Posted inClassroom Management, Elementary School, Instruction & Curriculum

Take A Break in Time for the Holiday Season

The time from Thanksgiving through Christmas break is a paradox of time.  The days blend together and fly by as the end of semester checklist is slowly completed.  But the hours seem to crawl by as you fight against commercialism, seasonal change and holiday excitement for the attention of your students.  Here are a few […]

Posted inElementary School, Instruction & Curriculum, Literacy

Guided Reading: Different Kids, Different Text

Today we have a plethora of resources available to use in our classrooms. This allows students to get a meaningful text at their level. Matching text to students allows them to read more independently, practice note-taking skills and learn about classroom standards or content in a meaningful way.  Each student in our classroom comes to us […]

Posted inElementary School, Instruction & Curriculum, Science

Jumping into the Deep End: Creating Excitement in Learning

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Posted inAdult Learning, Instructional Strategies, The Student Teacher Diaries

Learning To Teach: Helping Pre-Service Teachers

I am blessed to live in a small community just outside of a university town.  With this comes the opportunity to have pre-service teachers in my classroom.  While learning to teach, they are also my students.  I have had the opportunity to work with early field students just beginning their educational work, students in their “block” classes beginning to teach […]