Fun and Practical Ideas for Primary Classrooms
Short answer…📣📣📣 WE DON’T!! I just finished my 20th year of teaching and it was my toughest one yet. The year before that, where we were online for most of the year, was also extremely tough. I have not been loving it these last two years…I’m exhausted and drained. But, I still LOVE teaching 1st graders! Most of the things… Read More
How does a Reward Catalog work? Well, let me show you one of our favorite things in 1st grade! The great news is, you can use a Reward Catalog with any management system that you already have in place, it’s low-maintenance, and it can be low cost and/or FREE for you. Here’s how it works in my room… We use… Read More
I love using spring-themed activities to keep my first grade students engaged during this exciting time of the year! Here is a roundup of some of my favorites that I think you’ll love! Spring-Themed Reading Passages I’ve used these passages for leveled homework, reading groups, and more! Each week has three levels (emerging, growing, established) that cover the same topic… Read More
I love making and sharing great resources for teachers to use. Here is a roundup of some of my FAVORITE FREEBIES from my Teachers Pay Teachers store or my blog! Click the pictures to get your free resources! This pack has 17 passages for first grade Reading Literature (RL) and Reading Informational (RI) passages. Perfect for practice, review, and assessment… Read More
Primary teachers know we have students who come to us writing up a storm and others who are very reluctant to write anything! How do I get my first graders writing from day one? The short answer is…we write ALL THE TIME! (Me included!) We don’t just write at “writing time”. We write on whiteboards, sticky notes, anchor charts, and… Read More
If you’re a primary teacher, you know that we not only have to help little ones learn HOW to read, we also have to tackle some pretty challenging comprehension standards on top of that! It’s a BIG job! Here are some resources I use to help my first graders and I hope you will find them helpful, too! Anchor Charts… Read More
We all have our favorite attention-getters that we use in the classroom. I love having an array of them to choose from to keep my kiddos on their toes! Here are my Top 5, in no particular order! My Wireless Doorbell My students love my wireless doorbell. It has so many different chimes and I love to change it up… Read More
Learning to read is tough, so making it fun and inviting for our young students is a must! What activities can you do with Kindergartners or 1st graders who are working on letter names and letter sounds? Here are some of my favorite alphabet activities and resources for letter recognition and letter sounds that I’ve used with my emerging readers… Read More
Do you do Reader’s Theater in your classroom? It’s one of my favorite things I do with my students! I teach 1st grade and I use reader’s theater plays with my students every year. Let me tell you why!! 1. It’s FUN! 😊 But, the BEST PART IS…they don’t even realize they are practicing and improving their reading skills because… Read More
I thought I’d do an upbeat post of some of my favorite teaching tools! We all have our faves…here are a few of mine! So, here are a few of my favorite teacher things!! SitSpots I. LOVE. SITSPOTS. I use them at our assigned spots at our meeting area. I use them to mark where my line leader should stand…. Read More
