Elementary Teacher Resources Blog
Quick, easy and effective elementary teacher resources.
Nonstandard Measurement
My Principal is planning to observe me teach a math lesson (measurement- nonstandard) for 45 minutes next week. I have some classroom objects for my
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Picking seats
This is my 2nd year to do Daily 5 in kindergarten and we love it. My kids choose where they want to go for each round which seems to work well. However
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Half Day Kindergarten and The Daily 5
Can I do The Daily 5 with half-day kindergarten? What would you change, modify, eliminate? Thanks
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Question and Answer
Question and Answer - Helpful Tips for Teachers
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Second grade Daily 5
I bought the Daily Five book last summer, read it, and sticky noted it everywhere in the book. My second graders loved the fact that they were teachers
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Daily Five in Kindergarten
My school district embraced the Daily Five philosophy a few years ago. I totally Kindergarten-ized it and use it February through June. It is amazing
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Do we have to go to recess?
I started reading Daily 5 over the summer and while I wanted to get started, I decided to wait. I finally started in November (right after Thanksgiving
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What about Read to Someone and Listen to Reading?
I noticed that you skip 2 parts of The Daily 5. Why did you remove them? Are you going to add them in?
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The Daily 5
The Daily 5
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"Baggy Stories" in the Writing Center
I have gotten lots of pictures of people, children, and animals for the bag called Who?. Lots of pictures of things; balls, hopscotch, pails, swings,
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Morning Woes - Morning Work
I'm having trouble keeping kids engaged with a quality activity as soon as they come into the room. After they arrive, hang their backpacks up,
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Guided Reading
How do I make sure I am effectively running my guided reading circles? At times, I feel like I am not reaching out to help the lowest students.
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Science Centers
Science Centers
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Elementary Lesson Plans
Elementary Lesson Plans
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Routines
Routines - Building structure in your classroom
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Creating Craters
Creating Craters
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Sky Experiment
Sky Experiment
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Sweet Shapes
Sweet Shapes
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Writing Calendar?
Hey there! I was just wondering if there was a First Grade writing craft calendar we are supposed to be going by? Also, do you know where I can
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Primary ESE (EBD)
I have K-2 students and recently had a student placed in my class that seems to show autistc characteristics. He repeats everything I say all day
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