Happy New Year! Winter break is nearly over and I’m already thinking about going back to school. It’s a great time to reset the classroom environment, behavior expectations, and winter self-care. I focus on the classroom environment first. We’ll get to the other stuff in a later post! Believe it or not, the beginning of… Read More
What do you do when your students (or your own children) are reading below grade level? First, check on what you might need to do to get a further evaluation for a possible learning disability. Early intervention is key. But what about the students who either did not qualify for exceptional children’s services or who… Read More
There are many kids who CAN read but do not necessarily CHOOSE to read. For both parents and teachers, that can be more frustrating than any other reading issue. Here are nine ideas for how to help unmotivated readers. Disclaimer: nothing works for everyone. This is a big collection of ideas. Pick and choose an… Read More
Student behavior is typically pretty good at the beginning of the year. Students are settling into a new classroom with a new teacher and possibly with different students in their class. Most things go fairly smoothly for the first few days. Some veteran teachers refer to this as the “honeymoon” period. So what happens when… Read More
This is part two of a long post about how I’m trying to survive a super busy season of the year. Part 1 of this post is here. 1 – Hopefully, your school (or work) “things to do” list is falling into a routine.If not, here are some tips: ~what has to be done daily?… Read More
Back to school season — when there is so much to do and it feels like there is so little time to get it all done. Adding on even one more obligation or task feels overwhelming. I’m working on stopping the overwhelm and focusing on getting only the most important things done. I’m not there… Read More