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The Best Spring Break Locations For Teachers
Do you want to know the best spring break locations for teachers? This blog post is sure to inspire you to find the destination of your dreams. I’ll break it down by affordable options, girls’ trips, and more costly options. I’m equally as passionate of a traveler as I am a teacher, obvious by the blog posts found here, so consider me your teacher travel bestie. Let’s get started! Warm Weather Destinations The Florida or Alabama Gulf Coasts If white sandy beaches with warm weather is what you’re looking for, look no further than the Gulf Coast. Orange Beach, Alabama is one of my favorites because it has beautiful beaches…
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What is Orthographic Mapping?
What is Orthographic Mapping? Orthographic mapping is an essential strategy to implement in the primary education classroom when teaching reading. In the upper elementary classroom, this strategy can be used to remediate skills for readers who are struggling with basic reading or spelling skills. Orthographic mapping helps students make connections between sounds and spelling. It uses students’ phonemic awareness and combines it with their knowledge of phonemes and graphemes. Eventually students will commit the words and phonics patterns to memory. This is a great strategy to use when teaching high-frequency words, sometimes referred to as, “heart words.” To be successful with orthographic mapping students must have a strong understanding of…
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Managing Teacher Work Life Balance
Work-life balance in the teacher profession. Music to your teacher ears, but something that probably feels like more of a dream than a possibility. I am here to tell you that finding balance in your life as a teacher is 100% possible. Not only is it possible, but it is absolutely necessary if you are going to make it in the teaching profession.
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Importance of Rules & Procedures in the Classroom
Rules and Procedures in the classroom are important for the success of the year for both teachers and students. You can never assume, no matter the age of the students, that they understand how to behave inside of your classroom. By establishing, teaching, and reviewing rules and procedures you are ensuring that students will understand the expectations you have which will likely mean less behavior interruptions throughout the year.
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4 Things You Need in Your Calm Down Corner
What is a Calm Down Corner? A Calm Down Corner is an area of your classroom in which students can go to regulate their emotions. This does not have to be a corner, but it does need to be a place away from the group with a semi-private feeling. The teacher should be able to supervise the child while they’re there, but should really allow the student space to regulate their emotions using the strategies you have taught them. This space is safe and filled with objects that will assist the child with regulating their emotions. Too much clutter can cause overstimulation and potentially a mess. I have not always…
