Seeing the good and teaching and intervening and spiral reviewing and reteaching and assessing and doing all the things.. in 55 minutes.. is hard. One hurdle I have had this year is the group I am teaching. They are truly a dynamic and challenging group all around- academically, behaviorally, personality wise.. it’s a lot. (I…
Category: Building Relationships
BTS Activities for Middles + Math!
As you are headed back to school, virtually or traditionally, I wanted to offer some great resources from my math friends. Hopefully you will find these inspiring and useful for your classroom! Digital Would You Rather shown above by myself, Brooklyn’s Brightest Geometry Scavenger Hunt by Lindsay Bowden (PS This one is free!) Digital Math…
Making the Middle Count
At the start of my blogging, I was about to begin my second year of teaching 1st grade. I had opened every job opening email over the summer in hopes that I would not have to teach first grade again. (You know it’s a sign you need a change when you remember the time you…
First 3 Days of Middle School
So if you follow me on Instagram you know I made a huge jump from 1st grade to 7th grade math (best decision I ever made btw). Our district had a 3 day week for students as the first week of school, so here is a look at what we did! Day 1: QUIZ On…
Testing Celebrations
I truly feel students that work hard deserve rewards! My class had exceptional growth this year on their DIBELS state reading assessment. We celebrated in multiple ways! First, I made growth badges for students to wear. They are free in my TPT. We also had donuts and GENIUS juice (Sunny D) for breakfast one morning….
Class Reunion Breakfast
One of my major areas of focus for classroom management is building relationships with my students. But once my classes moved on to the next grade, it was so hard to say goodbye! I have hosted two Class Reunion Breakfasts to bring everyone together again. My first steps were to get permission from my principal…