You’re sitting at your small group table, ready to dig into a reading passage with your students. Have you ever started to wonder… how do I make sure we hit that standard today? They're reading and you're discussing it with them. But then, you're not sure you really hitting the standard. Been there? Same. Try making a Reading Question Stems binder. Instead of scrambling to phrase the perfect question, just flip to the section you need. ✅ Working on main idea? Boom—questions ready to go.✅ Need...

You sit down at the teacher table, ready to work with your small group, and before you even get started… One student forgot their pencil. Another is looking at their friend across the room instead of working. Someone else just guessed an answer and moved on. 😩 Meanwhile, your independent groups? Chaos. Some kids finish early. Others are stuck. And a few? Well, they’re playing in their desks. This is where these versatile math centers can be a game-changer. 💡 At the teacher table – Use these...

Once upon a time, you introduced opinion writing, expecting your students to have plenty to say. You’d ask a simple question like, “Should students have homework?”—only to be met with: ➡️ One kid writing forever without actually making a point. 😵💫➡️ Another writing two words: “No homework.” ✏️ (And thinking that’s enough.)➡️ A handful of kids staring at the paper, not even sure how to start. 🫠 Because of that, writing lessons turned into a headache...students either had too much to say...