Rockin This Teacher Thing

Giving yourself teacher grace is something that we hear a lot about lately. But what does it look like in real life? Today you will get 5 ways you can give yourself some grace. And stick around to the end where I will be giving a special little surprise to help you to keep going with the important work of being a teacher. 

Are you ready to get your grace on and Rock This Teacher Thing? Alright, let's go.

Mentioned Resource: Keep Going Poster
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/keepgoing

2021 is here and your teacher heart is heavy and tired. A short episode for you to fix your attention on the good you do even in your weariness.
A poem by Maya Angelou, Continue
Remember to rest and do good for yourself. The world needs you. You're a hero.
See you in 2021.

Wouldn't it be great if kids could move while engaged in learning and skills practice?
Can it be done from home or in a socially distancing classroom?  Oh YES!!!!
Today we have Brittany Lynch from Fluency & Fitness.
She showing us how to get our students moving and learning at the same time.
Anytime teachers can get students moving and learning students are going to be more engaged, happier and the extra blood to the brain is going to accelerate learning. 

}}}}}}}}}}}  Stay to the end to get the special surprise she has for Rockin' This Teacher Thing Listeners.
"Thanks, Brittany!!!!!" }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

If you want to catch today's episode on YouTube here's the link: https://youtu.be/1x3VUAD3cA4

Connect with Brittany:
Website: https://fluencyandfitness.com/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tickledpinkinprimary/fluency-and-fitness-educational-brain-breaks/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/tickledpinkinprimary/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tickledpinkinprimary
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoaSk4EwNKeCijvpIelGHlA

Today I am happy to invite my former student Matthew Sekerak to the show. Matthew is now an art teacher and he’s going to be telling the story about becoming a teacher and being an art teacher in a pandemic. He made me laugh so hard with a couple of his stories. So if you are needing a good belly laugh. This is the place for you.  Let’s start Rockin’ today's episode.

Teacher Resource: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/gratitude

Holiday celebrations, cultural traditions and stress.  Now more than ever we want the next few months to be memorable, special and full of joy.  Don’t be stressed instead get the 3 hacks you can use in your life to get organized quickly, plan efficiently and find some joy in the journey.  You’re going to get some free printables to help so make sure you stay with me so you don’t miss those. Are you ready to face stress and beat it…. Me too. Here we go. 

Resources Mentioned:
Holiday Stress Buster Printables:  https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/stressbuster 

Get your report card comments done fast and make them so amazing they will help strengthen your parent/teacher relationship. See the template below.

Mentioned Resources:
Get "Move It Like A Turkey"
Early Finisher Solution
Episode Website Page

Template Example:
I am enjoying watching ______(student)  grow as a learner this year. (start positive- I see your child in a positive way and they are learning) He/She is________________. (tell one or two positive attributes you have observed) I am helping _____ (student name) improve on ___________ by ___________. (give an area that the student is struggling with the help they have received to improve). We will continue to work on ___________ by ___________ in the next quarter. (plan for the future. What parents can expect). As a class we will also be working on____________. (General statement that will be the same with every student's comments.) You can help your child gain mastery quickly with this task by _____________. (Give parents something they can do to help their child at home.)  _______, (students name) Keep up the good work. Your hard work is making you smarter and smarter.  (Final affirmation that you see them trying to be a great student) 

Ready for some easy to implement tools to help ALL of your students? Occupational Therapist, Angie Holmes, joins us today to give us useful tips on how to strengthen students' core, cross the midline, improve muscle control, improve focus, and give every student ways to improve their academic performance.  All these tips will help your students be better readers, writers, thinkers and all around happier students. Don’t miss the tips on easy ways to collect data if you have a student in the referral process and some of her go-to OT tools to help struggling students.  I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation. You are going to walk away better equipped to help your students.  Let’s start rockin’ today’s episode. Here we go.

 Early Finisher Activities are a part of every K-1 classroom but with the new requirements brought by social distancing, and distance learning, using early finisher activities from the past might not be usable. 

Today we will talk about how to structure early finisher activities so that your little ankle-biters will be busy learning even when they finish their tasks early.  

You CAN keep them busy and learning and not spend hours prepping these must-have resources for our classroom. 

Lot’s to talk about today so let’s start rockin' today’s episode. 

Mentioned Resources
Early Finisher Masterclass Save Your Seat.
https://my.demio.com/ref/k7wgBhiEqIgQr8xq 

YouTube Episodes Teachers Making The Basics Fun:
Early Finisher Problems? https://youtu.be/C8cJs-CkT7Q
More Early Finisher Tips https://youtu.be/0WOPRiO8o9o

Classroom management and transitions are more fun with these easy to learn greeting and line-up chants and songs.

These kindergarten and first grade chants and songs are easy to learn and use in your classroom. After 2 or 3 uses they will be cemented into your routine. 

 Don’t forget to get the mentioned PDF of all the chants we used today so you can print it and use it to reference for when you need a quick reminder.  You will use these to start the day with the greeting chants and you will use these chants to end your day with the Hi-Ho Chant. The line-up chants are perfect for going out to recess, lunch, and just needing to get your students to line up fast. 

Mentioned Links and Resources
Chants and Songs Free Printable: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/chants
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Early Finisher Masterclass Wait list:
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/waitlist
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Making The Basics Fun Website Episode 21 Rockin' This Teacher Thing: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/podcast/ 
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Time Stamp
Episode Preview-  :14
Welcome- 1:00
Chants & Songs 6:00
Close: 22:00

Let’s get some free resources into your sub tub. Or maybe you need materials for distance learning. Today you will get 3 resources. If you haven’t heard of the book "The Blueberry Pancake Problem" today is your lucky day. Use this picture book to do a bunch of reading and math activities. You'll also get a video to use with the book as well as a bunch of printables to practice reading, writing, and math skills. Don’t you love a resource that you can use again and again? Let’s start rockin’ today’s episode.
Here We Go!!!

Resources Mentioned:
The Blueberry Pancake Problem PDF book (available free until Sept. 30, 2020):
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/Blueberryfreepdf

Amazon Link For The Blueberry Pancake Problem:
https://amzn.to/32YIxP5

The Blueberry Pancake Problem YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/IkrkVnYC_oQ

Angie Reads The Blueberry Pancake Problem:
https://youtu.be/Lp-pXbMPvJs

The Blueberry Pancake Problem Resource Printables:
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/blueberryprintables

The Early Finisher Solution Wait List:
https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/waitlist

Episode 20 Blog Post: https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/get-sub-tub-and-distance-learning-resource-ready/

Time Stamp:
Intro: 0:06
Special Note: 0:40
Opening:1:35
Main Content: 3:11
Ideas Of How to Use These Resources:7:10
Sub Tub talk: 9:19
Summary of The Blueberry Pancake and suggested activities: 11:47
Early Finisher Solution Info 25:17
Closing: 28:50