Jun 14
The Best Way to Get Your Kids Writing (Without the Tears!)
Writing is one of the hardest subjects to teach. It is so complicated and for many children leads to tears
4 min read
The Parents’ Guide to Elementary School
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Jun 13
🙋♀️ The secret to getting what your kids need
"I've been trying hard to reach you, 'cause I don't know what to do&
2 min read
Jun 06
Improve your Child's Vocabulary
"I wish you well with your weapon of jargon, you've got a double-sided lexicon. I'
2 min read
May 30
A book club for kids?
"Summer breeze makes me feel fine, blowin' through the jasmine in my mind" Summer Breeze by Seals
2 min read
May 23
Kids vs Standardized Tests
"Help me if you can, I'm feeling down" Help! by The Beatles
We are inching closer
2 min read
May 16
Ask THIS before summer break
"Summertime and the livin' is easy" Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald ...and famously covered by Sublime
💕 Happy belated
2 min read
May 09
🍎 3 free ways to appreciate teachers
It's Teacher Appreciation Week!
I've got three free ideas to celebrate.
2 min read
May 02
❤️ Learning with Love & Logic
Last week I told you why my students used to hate me. It all changed when I read Teaching with Love & Logic.
2 min read
Apr 25
My students used to hate me
Last week I explained intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It may seem like one is better than the other, but from my experience in the classroom, the reality is somewhere in the middle.
3 min read
Apr 23
End of Year Gifts for Teacher Assistants | Teacher Aide | Para Professional
🖍️ In this video, Natalie compiled a list of the best gifts for teacher assistants that are sure to show your
1 min read
Apr 18
How do you motivate kids?
There's a lot of philosophies out there about how to motivate children. So whether you're team #gentleparenting, teaching with love and logic, or just winging it day to day all these approaches come back to one debate:
Should we use intrinsic or extrinsic motivation?
2 min read
Apr 16
3 Surprising Ways My Life Has Changed Since I Quit Teaching: Former Teacher Vlog
It was a really hard decision to leave teaching...so was it worth it? In this video I share 3 surprising ways my life is different that I think others teachers could relate to.
11 min read