Welcome! I’m Teach-A-Roo!
I help primary teachers like you marry standards with engaging, rigorous, and fun learning experiences for all learners. I have been teaching and mentoring in a Title I, K-8 setting for almost 30 years. I am a literacy and STEAM enthusiast and try to bring art, music, storytelling, and science together in meaningful, standards-based lessons in my real-life first grade classroom.
Wacky Star “Fun Button”- freebie printable
Now that two evaluations, training, conferences, and our annual Sock Hop are over, it is time to get back to business! I have started catching up on the new professional development videos from Whole Brain Teaching. One technique Chris Biffel recommends is...
BOZO answers!
So we are in the THICK of test prep these days, and I decided to share one of my favorite little "teacher-isms." A few, (ok maybe 15) years ago, I started calling the obviously wrong answer in a multiple choice problem the BOZO answer. I explain to my...
Organization Tip- Linky Party!
I have the best intentions when it comes to organizing... but honestly it is NOT my area of expertise! I thought this was worthy of sharing on Fourth Grade Froggies Linky Party!We are implementing Investigations Math this year, and "Workshop" is a big...
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