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How Are We Feeling Today?
Doesn’t it feel nice when someone asks you how you’re doing? A colleague of mine, Dana Wheeler, uses this simple Name-Magnet system in her third-grade classroom to help the students reflect upon their...
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The One Minute Dance Party
Here on the East Coast, it has rained all week long. That means a week of no outdoor recess! [wrist over forehead] Nnnnnnoooooooooo! During the course of the day, students need to move. It’s a...
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Math Fact Jumping Jacks
You already know that I’m a big proponent of getting kids moving. There can be study after study that says that physical exercise increases learning, but I see it with my own eyes every day. Easy....
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The Tactile Checklist
This Teacher Geek is a huge fan of lists. I have big lists, little lists, baby-lists, and all kinds of crazy lists. I would venture a guess to say that most Teacher Geeks are also List-Making Geeks....
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Do Not Disturb, Unless You Are One Of The Three B’s: Bleeding, Barfing, Broken
In my career I have executed the both the Workshop Model and the Guided Reading model (sometimes a hybrid of the two) for literacy. Both require uninterrupted time at a table with a student or small...
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Curb Trips To The Nurse With a Sign-Out Sheet
There’s one or two in every class: Nurse’s Office Frequent Flyers. They procrastinate and avoid doing work for various reasons (usually they are struggling learners or have anxiety issues, but those...
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My Thoughts On Using Exercise Balls for Student Chairs
About 5 months ago, the School Psychologist and the Physical Education Teacher walked into my 2nd grade classroom carrying two large, inflatable, bouncy red balls. I never suspected how much two red...
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Bottoms Down: Managing Exercise Ball-Chairs In the Classroom
In my last post, I reflected on my experience using exercise balls as chairs in a second grade classroom. I will love you forever if you read the entire post, but for those who want the summary of my...
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