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10 Tips for Going Back to Teaching After Having a Baby

January 24 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Tips for going back to teaching after having a baby

Going back to teaching after having a baby is so tough! Here are 10 tips for going back to teaching that will help you set boundaries and balance work as a new mom. This post was written by Chelsea of Team Around the Kampfire. Chelsea is a third grade teacher who recently had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Popular Posts Tagged With: classroom management, teacher life

How to Make Phonics Centers Easier to Manage

December 27 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

article on how to make phonics centers easier to manage

In this post I’ll share simple ways to make your phonics centers easier to manage. These tips will help make your center time more effective, more organized, and less time consuming to plan. They’ll help you and your students make the most of your minutes as they practice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Phonics Tagged With: centers, classroom management, phonics

My Weekly Phonics Routine in Second Grade

December 20 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

2nd Grade weekly phonics routine

Developing routines with our students not only makes the most of our instructional time, but they add structure to our students’ daily activities. Students know what to expect and how to do what is expected. In this post, I’ll explain my weekly phonics routine in second grade and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Phonics, Popular Posts Tagged With: centers, classroom management, literacy, phonics, routines

10 Must-Do Time Management Tips for Teachers

August 30 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Teacher looking at her watch in time management article

Why is time management for teachers so important? Because it takes a lot to keep the classroom ship afloat. Most teachers perform hundreds of tasks on any given day. These time management tips for teachers will help you work smarter and enable you to make the most of your time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back to School, Classroom Management Tagged With: classroom management, time management

7 Secrets to Student Independence During Centers

August 16 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

article about how to increase student engagement and student independence during centers

As a first-year teacher, I dreaded center time. Mostly because I didn’t yet know that the secret to getting my students to work independently during centers was to train them. I didn’t yet know how to train my students well and I wasn’t consistent. And I was certainly no expert … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back to School, Classroom Management, Popular Posts Tagged With: centers, classroom management, phonics, student engagement

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