The first day back to school after winter break can be tough, especially for primary teachers. Here are six tips to help you (and your students!) make the transition a smooth one. #classroommanagement #classroombehavior #behaviormanagement

If you are an early elementary teacher, then you will want to learn my tips for resetting after a holiday break. It is important to take some social emotional learning time and check in with your students to see how they are doing. After the winter break, I have my early elementary classroom complete goal setting for students. I like to read the picture book, Word Collector, and have students pick a word of the year for kids. Don’t forget to build in classroom community time with games!

Teacher, do you need a reset button? If there are things about how this school year has gone, here's your chance! Christmas break is the perfect time to evaluate your processes and systems for a successful beginning to the second half of the school year in January. Here are three goals to get you on track. #primary #classroommanagement #teaching

If you are reading this, I am assuming it is because you need a midyear reset - both for you and your students. Maybe this need to hit the reset button is due

Happy Classroom Management Monday everyone! Today we are talking about our after lunch and recess routines! Do you have a set thing you do? I am going to make this short and sweet and tell you about my routines and why they reset us all and prepared us for the rest of the day. After […]

A quick blog post to help you plan for the return from winter break! Reviewing expectations, reteaching essential academic skills, and minimizing over-the-top sharing are all great things to keep in mind as you return in January!

Ready or not, spring has officially arrived! I often feel an urgency to cover all the content I've missed, prepare my students for testing, and assess all. the. skills. for final quarter report cards. In so many ways, returning from Spring Break signals the beginning of the end. BUT, we still have six (or so) crucial weeks of instruction remaining! So, how can we refresh our day-to-day classroom operations to keep our students engaged up to the very last second of the very last day??? It has…

The January Classroom Refresh! Inspiring students as soon as they return from winter break.

5 Teacher Tips for the First Day Back From Winter Break: Simple and Important Reminders for Primary Teachers - Miss DeCarbo shares classroom management ideas for a smooth transition back to school. Learn why to intentionally add white space to your lesson plans, how to eliminate stress during morning work, and what routines, procedures, and rules to spend time reviewing.

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