As if enough hasn’t been thrown at you, now you have to figure out how to take attendance on a Zoom or Google Meet call. And some of you sweet teachers are having to do this virtually while also teaching face-to-face at the same time! Distance learning attendance can be easier! I did a LIVE […]
Grading can be easy, even with distance learning
Keeping track of student work, tests, forms, and everything else can be a little overwhelming. Not anymore with these editable paper and digital checklists. You can see how I use them in this post. How to use the digital grading/ checklists Use these lists to keep track of attendance, family phone calls, completion of assignments, […]
Writing Tools to Help Your Students During Distance Learning
The writing process is such a part of the primary classroom. Your learners are beginning to understand the parts of a story or essay, form sentences, and use quality word choice. During distance learning, your students should still be writing! These writing tools will help your students during distance learning. The Writing Process Not all […]
How Setting Office Hours Can Save Your Sanity in Distance Learning
School closures have caused teachers like yourself to transition to distance learning. Providing instruction and resources online is a huge shift for teachers, students, and parents. Admittedly, it can be really overwhelming to manage student work, answer questions, and get things graded! One way to save your sanity during distance learning is to set office […]
5 Myths About Flexible Seating
How many of you are reading this while sitting with perfect posture, hands in your lap, and not distracted at all? I bet if we were to take a snapshot of all the readers right now, we would have a different sitting/standing/reading style for each person. Why do we think kids are any different? If […]
Dismissal Procedures that Work
Dismissal procedures can be very stressful in elementary school. No matter what grade level you teach, don’t let the end of the day stress out you or your students! Start by getting organized with dismissal procedures and other easy organizational tools for your classroom. Model expectations. First, make sure that you revisit dismissal procedures early […]
Distance Learning using Zoom
Distance learning is something new for everyone right now. One way to make it easier is with my favorite video conferencing platform called “Zoom.” It’s a platform I have used in my business for a few years and I want to share some video conferencing tips with you so that you can have meaningful class […]
Screencast in the classroom
Does distance learning have you trying to figure out how to teach from home? I’ll walk you though how to use Screen Cast O Matic easily so that you can record lessons, read alouds, and teach. You will be able to screencast in the classroom without stress! Getting started to screencast in the classroom There […]
Lesson Planning 101
Lesson planning is one of the most time consuming tasks as a teacher. Teaching engaging lessons is so much fun, but creating lessons can be time consuming. Leaving the classroom at 3 p.m. (or when you’re released for the day) shouldn’t be abnormal for a classroom teacher. In fact, when it comes to lesson planning, […]
FREE Emergency Resources to send home
Trying to come up with plans and resources during this crisis shouldn’t be something for you to worry about. Here are links to free resources provided by TPT authors and educational websites. FREE Resources from Easy Teaching Tools Here’s a copy of art and writing activities for the month of March. March Writing and Art […]
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