for building a strong classroom community virtually. Suitable for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade students. Learn more about the digital management and organization forms to help teachers at the beginning of the year. Plus the long list of digital activities, worksheets, and lessons included for your students to complete virtually at home or virtually in the classroom.
  • Actividades Digitales de sentido numérico en Español. Miles de maestros están de acuerdo en que esta es una forma atractiva y efectiva para desarrollar el sentido numérico. Cada vez que los estudiantes realizan estas actividades, pueden usar diferentes números. ¡ Puedes imprimir las tarjetas numéricas que estan incluidas o puedes usar nuestro sitio web de generador de números!. Lee más acerca de las diferentes lecciones de matemáticas de sentido numérico que se pueden enseñar virtualmente.
  • Teaching Honesty in the Classroom - Teaching with Haley. Ideally, we will teach students about kindness and honesty in such a way that it sticks with them for many years. Not because they are afraid of getting in trouble, but because they understand WHY it’s so important. Read more about a few simple ideas for discussing the importance of honesty and what it means to be trustworthy. This can be used at home, in the classroom, or through virtual learning for all grades.
  • Free virtual classroom backgrounds. Suitable for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade and, more. Virtual classroom backgrounds are simply images you can add into Google Slides™ or Microsoft™ platforms (like Canvas). This set includes 6 different background images to add your classroom links and apps. Instead of having students navigate a long list of important URLs you can keep them in one place and add help visuals. Learn more to help with remote and distance learning.
  • Actividades Digitales de sentido numérico en Español. Miles de maestros están de acuerdo en que esta es una forma atractiva y efectiva para desarrollar el sentido numérico. Cada vez que los estudiantes realizan estas actividades, pueden usar diferentes números. ¡ Puedes imprimir las tarjetas numéricas que estan incluidas o puedes usar nuestro sitio web de generador de números!. Lee más acerca de las diferentes lecciones de matemáticas de sentido numérico que se pueden enseñar virtualmente.
  • Actividades Digitales de sentido numérico en Español. Miles de maestros están de acuerdo en que esta es una forma atractiva y efectiva para desarrollar el sentido numérico. Cada vez que los estudiantes realizan estas actividades, pueden usar diferentes números. ¡ Puedes imprimir las tarjetas numéricas que estan incluidas o puedes usar nuestro sitio web de generador de números!. Lee más acerca de las diferentes lecciones de matemáticas de sentido numérico que se pueden enseñar virtualmente.
  • Back to School // Teacher Style
  • The first week in first grade assessments by Teaching with Haley. Sharing "go-to" activities during the first week of school to build classroom community and set the tone for the rest of the year. There are tons of ideas to help parents, guardians, and teachers. Whether you are teaching virtually at home or in the classroom. Read more about this blog post as we navigate change and adapt to more remote, distance, and virtual learning. There is a detailed schedule you can download to help.
  • Free resources to help support students and teachers in the new school year. Free resources for you so that you don’t have to worry about reinventing the wheel. Your time is way better spent resting, reflecting, and connecting with students. You’ll find a few printables on mask-wearing and social distancing, as well as some talking points and lessons for dealing with anxiety and sadness right now. ⁣Suitable for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and more. Click to find out more.
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