Yesterday’s math #enrichment was so intense the small group I was working with gathered a crowd. When the timer went off the crowd groaned, one kid collapsed off his chair to the ground saying, “I just mathed soooo hard,” and another had to take a walk to get water and cool down. I love #teaching moments like this! #primary #math #elementaryed
Have I ever bragged about what a good elementary librarian I was? This is a bunch of 4th-5th graders studying the NYT crossword that I'd print out and post on the hall bulletin board. For every correct entry, they'd get a point for themselves and their homeroom. I'd star the clues that would profit from a little research. #ElementaryEd

What world is this we live in where a 9 year old is anxious at night because he took *two seconds* too long on a reading comprehension test????

This week is standardized testing week here and man, I wish I could yeet them into the void.

#StandardizedTesting #testing #assessment #education #ElementaryEd #ElementaryEducation #elementary #kids #parenting #CITO

For my friends who are parents: do you have young kids who are headed into summer break?

Summer Slide is a real thing - keep your little ones reading and learning all summer long.

Sage advice from Primary Focus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjGBObcX_k

#education #ed #elementaryed #school #parenting #teaching #reading

3 Ways Parents Can Stop Summer Slide

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An Interview With the School Board Chair Who Forced Out a Principal After Michelangelo’s David Was Shown in Class

"Well, we’re Florida, OK?"

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I got to hang out with first-graders today and talk about being an author and making comics. I even got some hugs. One of those good days!

#comics #education #ElementaryEd #literacy #edu #LiteracyEducation #LiteracyResearch