Did you know April is Child Abuse Awareness Month? I didn’t until recently, and am so thankful such an important topic is being given news and media coverage! Personally, I wish everyday was Child Abuse Awareness Day…it’s truly that prevalent! In honor of this important month, I wanted to share some important information for teachers about identifying victims, supporting them,… Read More
Child Abuse Awareness Month
Teaching in Dubai {What’s It Really Like}
Several months ago, one of my best friends and I posted this little freebie to hang outside classroom doors. Even though a poster “is just a poster” we wanted to do something small to help teachers make all students feel included! The vertical one is in my store here and the horizontal one is in Jessica’s store here. A few… Read More
Teachers Pay Teachers for Schools
Today I wanted to share a story about my first year teaching. I was hired to teach 3rd grade at a title 1 school in the same district I graduated from. I was SO excited to start this new journey, and couldn’t wait to meet my students. I would be teaching ESL at a Dual Language campus. That meant that there… Read More
Teaching Honesty in the Classroom
Have you ever had a student tell a lie to get out of trouble? Or tell a story to impress their friends? I think lying is something ALL children try out a time or two. Most of our students will have heard an adult say “be honest!” or “tell the truth.” Unfortunately though, most children have never had someone discuss the… Read More
The First Week in First Grade
I wanted to stop by today and share some a few of my “go-to” activities during the first week of school to build our classroom community and set expectations for the year! During the first few days of school, we are setting the tone for the rest of the year. Our students are looking to see what kind of teacher… Read More
Teaching Vowel Teams and Diphthongs
Today I wanted to stop by and share some strategies for teaching vowel teams and diphthongs in our classroom! It’s always challenging to teach spelling patterns that aren’t easily decodable! Growing up, I remember the rhymes “when 2 vowels go walking, the 1st one does the talking” and “I before E except after C and sounding as A in neighbor… Read More
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