I was prepping for lessons this week while also prepping for a new PD I’m pitching on Gamifying Lessons… and I realized my lessons didn’t have games in them. Well, I fixed that real quick and immediately upped the ante in student engagement. I’ve always used games in teaching the “Power of Yet” in Mindset Read More …
If you can find enough lego to use, you have an engaging classrom or group lesson for every grade level (K-5… maybe even middle school). I have been doing this lesson for my end-of-year lesson in 2nd grade this week and I’m bringing it to 4th grade next week. Of course, for noise control… you Read More …
Going into 2022, we are bound for another loop de loop on the corona-coaster. I wanted to share some of my favorites from the year in hopes that these kid-tested and approved lessons are helpful to anyone reading this. You can always contact me if you have any questions. Here are the details for the Read More …
I L.O.V.E. this book.A few weeks ago, I did lessons in 2nd and 4th grades using the book, The Invisible Boy by @trudyludwig , and as always it was a big hit. Kindness Week (formerly known as No Place for Hate Week) was coming up and this picture book was the perfect springboard. I got Read More …
Last semester I ran a virtual small group for 5th grade girls. The target behavior we worked on was dealing with anxiety and developing coping skills. Although I typically run groups that are 6-8 sessions, nothing about this year is normal… so I ran 5 sessions for this group. Below are these sessions in PPT Read More …
Now is the time for sharing! This will be a growing page that I will continue to edit. Click on the lesson title which will take you to the PPT. Click here for Tools to Increase Engagement for Virtual Lessons (check-ins, games, etc.) –Listening Skills and Games (K-2) –Positive Thinking vs. Garbage –Thoughts/ Mistakes are Read More …
Teaching face to face or virtually? These FREE SEL lessons are for you! The lessons are great for Back-to-School and can be an all-in-one lesson or 5 separate lessons. These virtual classrooms go along with my book Be Your Own Hero, and will be a great framework for your classroom norms. Students can click on Read More …
Testing, testing, 1-2-3. Yup, it’s that time of year again. (Insert eye roll here). As we all try to instill hope into our little people as the high-stakes testing puts way too much pressure on them than is developmentally appropriate… (sigh) … it’s test prep lesson time. I shy away from these lessons on some Read More …
To start off this year, I’m doing a lesson with my students on their “one word”. I’ve been hearing lots of chatter about this concept as the new year has rolled around, and thought it would be a fun way to introduce goal setting with my students. Here is a video (plus lots of #oneword Read More …
Last week I did a lesson that I’ve been doing for a few years, but I changed it up and got the comment that made me know that this is a keeper. Ms. Gracy Griffith, 1st grade teacher said “Make sure you do this one again every year.” YAY for a WINNER lesson!! That’s Read More …
