How to Use Digital Writing Prompts to Boost Student Results
Are you looking for new ways to incorporate digital writing prompts in your in person classroom this year? Digital writing prompts are a great way to get students independently practicing both technology skills and the art of the writing craft. It is also helpful because it is NO prep and easy to assign. Read on […]
How to Use Digital Activities in the Classroom
Now that you have stocked up on digital resources and are back in person, or maybe still teaching digitally, you might be asking yourself.. how do I use these now? Here are my 10 favorite digital activity ideas for any elementary classroom. DIGITAL IDEA 1: WARM UP One easy way to use digital activities every […]
How to Explode Student Engagement with this Habitat Research Project
One HUGE 2nd grade standard is researching and learning about animals and their adaptations. Students LOVE this unit, but teachers can be intimidated by the overwhelming pressure involved in guiding student research at such a young age. I love doing this 2nd grade animal research project with my students every March! This project has been […]
Tips You Need to Know to Teach Digital Writing
Whether you are teaching in-person, hybrid teaching or are teaching fully virtually, there is room for virtual writing projects in your classroom. Virtual writing projects can be incorporated into: whole group writing time small groups independent work early finisher activities challenge activities Each week students will walk through a step of the writing process and […]
How to Make Sizeable Classroom Growth with BOOM Cards
Last school year I began a journey at a new school that was One-to-One iPad learning. This meant I was limited to just 100 copies a month. When I first heard this staggering number I absolutely panicked! That is ONE copy per student, per week! It ended up not being so bad. One of my […]
Setting Clear Expectations in an Unknown Digital World
2020 has been a mess. 2020 is still a mess. 2020 will continue to be a mess. BUT your classroom does NOT have to be a mess. Clear expectations are going to be ESSENTIAL in the classroom this year and in years to come. Here are some tips to start the year off right. BE […]