Back To School
Thanks to Jeannie over at Kindergarten Lifestyle for this funny linky party! My kiddos come next Monday and I am super excited! I have spent the last two weeks setting up my classroom and wrapping my head around this Common Core stuff! My student teacher has been a blessing and we are going to work…
Read Full PostMy Teammates (over the years)
I have been so blessed to have always had a great team to work with. My colleagues and I became very close friends and are still in contact today. Building these strong relationships enabled us to rely on one another in and outside the school building. I’m quite blessed and hope my luck of great…
Read Full PostFirst Day Jitters
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…
Read Full PostYou Might Be a Teacher If…
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…
Read Full PostNew [School] Year Resolutions
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…
Read Full PostAdvice for New Teachers
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…
Read Full PostStaff Jeans Incentive
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…
Read Full PostGuest Post: Guided Reading
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…
Read Full PostSocial Studies & Science
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…
Read Full PostThe Effect of Feedback
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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