Fun and Practical Ideas for Primary Classrooms
First grade teachers do a LOT of activities around washing hands and stopping the spread of germs, but there are a TON of important health standards in 1st grade that can help build a foundation for healthy living now and in the future. Enter our “I Can Be Healthy” book that is a favorite of ours in first grade! I… Read More
The end of the school year is such a busy and sometimes stressful time for students and teachers! Changes to schedules, celebration events, special activities, strong emotions, and more take up time and can throw off your usual classroom routines. That’s why I LOVE our End of the Year book! It’s such a fun way to review our year together,… Read More
After 20+ years of teaching, I’ve done a lot of different things for reading homework. I stopped doing reading logs several years ago because I didn’t feel it was meaningful. Sometimes, families were just rushing to write down book titles to get “credit” for homework, instead of focusing on the fun and important work of enjoying books together. Another reading… Read More
We have a lot of fun with this each year and I always look forward to it! It’s a fun way for my students to focus on the changing spring weather and to track what they observe each day. They get so excited to check out the weather at recess each day. I start off by reading the book In… Read More
The end of the school year can be a very busy time! Here are some of my favorite resources for the end of the school year and summer vacation for my 1st graders! Many of these work for distance learning, too! Don’t forget to subscribe to my blog down below and you will receive access to my FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY… Read More
One of the most important things parents can do at home is read with their students each day, but working with young readers can sometimes be a challenge. Helping young readers, while also making it fun, is the key to keep it light, useful, and struggle-free! Here are some tips and resources to help parents get those young readers reading… Read More
Science Notebooks are my favorite part of science lessons in my classroom! They are low-prep, can be used with any science curriculum or STEM activities, and are so meaningful and full of amazing thoughts from my 1st graders. As a new teacher many years ago, I kind of dreaded science because I was always looking for response sheets or activities… Read More
Writing with my first graders is a fun, beautiful, and messy process that I love! It’s not always easy to get young writers to make important and needed changes to their pieces, so I’m here to share some of the ways we start this process at the beginning of the year with our personal narratives. To begin, I introduce revising… Read More
