by Cinthya Quintana | Grades 1-3, Other Teacher Stories
Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! Happy Festivus! Now that winter holiday celebrations are in full swig and you’re probably finally getting some much needed rest (actually sleeping a full six hours!) Go you! Here are the top three things you should be getting done...
by Cinthya Quintana | Grades 1-3, Language Arts, Preschool & Kindergarten
Vocabulary is the cornerstone of communication; and a vast vocabulary can open many doors for our students. Without it we are limited engagement in certain topics, what we say, and in an extent, how and with who we interact. Sometimes, and for various reasons, our...
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Language Arts, Other Teacher Stories
Setting goals is an important lesson to learn, especially when we are young. The first week of school, my students set reading goals for themselves for the month. We talked about setting attainable and reachable goals. Since my classroom theme is hot air balloons, I...
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Other Teacher Stories
For years I have struggled with supplies in my classroom. The students come in with them in September, but by December, nothing. So I have created supply bins for my classroom. Each student is given a numbered bin to keep all of their supplies in. They are allowed to...
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Math
Does anyone feel like there should be a “I made it through the first two weeks of school, and lived to tell about it!” award? Yeah, me too. It should be wrapped in chocolate. Anyways, my school’s math curriculum just got delivered this week, yes this...
by Cheyenne Rockey | Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten
This post goes out to all the special education and general education teachers out there! Let’s be honest -keeping track of student IEP information can be a time consuming and daunting task. How in the world do you remember that much important information for...
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Other Teacher Stories
Today was our first day of school and we have been hard at work to get our classrooms set up for our kiddos. I was moved into a new classroom this year to teach second grade and I couldn’t be happier about it! I have spent the majority of last week preparing my...
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Other Teacher Stories
Wow, back to school already?!? Didn’t we just go on summer holiday?? Anyways, I have been working on building my literacy centers for the school year, so I decided to create the these Literacy Sorts. These sorts are directly aligned to the first and second grade...
by Jestine Cross | Grades 1-3, Language Arts, Math
I can’t believe it is that time of the year already! Where did the summer go?? That being said- I am super excited to start the new school year and to meet my new kiddos! I feel like a kid again. I have been working really hard over the summer to get ready for...
