The first time I heard about standards based grading I thought it was a horrible idea. Why would we not average grades? How am I going to keep track of where students are? How will students be held accountable for their learning? These are all valuable questions and I'm going to go through how I ended up
![]() As teachers, we all know that the most important thing to help with classroom management is having a routines in place. When our students know what to expect and what they are supposed to do, everything runs smoother. Morning are no different than any time of day. What does your routine need to include?The very first thing you need to have is to ensure that everything is set up before you leave the day before. This allows for you to walk in and start the day. I usually try to get to school early to get work done before the kids come in, however, I am never working on what I need for that day. I am always planning ahead. This allows for problems to arise and to still be prepaid for the day. What do you do you do in the morning if you are already set up for the day?What does your morning work look like?Field trips can be a lot of fun and a great way to bring learning into the real world for our students. They can also be stressful for teachers. Use these tips to help you plan, attended and reflect on the perfect trip. There are affiliate links in many of the posts on this site. This means your purchase supports myself, my business and my family when you click through to buy - at no additional cost to you. Brainstorm TripsComing up with a location for a trip can seem like a daunting task. You have to take so many things into consideration, educational, fun, cost, and more. standards Questions to ask a location: 1. Cost of trip for each student? Cost for chaperones? 2. What programs do they offer? 3. Are chaperones free? ideas for place Communicate, Communicate, CommunicatePermission ships lunch count Don't for to share plans with other staff send home reminders the week and day before Including Chaperoneschaperone pack, communication What to pack for the tripschedule, name tags, Name TagsLook into school rules, some don't allow students first names to be on tags. Include school name and school phone number Set the Expectations for the tripThis can be a good trip or a bad trip it is u Keeping up with studentsSeparating? have chaperone check in points Buddy system, buddy check Returning to SchoolStudents will be tired, have low key plans like activties in pack Say Thank you, make a thank you for location from students Have a small thank you gift or note for chaperones Plan a relaxing evening for yourselfField trips are a lot of fun but also a lot of work. Plan some self care into the end of your day
Ask just about any teacher and they will tell you the most important math skill is place value. I know that in my classroom we spend more time on place value than anything else for most of the year. If a student doesn’t understand it, then almost everything else in math will fall apart. With that, I continue to have my students practice their skills throughout the year. Below is a round up of the winter activities I like to use. The great thing about these activities are that they can be used with 2, 3 or 4 digit numbers so it is super easy to differentiate for your individual students.
There are affiliate links in many of the posts on this site. This means your purchase supports myself, my business and my family when you click through to buy - at no additional cost to you. 100 Days of School is such a fun day to celebrate in our schools.
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Regan PutnamTeaching and working with children has always been my passion. With 7+ years of experience teaching grades 1-3 I have developed a passion for sharing my experience with others. Archives
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