A small town teacher: June 2016

Blogs that Inspire Me!

Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

Total Math Geometry Lessons for K-2 Classrooms - [image: Hands-on geometry activities for K 2 classrooms using shape sorting, attributes, and geometry vocabulary] If you’ve ever sat down to plan math an...
1 day ago
Little Lifelong Learners

Our Homeschooling Story: How Child-led Learning Changed Everything - If you had told me five years ago that we’d be homeschooling, I would have laughed. Loudly. And right in your face. I was a trained early years teacher. ...
5 weeks ago
Inspire Me ASAP

How to Launch Writer’s Workshop: 5 Proven Strategies for Building Independent Writers - Launching Writer’s Workshop is one of the most exciting and effective ways to build confident, motivated writers in your elementary classroom. When done we...
4 months ago
Down Under Teacher

Why Your Students Struggle to Apply Spelling Rules—and What You Can Do About It - *Why Your Students Struggle to Apply Spelling Rules—and What You Can Do About It* *Support Your Literacy Block with No-Prep Word Sorts* If you’re teachin...
8 months ago
Rocking Dan Teaching Man

From illiterate 9 year old to Global Teacher of Year, It's been a wild journey for Rocking Dan. 2024 Review! - "As Daniel began to read he began to rock - an indication of how anxious he has become." This is an extract from an Educational Psychologist report about m...
11 months ago
Jewel School Gems | Teaching resources

Unleashing the Power of Word Searches in the STEM Classroom - As educators, we are always on the lookout for effective and engaging ways to enhance learning in our classrooms. One simple yet powerful tool that often...
1 year ago
Apples and ABC's

Back to School Centers for Kindergarten - Teachers often enjoy summer sitting by the pool or catching up on their reading list. However, they also spend time reflecting on the previous year and p...
3 years ago
Kinder Craze

17 St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books for Kids - St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that celebrates the rich culture and traditions of Ireland. One of the best ways to introduce children to this festive occ...
5 years ago
Paula's Place

How to Catch an Elf Book Companion and STEM Task for trapping an elf - This book companion for 'How to Catch an Elf' contains so many ideas to help you catch an elf. There are steps to follow to create your own elf trap to c...
6 years ago
Foundation into First

Teaching halves and quarters made easy - [image: Teaching halves and quarters for early years maths students. Easy fractions lessons for primary school children.] Teaching fractions is actually ...
6 years ago
Mrs Poultney's Ponderings

Freeze Frame - Hey friends! Today I wanted to share a little technique I have been using with my students this year to help them with practicing kindness and respect and...
6 years ago
the tattooed teacher

Unique Wood Watches for Any Style | Jord Watch Review - I consider my style to be an eclectic blend of boho and teacher. When I shop for accessories, wood is a material that stands out to me. I have several wo...
7 years ago
Doodle Bugs Teaching {first grade rocks!}

Doodle Bugs Paper: Cyber Monday - [image: Slide1] www.doodlebugspaper.com [image: IMG_9573][image: IMG_9604] [image: IMG_4348] [image: IMG_4849] [image: IMG_5562] Free shipping today ...
7 years ago
Mrs Ward's Land of the Little Learners

Benefits of teaching children to draw. - When children draw they are developing their skills in many ways. The benefits include developing their fine motor skills, encouraging their visual analys...
7 years ago
Miss Kindergarten

Morning Work Tubs for Kindergarten - If the start of your school day is as crazy as mine, I know how stressful it can be! Between parents who have questions, students who need immediate atten...
7 years ago
A Day in First Grade

Our First Grade Weather Inquiry – Part Five: Green Screen Weather Reports - As a culmination for our weather inquiry, my students applied all that they had learned and became meteorologists! They LOVED this so much. (If you want t...
7 years ago
Ripper Reading Resources - Rigorous Teaching Resources for Higher Order Thinking

Teaching phonemic awareness and phonics - the hands-on way! - I have been having fun putting together some hands-on phonemic awareness and phonics sets for our classes. I started purchasing some mini objects and t...
7 years ago
My Mum, the Teacher

Australian Curriculum Specialists - Are you new to teaching? Are you just beginning in an area you're unfamiliar with? Then head over to Foundation in First and check out her blog introducing...
7 years ago
The Polka Dot Apple

Why a YouTube Channel? - Hello Blog Buddies! I thought I would write a quick Blog explaining why I have 'taken the plunge' and started a Youtube channel. For many, many years no...
7 years ago
Ladybug's Teacher Files

2018 Winter Olympic Websites for Students - I've been planning a lot of learning fun all centered around the Winter Olympics for the next two weeks. Actually, in all honesty, we are really just work...
7 years ago
Classroom Chit Chat

Graduate Teacher Tips Series: 3. Classroom Setup - I feel the need to put a disclaimer about these posts: there is no one right way of doing things. I am in no way suggesting that this is what every t...
7 years ago
A Year of Many Firsts

Holidays Around the World (free download) - The month of December is the perfect time to introduce students to history, geography, and different cultures from around the world! A great way to do th...
8 years ago
Stars and Wishes

Book Week 2017: Escape to Everywhere - We are loving the "Escape to Everywhere" theme for Book Week this year! It is a fantastic theme to discuss how books help us 'escape' and 'travel' to world...
8 years ago
Fishing For Education – Connecting with teachers across all oceans of the world to share, inspire and encourage!

SAMR Model - I recently met with my deputy to set up a goal I’d like to set for myself. My school has a strong push for technology and I decided to focus on that area....
8 years ago
The Relief Teacher

Fossil Fun FREEBIE - What kid wouldn't LOVE creating their own fossil! In my newest pack, students can do just that and more! Students will start by piecing together their fr...
8 years ago
Australian Teachers

Flexible Seating Options - Have you ever considered Flexible Seating in your classroom? Love seeing the options online but saddened only to find they're only available outside of A...
8 years ago
The First Grade Parade

Hey Teachers....It's OKAY. - *Yes YOU.* The one whose weary body hits snooze 5 times before hurriedly rushing out the door to get to school on time. I'm talking to you. The perm...
8 years ago
Learning with Leonie

- Hi All, As you all know the beginning of the school year is extremely busy for all teachers from Prep to high school. You would think that because Di...
8 years ago
The Curious Catfish

Finding My Voice - Representing Clay County has been one of the greatest honors of my career. Within days of receiving this recognition, several people said, "You've got a vo...
8 years ago
Elementary Shenanigans

The Super Mario Challenge in the Classroom - Are you ready to jump into the world of Super Mario....I mean the classroom of Super Mario? Come along for a super engaging lesson that will be sure to ...
8 years ago
Jem's Bright Buttons

Twinkl Review - English Resources - I was recently contacted by the people at Twinkl to review some of their Australian resources. They kindly offered me a free subscription so I can look at ...
9 years ago
A Middle School Survival Guide

Beach Ball Back to School! - A few years back I posted about my love for catch balls games. Now, for the past year years, I have expanded from using them for test prep to incorporating...
9 years ago
Dragonflies in First

How to Celebrate Student Birthdays - Quick and Easy - with a FREEBIE! - We are officially back to work this coming week. What in the world happened to summer! I've been running around like a crazy person trying to get some l...
9 years ago
Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations

5 Reasons to use Brag Tags for Effective Classroom Management - *5 Reasons Why Brag Tags are your * *BEST CHOICE for Effective Classroom Management* Summer is here and I’m so happy to have the time to update a few pop...
9 years ago
Miss Jacobs' Little Learners

Smartie Subtraction - We introduced subtraction to our little ones this week and what better way to do it than with some sugar! This Smarties Subtraction lesson worked a treat! ...
9 years ago
Second Story Window

Join Us on Facebook! - We've created a fun community for teachers to gather and collaborate on Facebook. We'd love to have you join us. We have some fun things planned including ...
9 years ago
Little Leaps of Learning

NAPLAN? No worries! - It's that time of year when there's an editorial on NAPLAN in the newspaper every other day. You may have even seen variations of this letter floating a...
9 years ago
Early Years with Sheri

Engaging ANZAC Day Writing Idea - Last year one of my classes favourite lessons, that they still talk about, was our ANZAC Day writing task. We had learnt all about ANZAC Day and done asses...
9 years ago
Miss Galvin Learns

Miss Galvin Learns is MOVING! - It’s true! You can now find all the Miss Galvin Learns content over at missgalvinlearns.com or simply click the image above. This was a difficult decisio...
9 years ago
iSURF

A time to re charge our batteries... - To all our readers - we have taken a break until school goes back. We have had a wonderful 2015 and we thank you for your support. We hope that you have ...
9 years ago
Mud Pie Studio

Elf Themed Christmas Party for the Classroom - For my fourth-grader's class Christmas party, I created an elf-themed party. I used these Elf labels for the water bottles: I made the placemats from ...
10 years ago
Fishing for Education

Sorry I've been away, but I'm back! - First and foremost, I have to apologise for being away for so long. As some of you may or may not know, I had just started back teaching full time and m...
10 years ago

Tuesday, June 7, 2016