Feedback is important to help our young learners continue to grow. This includes feedback from teachers as well as feedback from peers. Today, I am talking specifically about peer feedback. Peer feedback can be very powerful if it is done effectively, and it can be integrated in many different areas
I always love it when I can find a way to add a little more fun into my classroom. I like it even better if the way is free! I found an awesome set of randomizers here. Today I’d like to share some ways I use this great site in
The start of a new school year is just around the corner. As I started looking through my plans for the first couple of weeks, I decided that I wanted to freshen up the books I read at the beginning of the year. I had a Barnes and Noble gift
Happy summer everyone! (Or maybe almost summer to some) We finished at the end of May, and I have been using my time to catch up on some things that I was not able to get to during the craziness that comes at the end of the school year. It’s
On an earlier post, I shared some upgrades to my math workshop. One of my favorite upgrades was creating a challenge bin for some of my students to use when they were finished with the assigned activities. Students are not allowed to choose the activities unless they have completed their
This is my second year teaching second grade, and I couldn’t be happier with my job. However, everyone has off days from time to time. For young children, an off day can seem particularly bad. To help students navigate through some tough times, I created a calm down bin (with
I hope everyone had a successful adjustment back to school after the winter holidays. The new year is the perfect time to reflect on our goals. When I was thinking about student goals, I decided to revamp several aspects of our goal tracking system. Today, I would like to share