The 2019-2020 school year was the first year that I implemented a seating arrangement in my classroom that was fully flexible. It also happened to be the year I finally really hit my stride with classroom management. I absolutely loved my flexible seating classroom, and I had far fewer behavior problems than in any previous…
Are you sick and tired of reorganizing your crayon storage at home? Got a stack of coloring books that no one is interested in? Or worse yet, do you just repeatedly buy brand new crayons? As a teacher, it was pretty rare that we got to do any coloring in third grade. Third is the…
My parents had really strict screen time rules when I was little. I remember so clearly that I got 30 minutes of tv a day in elementary school. I normally spent that watching Wheel of Fortune with my dad every evening. And I definitely didn’t watch a preschool show. Were they amazing parents!? Yes, they…
When I think back to my own magical upbringing, it wasn’t all about family night. Back then, our parents didn’t have Pinterest or Google to come up with a litany of family night ideas for spending time together. It’s just something we did without a ton of thought. At least, I don’t think they gave…
If your child calls himself stupid, and your heart breaks a little bit each time, I’ve got a little story for you. In my classroom, I had a student last year who was a twin. I’m going to call him Miguel to protect his privacy. His twin brother was quite a bit brighter than him….
Maybe you’ve taken the time to read my previous post about why your kids won’t play with their toys, and now you’ve got a better grasp of what makes a great toy. Hopefully you’re working on minimizing and organizing your kids’ current stash. If your toy collection could use some improvement, here are some of…
