Teacher Idea Factory
How do you feel about teaching writing? Writing hands down is my FAVORITE subject to teach. I love the challenge. I love the creativity. I love watching those babes spread their wings, come into their own, and find their voice. The list for me is endless. Despite my college training (I have a journalism degree),
Want to up your music game in the classroom this year? I have a handful of quick and easy ways to supplement your core curriculum with rhyme/rhythm, music, and movement. Let me back up fora moment and explain why music is such a powerful classroom tool. Think about how our students process information for a moment.
Well, my friends . . . today is the day. The day you have been waiting for. PEN PAL PAIR UP sign ups officially begin right NOW . . . the event is now closed. We reached capacity and I have to shut ‘er down. Please check back in 2017 for the 5th Annual Pen Pal
The emails have started coming in asking if I am hosting the Pen Pal Pair Up again this year. My answer was automatic . . . OF COURSE! I just couldn’t let a summer slip by without offering up my matching services. Bring on the 4th Annual Pen Pal Pair Up. Look for sign
Alright, so this issue hits especially close to home today. Why you ask? Well, I just experienced my first back to school nightmare of the season. This blows my mind as it hit earlier than EVER this year. (SIDE NOTE . . . this is ironic as all get out since I will have a
For the first time in my career, I had to pack up my classroom. I have been lucky enough to work for schools that didn’t require me to box up all of my goods every year. My end of the year duties encompassed shoving the desks to the side, turning out the lights, and locking
Just a quick informal post to let you know that I am still kickin’ over here. A wave of chaos hit The Factory and definitely kept me running in oodles of different directions as of late. On that note, you may or may not want to relive this particular turmoil with me . . .
Want to keep engagement high, while still targeting those tricky standards? Well, I have two little words for you . . . WEARABLE WORK. Yep. It’s that simple. If primary kiddos can put an activity some place on their little bodies I promise that they will be all about whatever you are dishing out. IN
I am hosting a TBT post on a Friday . . . I guess you can say I am into breaking all of the rules these days. However, this one seemed pretty dang fitting right about NOW, so I am pressin’ on with my plan :)************* A handful of you have already started, so I
Hey gang, I have a bit of a potpourri post today. (That’s just a nice way of saying that I am all over the place at the moment!) Taking this all into account, I figured that I’d just toss this one up as a list of sorts today. ONE – SCKC CONFERENCE Last weekend
