Managing a classroom of young learners can be both rewarding and challenging, especially when it comes to fostering positive behavior and creating a conducive learning environment. In this blog, I will give you five practical strategies that teachers can use to effectively manage their first-grade c...

The issue many teachers, including myself, face is not knowing what tools we actually need in the classroom. 

We get stuck wondering things like, “Do I actually need what this ad is telling me I need?”,   or “How do I know what will work for me vs just what worked for them?”. 

When you’re unclear ...

There are many social problems elementary students can experience during a school day. As a teacher, I am sure you observe many of them on a daily basis - I know I do. 

Your students can get stuck thinking that they need their teacher, they can’t do this alone, or they get frustrated and eventually...

A constant thing I see in fellow teachers and something I had to overcome is a lack of confidence when it comes to having authority in the classroom. 

We get stuck thinking things like, “Am I cut out for this?”, “Will they ever listen to me?”or just negative thoughts about yourself and your student...