Building relationships with students is an important part of teaching. However, building genuine, authentic relationships with your students is a whole lot more than just knowing that they love Pókemon or doing a TikTok dance with them. Here are 6 ways to build authentic relationships with students in your classroom. A Word of Caution on Building Relationships Before we begin,…
Reading centers are an important part of your literacy instruction because it gives you time to target key skills with students. It also allows students to make some choices in their own practice and learning. Knowing how to set up reading centers in a way that is simple for you and engaging for students will set you up for a…
Classroom set up is important because how well your classroom works for you and your students will impact your year. However, if you take a look at Instagram, you might begin to feel overwhelmed. New teachers might feel like they need to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into their classroom. This is just not realistic or true. Here is…
Whether you are a first year teacher or a student teacher, a new teacher or soon to be new teacher, there are probably a lot of things that you still have questions about. As great as the theory is in your college teacher program probably is, there are many things that education programs don’t cover. Student teaching is also a…
Conflict resolution in elementary school is important because conflicts are common between students. As a teacher, one of our biggest goals should be to help students learn to solve conflict, take ownership of their actions, and then ultimately begin to solve conflicts on their own. Here is how to help students solve conflicts and take ownership of their own actions.…