Are you a prankster? I am not. I wish I were, but I am not good at lying, so I always ruin any prank I try to pull! I love to hear about pranks people pull, and my college days were filled with witnessing lots of silly pranks. They just bring joy (when they are […]
Oh, spring break- the time of the year that most teachers say, “Oh my gosh! Where has the year gone? We have so much to accomplish still!” I can totally relate. 100%. That is when I would start to freak out a little! But don’t fret, friend. I have just the thing to help your […]
Assessing can be both difficult and exhausting for students and teachers. Finding a way for purposeful assessments to be made fun and enjoyable for all is a win all around! Writing has always been a favorite time in my classroom. There are years that I feel like I rock at teaching writing and years I […]
The Primary Powers bloggers have teamed up with the fabulous people from GoNoodle to share some great ideas for implementing GoNoodle in the classroom and some great prizes! Be sure to read to the end because you won’t want to miss this! I wanted to share with you how I have used GoNoodle during Writer’s […]
I just finished up my 5th year of teaching. It is hard to believe I have been teaching little munchkins for five years already! Four out of the five years, I have been the newbie on a team. I always get stuck with planning writing because no one else wants to plan it. (They have […]
One project we have been working on during our writer’s workshop time is writing a story with hdetails. Some writing curriculum call this a “small moment”. As we finish up a unit, we talk about the writing conventions we have learned and focused on. Ya’ll, this is tough! Several students will have a story with […]
You all know how much I talk about writer’s workshop and how much growth I see in my students. One question I’m often asked is how to get started with writer’s workshop. I personally love to start with the setup so that my students are prepared for writing. When I was in the classroom, that […]
As the end of the year nears and we finish our curriculum, it’s a great time to review all that has been learned, while still having engaging lessons. This is no different with this end of year writing freebie. We spent some time doing fun writing since we finished our curriculum for writing and had […]
Writer’s workshop is hands-down one of my favorite times of the day in kindergarten, first, and second grade. You get to watch these young writers try and try to get their stories down on paper. They struggle to get sentences down, to use correct spacing and punctuation, and to tell a whole story. Then, the […]
