3 Tricks for Keeping Students’ Masks On
Brian Smith2021-01-07T15:03:34+00:00If you are in a face-to-face setting then there is a good chance that your students are faced with w [...]
5 Must-Read Books to Inspire Little Learners
Brian Smith2020-10-21T14:41:58+00:00I am often inspired by songs. A couple weeks ago I heard a new song from Sarah Bareilles and I knew [...]
How To Keep Kids Active in a COVID-19 Classroom
Brian Smith2021-02-26T18:08:40+00:00With the 2020-2021 school year beginning under a thousand different board-approved plans, many place [...]
5 Books to Help Early Ed. Students Combat Anxiety
Brian Smith2020-09-10T13:20:11+00:00Books are a huge part of any educational day. Whether it’s textbooks, chapter books, beginning reade [...]
Transitioning Through the Trauma of COVID-19
Brian Smith2021-02-26T18:09:42+00:00My classroom is lifeless, and my classroom has never been lifeless before. Most years, my classroom [...]
5 Ways Teachers Can Stay “Visible” To Their Students
Brian Smith2020-05-07T17:25:54+00:00I remember April 1983. I was seven years old, just a month away from being eight because you count d [...]
5 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Brian Smith2020-05-07T17:23:52+00:00It’s hard to believe that Mother’s Day is less than a week away. With schools closed and many stores [...]
5 Indoor Recess Activities
Brian Smith2020-03-17T16:54:14+00:00Winter is my favorite season. I love bundling up to head to outside, drinking hot chocolate, and sit [...]
100th Day of School Activites
Brian Smith2020-01-23T15:17:02+00:00The 100th day of school is always a huge deal for many reasons. Some of which are being more than ha [...]
Math Stations: “Shaping” Small Minds
Brian Smith2022-08-03T20:58:14+00:00For years, the mechanics of reading and math have been called the “hard skills”. The “hard skills” [...]
