Whether this journey of digital teaching has been rougher than expected or smoother than predicted, we all deserve to celebrate! These 5 student gift ideas will help make the end of the year memorable for everyone. 1. Digital Classgram Turn your class pictures into a fun Digital Classgram! Ask parents to email you photos of students’ home learning. Additionally, try contacting your school secretary to see which pictures can be shared for this project. Next, make this a team effort! Have your students brainstorm and vote on your "Classgram" handle. You can choose … [Read more...] about 5 End of the Year Student Gift Ideas
6 Virtual Celebration Ideas
Although the end of this year might look different than expected, the festivities must go on! The following ideas will help you plan a memorable virtual celebration for your students. 1. Use Zoom or Google Meet Your tried-and-true meeting platform is the perfect place to host your end- of-the-year party! After scheduling it, send out an invite to your class. You can even add a fun virtual background to display during your class celebration! 2. Make it themed Give your class a list of party themes and have them vote on their favorite! Here are some theme … [Read more...] about 6 Virtual Celebration Ideas
7 Ideas for Virtual End-of-the Year Activities
Even though you're not in your classroom right now, there are still many ways to make the most of these final days with your students! These 7 ideas will help you plan your own virtual end-of-the-year activities with your class. 1. Digital Memory Books These memory books will keep your students writing as the year winds down. Assign one page per day or have students work on the entire digital memory book at their own pace. Once completed, you can print them out and mail them directly to each student. You can also email the personal digital link or QR code so … [Read more...] about 7 Ideas for Virtual End-of-the Year Activities
Redefining Classroom Management for Distance Learning
Chances are, you are spending some time teaching your elementary learners from home. By March, you had this classroom management thing down at school, but what does classroom management look like with online learning? How can you keep your students engaged and learning while remote teaching? Here are some tips to help you manage your distance learning classroom online. Keep Playing Classroom Management Games! (DIGITAL versions!) Classroom Management games are my favorite tools to use in the classroom. They are so engaging, create instant student buy in and can be … [Read more...] about Redefining Classroom Management for Distance Learning
10 Chrome Extensions for Distance Learning
Adding Google Chrome extensions is so easy and FREE! If you don't use chrome I highly recommend downloading it to use as your web browser. You can add extensions with just 2 quick clicks! Here are my favorite 10 Chrome Extensions for Distance Learning! Bitmoji -This is my FAVORITE Chrome extension. I use it ALL the time. Here are some of my favorite ways to use this extension:-put Bimojis on class slides and agenda slides-students love this!!-quickly add Bitmojis to Bitomji bookmarks, end of the year awards, and class rules posters-insert bitmojis on student workIt is so … [Read more...] about 10 Chrome Extensions for Distance Learning
Ways to Use Journaling During Distance Learning
It's so important to keep your students reading AND writing during this time of distance learning! One of the best ways to keep your learners engaged is by using journals! There are so many ways to use journaling during distance learning to help your students share their thoughts, be creative, and still meet the standards for writing and reading you have in place! Here are some ways to start journaling in your distance learning classroom. Use journaling as free-writing Have your students start a digital or physical journal and just write! They can reflect on their … [Read more...] about Ways to Use Journaling During Distance Learning