Posts by Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Surviving Animal Abuse: Go Gunny! *UPDATED*
Original Post: 5/28/2013 Updated Post: 6/7/2013 My school district has a weekly bulletin that they email out to keep the staff abreast of what is happening in our district- good, bad, and ugly. Okay, maybe just the good, great, and fantastic! Either way, I came across a newly published author in my district! I became…
Read Full PostWhat Do You Think?
As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, my students love to share their opinions. They appreciate that what they have to say is valued and affirmed. Standardized testing has burdened their creativity and they crave success instead of a “right” answer. So, I figured it would be a nice present to reward their hard…
Read Full PostSocial Issues
We are moving into our last unit in writing: Social Issues. I am really excited about this unit as students love to share their opinions. They become extremely passionate about topics and participate in debates with other students on important matters. This unit is geared towards my students’ interests and strengths. I began by telling…
Read Full PostPet Peeves
Testing has taken over my classroom! Not only do I feel like my legs will fall off any moment due to the amount of laps I have walked around the classroom during testing, but my kiddos are ready to explode with energy! As I was mentally to-do listing for four hours I realized the level…
Read Full PostGetting Pumped- E.O.G. Style!
The End-of-Grade (EOG) tests are approaching! Each year we make a video to support our students undergoing this challenge of showing all the wonderful things they know. Check out this year’s video! We also had students in grades 3-5 come to the gym for an EOG Pep Rally.Here’s the calm before the storm: We were…
Read Full PostKeeping Students Engaged at the End of the Year
The end of the year is here and student behavior is getting harder and harder to control. Students are excited for summer and the weather makes each and every second spent inside excruciating. My school recently put in an outdoor classroom so that has really helped curb the excitement for being out in the sunshine.…
Read Full PostBlogiversary: Celebrating ONE YEAR!
Wahoo! I cannot believe I created Always A Lesson one year ago! What an amazing journey it has been so far 🙂 I have learned so much and am so grateful for my bloggy friends and supporters for continuing to come back to see what I have to say each week. Blogging began as a…
Read Full PostTeacher Appreciation Week
I am feeling so lucky to be as spoiled as I was this week. Our new administrative team went above and beyond to show us support. Our PTA and community partnerships showed us some love as well. I appreciate everyone who was involved in making this week so successful. KUDOS TO YOU! Our superintendent shared…
Read Full PostEOG Relooping "AHA's"
As stated in my previous post , my students have begun to review skills that will be tested on the End-Of-Grade (EOG) test. Students rotated through each third grade teacher’s classroom focusing on one math and one literacy standard per 2 hour block. This experience was quite interesting to say the least. In my reflection…
Read Full PostInformational Text Book Hunt
The past two weeks my students have been preparing themselves for the End-Of-Grade (EOG) Test. My grade level decided to write out all the standards covered on the test for both Reading and Math. We then divided the standards amongst ourselves. We planned to teach a two hour block for reading and then for math…
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