Savvy Teaching Tips Podcast

Today I go over what you need to think about when setting up your first classroom at the start of the school year. This is perfect for first and second grade teachers.

Here's a breakdown of the highlights.
0:45 Teacher Desk Area
1:27 Sink/ Art Area
1:37 Coat Hooks
1:45 Carpet Area
2:34 Calendar Wall
3:05 Classroom Library
3:55 Student Desks
4:23 Classroom Storage
5:16 Student Supplies
6:42 Small Group Area

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If you are interested in learning about Science of Reading you will like this video.  Today I go through the process of teaching phoneme mapping to 5 to 7 year olds.  It's great for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. I explain why I like to teach it near the beginning of the school year.

Here are some highlights from the video

0:27  What are Phonemes?
0:46 Phoneme Mapping
1:45 Elkonin Boxes
4:08 Simon Says Phonemic Mapping
4:50 Phoneme Hopscotch
5:37 Break It Down Game

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Today I describe how I introduce and teach graphing for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade. I explain why I like to teach it near the beginning of the school year.

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Sandra

Here's a compilation of 12 Classroom Management Tips for new teachers.  Use these tips to manage difficult children from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade (Grade 3).  I give clear, concise tips on all the little things needed to create a calm and respectful classroom.  Here's a breakdown of where to find these tips.

0:00   Hallway Management
2:05   Classroom Critters
4:23   Attention Getters
6:21   Classroom Callbacks
8:11   Flashlight Fridays
9:45   5 Minute Time Fillers
12:24 The Pencil Problem
14:47 Take Time for Yourself
17:40 Communal Supplies vs Individual Supplies
20:18 Reward Systems
22:49 What I Do In My Own Classroom
28:15 Visual Schedules

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my thoughts on going back to school

During this podcast I discuss my feelings and thoughts about the Back to School "season". 
Including:

•  the joy, the anticipation, and the comfort of returning to school each year
• setting up my classroom in a way that works for me
• going in early to set up, or waiting until the last minute
• feelings of anxiety over Covid-19 and how that affects my back to school routine
• how my teaching philosophy helps with my back to school routine
• how having a routine helps me in my own life.

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Does the thought of running small reading groups just fill you with overwhelm?

I know it used to for me.  Here are some tips and thoughts for you.  

• Make sure you have an established area in the room to run your guided reading groups.
  • There are lots of things that you will need to have ready, and they need to be stored within reach.
• When you are teaching in a small group situation it is important to make sure the rest of the class is not going to disturb you or need your attention.
  •  The key to getting kids engaged and focused on a recurring activity is to TRAIN THEM.  
• Start slowly
  • teach only one or two new routines a day.
• Some of the best teachers I have ever seen or worked with can get their whole class working on different things at their own level with little intervention from the teacher.
  • How do they do this????  ROUTINE ROUTINE ROUTINE
• We talk about needing a routine for our class and our kids – what about for the teacher.

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Today I wanted to talk about the very first day of school. I'm going to give you an example plan of how I would do it. This is something that I've kind of tweaked over the years so it's always evolving, and especially with COVID I've had to make, accommodations, just like all of you have.  

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In this weeks episode I talk about my take on the value of Listening to Reading and why it's so important in Elementary School.

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In this episode I go over how I introduce and build Silent Reading time in my classroom.  I like to call it Read To Self as they are reading by themselves during this time.  I believe that you can do silent reading in most K to 2nd classrooms.  It just takes time to build stamina.  

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Let's talk about reading with peers.  Letting children not only choose what they read, but WHO they read it with can be very powerful.  It's highly motivating and children love having that little bit of control over what they are doing.  And reading with their friends is an excellent technique in any comprehensive reading program.  This is perfect for Kindergarten, First and Second grade classrooms.