First Day Jitters

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Thank to Ashley at Fierce in First (click on pic for website) for this community building linky party! 1. Meeting my new students and hoping we all fit like family. 2. Hoping my student teacher is organized, determined, driven, and enthusiastic during this experience. 3. My new principal and assistant principal bring our school to…

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You Might Be a Teacher If…

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Thank you to Tanya over at A+ Firsties (click on pic for website) for this hilarious linky party! 1. Pencil and Apple graphics make you stop dead in your tracks at the hopes of something cutesy for your classroom! 2. You discipline other adult’s children in public (most often strangers!) 3. You recycle EVERYTHING! Your…

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New [School] Year Resolutions

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Thanks to Amanda over at Teaching Maddeness (click on pic above for website) for this reflective and rejuvenating linky party! Resolution #1:  I have a student teacher this year…woop woop! So, I want to ensure I give her the best of me and provide a variety of experiences and opportunities for her to define her…

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Advice for New Teachers

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Thanks to Stephanie at Teaching in Room 6 (click pic above for website) for her super helpful linky! 1. Lesson Plans- remember they are a guide. Do not feel like you have to follow them to a “T.” In fact, if you’re constantly staring at them as you teach, you are losing the kids. If…

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Staff Jeans Incentive

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DENIM Fridays!!! Man oh man does this motivate me to make it through the week and do my best each day. It is quite the reward for me and shows appreciation for what we do each and every day. At my last school we could wear jeans every Friday with our school t shirt. Plus…

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Guest Post: Guided Reading

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Help me welcome a dear family friend and talented educator as my very first guest author on Always A Lesson! STARRING Jenny Stone Schardt Hey there! My name is Jenny and I’m from Glen Allen, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond.  I’m currently a stay at home mom to Jack {6}, Charlie {4} and Lizzy {2} but prior…

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Social Studies & Science

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As a child I did not enjoy Science or Social Studies because I had a hard time relating to the concepts being taught. I was disinterested in the content too, I can’t lie! But, as I got older I began to wonder why I thought those topics were so hard to understand. After all, with…

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The Effect of Feedback

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Have you heard of ASCD? [“ASCD is a membership organization that develops programs, products, and services essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead.”] I receive their magazine “Educational Leadership” monthly. At the end of the magazine, there is a section called, “Tell Me About A Time…” where readers (just like us!) can write…

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My Teaching Story

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Thanks Janaye for this unique linky party! It is always a good thing to remember where you came from- no matter how good or bad, big or small. Please link up and share your story! We all come to the classroom with a story. Some are similar to others while some are very distinctive. What’s…

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