These socially distanced word work centers allow students to engage in meaningful literacy center work while maintaining safety & distance. Make sure to download free socially distant word sort and word building activities in the post! “Social distancing” and “literacy centers” are two things I never expected we’d hear together! So much of center time has always been about sharing materials,… Read More
Non-Contact Morning Greetings
Classroom morning greetings are a powerful way to deepen relationships, build our students’ confidence, and learn communication skills. Non-contact morning greetings are a way to still offer greeting choices while maintaining social distancing or remote teaching meetings. This past school year was one we never could have predicted! So much changed, so very quickly. You suddenly left the comfort of… Read More
Digital Writing Activities for Elementary Students
This blog post shares favorite NO PREP digital writing activities for elementary students that can be used in Google Classroom for distance learning. As a teacher you’ve always had to be flexible. Though you may try to plan your weeks, days and lessons, (sometimes down to the minute!) you do so knowing things won’t go exactly as planned. Each day… Read More
Ways to Keep Students Engaged in Distance Learning
Help keep students engaged and build intrinsic motivation during distance learning! Be sure to download the free editable student choice boards in the blog post! We have long known that student engagement is a key component to learning. When students are engaged they feel connected and are willing to work hard. When students feel disconnected from a lesson they become… Read More
Digital Math Activities for Elementary Students
This blog post shares favorite NO PREP digital math activities for elementary students that can be used in Google Classroom for distance learning. 2020 has been quite a year for everyone, but particularly for teachers! We never could have imagined leaving our schools and classrooms to teach from our homes and interact with our students only through the internet. But… Read More
Digital Reading Activities for Elementary Students
This blog post shares favorite NO PREP digital reading activities for elementary students that can be used in Google Classroom for distance learning. In this time of school closures and distance learning you have transformed the way you teach, virtually overnight. You moved all your instruction online and created google classrooms. You figured out how to correspond solely through apps,… Read More