by Cinthya Quintana | Language Arts, Other Teacher Stories, Preschool & Kindergarten
Many times I worked so hard with kindergarteners to get them to read and they could care less about letters and words. Now, they loved story time and reading a story is much more than just reading words. These students wanted to read the pictures, ask questions, tell me about something they noticed, etc. All of these observations are important pre-reading skills. However, the act of finding meaning in words was of no interest to them. And that is OK.
by Amanda Bustos | Other Teacher Stories
Hi Everybody! In my last post, I outlined 3 teaching models for an ICT classroom. Now let’s take a look at the last few ICT models. In this bunch are the two that my co-teacher, Missy, and I used the most. Parallel Teaching: What is it? Co-teachers are both teaching...
by Cinthya Quintana | Grades 1-3, Language Arts, Other Teacher Stories, Preschool & Kindergarten
Adapted books have regularly been used in special education classrooms, bilingual/ESL classrooms, in home-schooling, and by clinicians during therapy sessions. Adapted books are used in all settings because they work! It is truly the one thing that can be used along all grade levels and in all settings.
by Annie Walsworth | Other Teacher Stories
When I first began teaching, I was placed in a Kindergarten classroom in an all-girls private school. That classroom, filled with nineteen little girls, was magical. The room was overflowing with laughter, chatter, yelling, and, every early elementary educators...
by Cinthya Quintana | Grades 1-3, Other Teacher Stories, Preschool & Kindergarten
The final months of the year are the slowest moving because it feels as though we can’t catch our breath. Room breakdown, EOY paperwork, center clean up (disinfection), going through the pile of things we-don’t-know-how-we ended-up-with. Plus you’re still lesson planning and teaching! Phew, I’m exhausted just thinking about it!
by Amanda Bustos | Other Teacher Stories
Hi everyone, As an administrator, in my first year out of the classroom, there are some things that I love about my current job because I didn’t get a chance to do them when I was in the classroom. But there are also lots of things I miss about being in the classroom....
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Other Teacher Stories
Setting expectations in your classroom is extremely important, no matter what grade you teach. Students want to know what the expectations of them are so they know how to achieve them and feel successful, and we definitely want our students to feel successful! I use...
by Amanda Bustos | Math, Other Teacher Stories
Hi, everyone! I’m Amanda and I’m exciting to be writing for The Elementary Helper. I hope that you find some of the things I write about helpful and relevant to your own classroom experience. To begin, let me tell you a little bit more about myself and what I loved...