Building Relationships, End-of-Year Activities, Uncategorized

5 Ways of Saying Goodbye to Introvert Students

As a self-proclaimed introvert, I always had a way of identifying those same types of students in my classroom. I, too, was the quiet girl in the back of the room with my nose in a book. You can still find me with my nose in a book when I get a moment of free… Continue reading 5 Ways of Saying Goodbye to Introvert Students

End-of-Year Activities, May Activities

5 End-of-Year Picture Books

May to June can be a hectic time of the year, comparable to September and December! There are so many end-of-year events, last-minute to-dos, ceremonies, testing, cleaning up the classroom, and more (what did I forget?)...it can be hard to keep students’ interests. What do we do with our class when everything is coming to… Continue reading 5 End-of-Year Picture Books

End-of-Year Activities

5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Student Growth

As the school year winds down and summer is right around the corner, this last stretch is filled with events, testing, year-end units, and so much more. It’s an action-packed last couple of weeks, but there’s one important item we should squeeze in as teachers: recognizing the achievements of our students. Celebrating our students and… Continue reading 5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Student Growth