Learning As I Teach

🤩🤩🤩 It’s amazing how color can just make everything better! I made these pop of color slides for my class last week and it added some extra fun for us! Starting your day outlining what is ahead can remove threats and distractions that students may have. Best part about these!? They are customizable to any header that you need for any part of your day. In my TPT store😍

Count your small victories! Today I tried something new with my students. Instead of individual conferences and going around during our writing block with hand written post it notes, I took the time to make them individual typed out notes. I gave them each a GLOW (something I loved) and a GROW (something to improve). Yes it was time consuming but... yes it was worth it. It gave me time to conference with them in a different way! I wasn’t using my instruction time reading their work and then conferencing. I did this at home on my own leisure time and without a fourth grader lingering over my shoulder!!! How do you give writing feedback to your students? I would love more ideas on this! 💡 tell me down below :)

New year... clean slate! This bulletin board is where students show off their work! It will hang their new year resolutions on Tuesday! 🥳 @ Boston, Massachusetts

The New year is here people! I love to have my students reflect on the past year and set goals for their new year! This activity is so great and engaging. We complete this after having a class discussion about how lucky we are to have everything around us. Students who finish early have a chance to share with classmates and this can start discussions that are so meaningful! It is not required that they share if they don’t want to as they can make some personal goals that they may not want shared. Back to school tomorrow! What do you have your students do as the new year starts!? Tell me down below!!! 👇🏼 Link is in my bio to my TPT store 🥳