Focused on students!
Everyone needs a break sometimes, right? Over the years, I have supported many students who have Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) in place or may just need a little support on any given day. My resource space is pretty wide open, so there are not a lot of options for anyone to take a private […]
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I’m sharing our favorite Easter read aloud books and activities! This is a throwback post to last Easter. What can I say? Why mess with what works, lol! 😉 Happy Spring and Almost-Easter! We still have two weeks (9 more school days!) until Spring Break, so I’m bringing out the spring favorites to […]
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What types of small groups do you work with throughout the day? As a special educator working in an inclusion setting, small groups are my bread and butter! BUT you don’t have to have two adults in the room to be able to successfully work with students in a smaller group setting. In this […]
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Welcome November! October was an exciting and BUSY month! If you’ve been keeping up with my teacher vlogs on YouTube, you already know I was able to visit Teachers Pay Teachers headquarters in NYC at the beginning of the month! Imagine spending the afternoon meeting and talking with 100 other teachers who are excited […]
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I’m sharing the spooky (and not-so-spooky) books we are enjoying during October! This blogpost is a throwback to last fall… you can read the original post here (or just scroll down!) October Read Aloud Books! We kicked off with a new-to-us book that would be perfect for any time of year: […]
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Movement games is where it’s at in the primary classrooms! My joyful first graders are VERY good at reminding me when it’s time to move. I’ve already brought out some “tried and true” movement games for learning, plus added some new activities to our repertoire. This week, I’ll be sharing one of our favorite […]
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Today is the first day of school! It’s finally here! Our students arrive today 🙂 Our brains are full after TWO weeks of professional development, my outfit is picked out (we all wear our school shirts for a show of solidarity), and my classroom is ready! I posted a Classroom Tour on my YouTube […]
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Visual anchors are my “bread and butter” in the resource room! After several years working with a variety of different learning styles, I firmly believe in the power of multi-modal instruction. Even in our own lives, we are receiving and synthesizing new information through all of our senses. Not only does it help the […]
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Today is our last day of spring break and I’m slowly accepting the idea that I’ll be up bright and early tomorrow morning! It was a REALLY good break in a few surprising ways and I “think” I’ve gotten my plans together to finish the year (39 school days) strong. I’m kicking off this […]
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This post is all about Instructional Strategy 8: Metaphors, Analogies, and Similes If you’re just jumping into this book study, Chapters 1-7 have already been covered throughout several posts…find the links all in one place here! Now here’s Strategy 8…a blast from the past blogpost 🙂 I’m linking up with The First […]
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