Hello everyone and happy 2017! I hope you had a relaxing and awesome break from school. The start of a new calendar year is one of my favorites because I dearly love to set goals and make plans for the future. Of course, goal-setting is a frequent topic in my classroom, too. However, I've learned over the years that reaching a goal takes more than simply having one. You also need the focus of today's post - grit. I was first introduced to the idea of grit after reading Helping Children Succeed: … [Read more...]
Sally Camden - The wise teacher makes learning a joy.
How I Use an Online Lesson Planner to Easily Write Detailed Lessons
It’s only the beginning of February, but the winter weather has caused several snow days in my district. This used to mean lots of time devoted to erasing and re-writing my lesson plans by hand. Not anymore! Now that I am using an online lesson planner, writing (and revising) lesson plans has never been so […]
Quick and Easy Reading Workshop Mini-Lessons for Busy Teachers
Can anyone explain why reading workshop mini-lessons, which last only 10 minutes, take an hour to plan? What’s up with that?! Am I the only one that wishes a mini-lesson had a minimum amount of prep time? I didn’t think so. Read on, teacher friends, about how you can quickly plan your reading workshop mini-lessons […]