As we continue to teach from home and practice safe distancing, many of us are looking for ways to keep students excited about learning. It’s become vital to expand their horizons past local school yards and playgrounds. Virtual tours from around the country contribute to not only adding some fun alternatives to their day (and ours), they also help ... Continue Reading
You Don’t Have Time to Teach Writing!
Reading, math, science, social studies, specials, RTI....how in the world are you supposed to find time to teach writing? I totally get it! You are busting your butt to be the incredible teacher that you are and sometimes it's just easier to skip writing and spend more time on reading and math. Most teachers agree that reading and math ... Continue Reading
Distance Learning Activities for Zoom or Google Meet
Many teachers are now using platforms such as Zoom and Google Meet to reach their students. While many teachers use this platform to teach or review standards with their students, many are also using it for socialization during these times. Are you looking for fun and engaging activities to do with your students during class meetings? I ... Continue Reading
The Best Ways to Increase Writing Test Scores
Do your students have a writing portion of their standardized tests? Most states require this for grades three and up and there is lots of pressure for teachers to increase writing test scores. I know that times are very different this year, but we will be back in classrooms. I promise! I thought now would be a great time to start thinking ... Continue Reading
Using End of Year Awards Digitally
Teachers across the country are madly trying to make online school fun during school closures. They are doing Zoom calls, scavenger hunts, menu choice boards and so many other fun activities with their students. As the school year winds down, teachers from our Facebook groups are starting to ask how to make the end of the year special for their ... Continue Reading
How to Teach from Home with Children
Many of you have been given the opportunity (or let's say, the challenge) of teaching from home for at LEAST the next few weeks because of school closures. I am definitely used to working at home with kids around. My five amazing children are awesome, but I know how overwhelming it can be to work and make sure you are caring for your family, ... Continue Reading
Less is Best with Distance Teaching
Dear Teacher, I was a little nervous about writing this letter. I don't want to offend anyone. I don't want to make people feel bad. I don't want mean hate mail. I'm writing this because I love teachers and I have a huge heart for serving the teaching community. I hope you know that everything I am about to write comes from a place of ... Continue Reading
Resources for Google Classroom
Teachers everywhere have been quickly transitioning from classroom teaching to distance teaching. Google Classroom resources have been in high demand because they are so easy to share with students. Heck, some are even self grading! So we have been working overtime to create new resources for Google Classroom or convert existing resources into ... Continue Reading
Using PDFs in Google Classroom
Congrats! Most of you have already survived the first week of distance teaching! I am so proud of the way that teachers jumped in and learned new technology, such as Zoom and Google Classroom, at a moments notice. You are heroes! One question that we have received MANY times is, "How can I use PDF activities that I have already purchased in ... Continue Reading
How to Assign Google Slide Lessons in Google Classroom
When all of this craziness happened, we quickly got to work and offered teachers two weeks of free video writing lessons to share with their students. Click HERE to grab them if you have not already! Teachers loved them, but we also received so many tech questions. It's understandable! Most teachers are having to jump into online teaching ... Continue Reading
