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Seesaw Tips for the Primary Grades

Are you using Seesaw in your classroom this year? Seesaw is a fantastic, free app that connects families, teachers, and students. It can be used as a parent communication tool, a student journal, a teaching tool, and so much more. I get asked a lot of questions about using Seesaw in the primary classroom, so I've compiled a list of Seesaw tips. There are two different Seesaw apps. Which one do ... Read More about Seesaw Tips for the Primary Grades

Easily Establishing Positive Parent Teacher Communication

When I first started teaching, I found it really hard to build relationships with parents. I was really nervous, and I had a hard time getting over that! The truth is, building positive relationships with parents is one of the most important things you will do as a teacher. I’m not gonna lie, it’s HARD, and takes a lot of energy that you most likely don’t have left at the end of the day, but you ... Read More about Easily Establishing Positive Parent Teacher Communication

Distance Learning Ideas for Back to School

Back to school is always stressful. Add on the possibility of starting the year with distance learning, and you’ve now reached a whole new level of stress and uncertainty. There’s not much we can control during these times, but we do know one thing: whether we are teaching in person or virtually, we will start the year building our classroom community. Here are some distance learning ideas for ... Read More about Distance Learning Ideas for Back to School

Distance Learning Tips for Kindergarten

When I first heard I’d be teaching kindergarten through a computer in March, I laughed. Sure, I can picture fourth and fifth graders doing distance learning, but five and six-year-olds? Picturing them learning anywhere but a classroom filled with their peers and hands-on-learning was just a huge joke. But, we made it through, and even though it was not ideal, I learned that you CAN teach ... Read More about Distance Learning Tips for Kindergarten

How to Prepare for Back to School or Meet the Teacher Night During Distance Learning

It’s hard to plan for back to school season when we don’t know what to plan for. We might be back in the classroom, we might be teaching virtually... heck, we might be doing both! What we do know is that regardless of where we are, we’ll have students who are eager to meet us, a classroom community to build, and parents who need a whole lot of information. But how do we plan for a back to school ... Read More about How to Prepare for Back to School or Meet the Teacher Night During Distance Learning