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This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure here. I am a Kobi Yamada picture book groupie. If you’ve read his What Do You Do books, you already know what I mean. It’s rare that a picture book author can convey such powerful messages in so few words. Read on for a book review […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure here. My guess is that you fall into one of two categories. Either your administration is pushing hard for growth mindset instruction OR you’ve done research and want to incorporate these concepts because you know they can be transformative. In either case, you have 6 hours […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure here. “I can’t do this stuff!” Suddenly Jackson’s math paper sails across the table. Even though you immediately want to retort, “Jackson, we’re only 4.2 seconds into math time,” you know that won’t help. His confidence is zero. Begging him to try won’t change that. […]
Fists clenched. Your jaw… well, you actually wonder how your teeth aren’t chipping or shattered yet. Jamie’s done it again. You know because you see Hiram’s face tucked in his arm. Based on the heaving movements of his body, you know his tears are flowing strong. What did she say or do this time? Deep […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure. You barely make it to Saturday morning (GASP! Yes, ONE day after school gets out) at the end of the school year and you hear, “MOM, I’m BOOOORED!” HERE. WE. GO. #sigh You patiently (#butnotsopatiently) ask, “Well, what do you want to do?” “I don’t […]
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure here. Are you counting days, hours, and minutes until summer vacation? Do you give your school papers a ride home each night and find that it was merely a field trip? Those ungraded papers remain just that…. ungraded. Have your students forgotten all the classroom rules […]
