Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Do you want to see how I used these cards to welcome my new group of students to this school year? Click on the picture below to read all about over at the Ellison Education Blog. You will get to see how easy it is to make something fun like this for your students as well! Thursday, July 30, 2015.

If you followed my blog you may know that I love Ed Sheeran.

As teachers, there is always something to do. Of course, once that is accomplished, little AND big things happen! I use an app called Remind.

Sunday, October 18, 2015. it just never seems like I can get that balance right? I saw some people posting on instagram about how Ron Clark says something about if you try to juggle 3 plates and they fall. and you just gotta move on.

It is no surprise that I absolutely adore alternate methods of teaching. Most of my lessons are taught as hands on as possible. My 1st graders have full access to different Montessori inspired trays that vary from grammar, math, to science based activities. This has been a work on our shelf for a month now and when I went to take it down the kids begged to keep it! Posted by Kelsey S. Five minutes later when Grace ca.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016. One of those crucial phonemic awareness skills is identifying the beginning sound in a word. Once students are able to segment and isolate the initial sound, the rest of the word quickly follows. This quick little no prep center helps students practice this important skill! Students can sort the pictures using a mini pocket chart. I like to have students cut and paste the sorts into a notebook. Perfect for Kindergarteners or early first grade review! The Neat and Tidy Classroom.