When setting up a classroom each year, many teachers likely look around the space and consider how it will best serve their students. There are traditional areas of the room that are focused on kids, like the class library or …
What is “Reggio-Inspired”? A Detailed Guide for Early Childhood Educators
Something that I learned about during my years in college that still permeates my classroom and pedagogy is the Reggio Emilia approach to early education. I am not a teacher in a Reggio school nor have I attended a study …
Counting Collection Extension Activities
A math tool that I have used for the past six years has been one of the most impactful things I’ve brought into my classroom is counting collections! Have you heard of them? I first learned of counting collections during …
Reading Fitness Fest
There’s usually a point in the school year when we need to slow down and check in with how students are managing their reading strategies. After explicit teaching and modeling of strategies, I sometimes have a habit of pushing ahead …
What All Classrooms Need**
After the pandemic forced most of us to completely shift the way we teach, we had to be very intentional with the tools our students used and the supplies we could make available to them. If you were able to …