Teaching in December is hard! I know, I'm preaching to the choir, but boy oh boy! Competing with the possible first snow, Christmas lists, their elf on the shelves, and Santa is nearly impossible! The kids are checked out, and where I teach the students have 20 days of ...
So if you've ever played BINGO with your students, well, you know already know it can get loud. But don't tune me out just yet! I know, loud can = chaos. BUTTTTTTTT, they LOVE it!! Those loud, chaotic moments are the moments they remember! The reasons they look ...
Many students are able to route count long before they enter the school system. However, every once in a while there may be a student or two that enters your classroom that counting was something they've never been introduced to. Or maybe for one reason or another they are just ...
First grade is such a monumental year. So many new skills these young learners acquire, in reading and math, and the opportunity to watch first grade students grow is something I don't ever plan on changing!! I have taught 1st grade for the past ...
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! With it being the infamous Dr. Seuss week, and me being a primary school teacher, doctor Seuss' birthday doesn't go by without mention. My dilemma being that I teach Math, but yet wanted to read one of his books. I was in Target checking out the ...
You know it never gets easier. Call me Debbie Downer, or Negative Nelly, but it's the truth, watching our babies grow, it is sooo bittersweet. I am getting ready to return to work after having my fifth and final baby, after 75 days of being able to stay home. It has been amazing. ...
Any primary teacher that has attempted to teach their beloved students how to solve word problems, has surely encountered the Word Problem Woes. You know the look, that deer in the headlights, have no idea what is going on, "I'm lost Mrs. Ebersole" look. Teaching students ...
