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Classroom Strategies that Develop Speaking Skills

April 11, 2025 Erin Leave a comment

Explicitly Teach “Being the Speaker” When you teach these skills and practice them, you can even use a rubric to…

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Posted in: Communication Skills, Developmental Growth, Teaching What Matters Most

Make Reading Fun- March Book Recommendation

March 11, 2025 Erin Leave a comment

March is Reading Month and Dr. Seuss’ Birthday! This is an all time favorite by Dr. Suess! This makes a…

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Make Reading Fun

February 10, 2025 Erin Leave a comment

February Book Recommendation Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli is such a great story to teach kids about…

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Posted in: Book Recommendations, books

Make Reading Fun – January Book Recommendation for the Elementary Classroom.

January 14, 2025 Erin Leave a comment

Reading: Rhyming, Sequencing, Labeling, and using art to make learning fun The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by: Shirley…

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Posted in: books, Developmental Growth, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, whole child

Boosting Executive Function Skills: Tools, Tips, and Freebies!

July 25, 2024 Erin 6 Comments

🌟 Attention, educators and parents! 🌟 If you’re on a mission to nurture executive function skills in your little learners,…

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Posted in: Beginning of the Year, Developmental Growth, Executive Function Skills, Teaching What Matters Most, whole child

Easy Mother’s Day Crafts for Your Classroom

May 1, 2024 Erin Leave a comment

Mother’s Day is a special occasion to celebrate the incredible moms and mother figures in our lives. What better way…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Mother's Day

Unlocking Growth: Tools for Developing Motor Skills in the Elementary Classroom

April 28, 2024 Erin 1 Comment

As educators, we play a vital role in nurturing young learners’ physical development. Motor skills—both fine and gross—are essential for…

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Posted in: Classroom Management, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Fine Motor Bins, Teaching What Matters Most, whole child

4 Basic Steps to Inquiry Based Learning

February 12, 2024 Erin Leave a comment

Our students are so curious! Using their natural curiosities to lead your instruction is the first step to planning a…

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Posted in: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Inquiry Based Learning, Teaching What Matters Most, whole child Filed under: classroom pedagogy, IBL, inquiry, student engagement

Back to School Changes

August 7, 2023 Erin Leave a comment

Little and Big Moves that will BE THEIR DIFFERENCE this year! Whether you are a first year teacher or veteran…

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Posted in: Beginning of the Year, Uncategorized Filed under: back to school, Beginning of the year, learning, teaching

Active Listening in the Classroom

August 8, 2022 Erin 5 Comments

How many times a day do you think you redirect your students because it seems they are not listening? “Eyes…

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Posted in: Beginning of the Year, Classroom Management, Developmental Growth, Executive Function Skills, Summer Break, Teaching What Matters Most, whole child Filed under: active listening, classroom, communication, listening, listening and speaking, speech and language

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