After teaching for 14 years, I have had my share of students who have ADD, anxiety, hyperactivity, sensory and/or social needs. I strongly believe that teaching the whole child (meeting each child’s emotional, social, academic,
Within five minutes of the first bell ringing, I had this sticky note on my desk. After trying to teach the math lesson about identifying fractions in a set, I had four more sticky notes
What do I watch when I need motivation? I love this. I LOOOVE this. I mean, I love this. Please take the next couple of minutes to view this inspirational YouTube video. No, it is
It’s thirty below here in Chicago and tomorrow will be our second day of a snow cold day. Brrrr! One activity that I had planned for when we returned from break was a read aloud with the
Put your creative writing skills to the test! This writing lesson uses the students creative writing skills, while celebrating the reason for the holiday season! What is the reason for the season? Showing appreciation for
Today we put our math, writing, and artistic skills to the test and created a recipe for a really cute Rudolph! We started by using a ruler to make a pentagon for the face, with
Today, I am also sharing a fun freebie on the Owl-ways Be Inspired Blog today. Today I am starting to plan all of my Christmas/holiday themed activities and lessons that I want to include in
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