Teacher Blog
Making the First Day of School Meaningful
The first day of each school year, for both teachers and students, is generally a bag of mixed emotions. These emotions can range from excitement, nerves, questions, expectations, surprise, relief (mostly for the parents!) and more. Calming all the emotions comes from over preparation for that all-important first day of school.After combing through multiple resources looking for the elusive list of ‘Must-Do’s’ to create a meaningful first day of school, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are
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Jul 28th 2019
Teachers: Take Time to Recharge This Summer
The school is over, and some of you are mentally,
emotionally, and physically exhausted. Teaching is a rewarding and stressful
profession. You have spent your days nurturing and teaching children that are
both yours and someone else's. Now it's time for a break. Here are some tips to
help you recharge this summer.ReflectTake some time to think about what you learned this past
year. Did you and your students improve? In what areas? The school year is so
busy it's possible you haven't taken
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Jun 25th 2019
Keep Them Learning All Summer
Keep
Them Learning All SummerWritten by © MonicaCreatesLLC 2019What Research Shows About
Summer SlideResearch concludes that
children who do not read and/or continue learning throughout the summer, can
lose up to three months, or 22%, of the progress they made during their school
year. This loss is most prevalent in grades K-2 and has a cumulative, long-term
effect. Studies show that this loss consumes up to 4-6 weeks of re-teaching at
the beginning of each school year. Using these findin
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May 14th 2019
Using Movement to Engage Students
Use Movement to Engage Your High School StudentsWould you like to engage your students more and change up the routine? Get them moving!Once our students enter high school we tend to expect them to sit still and focus for longer - and they absolutely should be able to do that. But we have to remember that they’re still kids. Picture yourself sitting in a boring professional development meeting and feeling restless and bored. Yet we often do the same thing to our students. I’ve gathered some strat
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May 2nd 2019
Word Sorts
WORD SORTSWritten by © MonicaCreatesLLC 2019What Are Word Sorts?A word sort is an individual or small group activity in which students sort words by linking to their prior knowledge. The sorts advance student knowledge, are active and fun, are an analytical and implicit approach to learning, are beneficial to ELL students, as well as being supported by research.Word Sorts are the heart of Word Study. Students sort words into categories based on any number of criteria or features (alphabetic
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Apr 23rd 2019