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: Teaching in General
3 Ways to Use Bingo in Your Classroom
Everyone loves bingo- but I like to mix up how we play it. Simple Prize Ideas for Bingo *Sticker packs from Amazon *Mini eraser packs from Amazon *Pencils *Give out tickets to winners! I have a blog post for tickets here.
Learning Targets Goal Setting
I use this learning targets goal setting for mid-unit assessments as well as summative assessments to group student learning needs based off specific targets. This is wonderful not only for my instruction, but also for student ownership. Students are able to reflect why they missed a particular learning target, and celebrate learning targets that were…
Effective + Engaging Collaborative Groups
We all want this- but how do we achieve this!? I love to complete this anchor chart activity at the beginning of the school year. I also did it with my summer school studnets- and look at their amazing responses! I am always surprised with how each class brings a new perspective to the topic….
Spin to Win
Who else likes to spice up their review every now and then!? It’s always important to keep my middle schoolers enagaged.. or else! This is a super simple and low prep way to add in some extra fun + focus. I like to take a paper study guide and cut up the questions, or simply…
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…
Teacher Instagram Post Ideas
So you made a teacher Instagram page.. now what!? The first year that I had my teacher page, I struggled with what content to post. So, if you are new to this & feel you aren’t sure where to start- here is a little inspiration! Classroom Pictures I love seeing pictures of other classrooms! It…
10K on Instagram
I recently obtained 10K followers on my teacher account & I’m really excited to meet this milestone! For many teachers we desire this mark because it enables the swipe up feature in stories. I have gotten a lot of questions about how to get here, & I want to first and foremost communicate that I…
Amazon Class Wishlist
My friend over at Teaching With Amber Miller shared an Amazon Class Wishlist last year & I decided to try it out myself! So I made one, shared it on fb, & literally the next week every item had been donated!!! My cousin in LA decided to purchase the whole thing when he saw it…
4 Years Down!
So I am completely obsessed with teacher Instagram.. I can’t even deny it. I have an addiction! But it’s such a great one to have- I am constantly inspired. An awesome teacher (exceptionalelementary) shared three things that her first three years of teaching taught her. SO I wanted to share my own ‘fab four’ things…