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Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
Do you ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day to be the kind of teacher you really want to be? We know that feeling and we’re here to help! Each week on The Teacher Approved podcast, we discuss how to be the teacher you dream of being by elevating what matters and simplifying the rest. Join co-hosts Emily and Heidi of Second Story Window as they share research-based and teacher-approved strategies you can count on to make your teaching more efficient and effective than ever…
Episodes
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
174. Boost Student Engagement with Active Participation [Fan Fave]
As we wrap up 2024, we’re bringing back our top two most popular episodes—fan favorites that truly resonated with our listeners. First up, we’re revisiting an…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
173. Getting into the Nitty Gritty of Classroom Procedures and Routines
If there’s one thing we’re passionate about, it’s procedures and routines! Earlier this year, we had the chance to chat about this topic on the Rainbow Skies…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
172. The 2nd First Day of School: How to Take Advantage of the Week After Winter Break
Along with January being the start of a new calendar year, it also allows teachers a new beginning to the school year. Both bring the opportunity for fresh…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
171. 5 Tried and True Tips for Teaching in December
Teaching during the month of December can be a magical time for both you and your students, but it can also be challenging! With so many interruptions to your…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
170. How to Be a Fun Teacher Without Losing Control of Your Class
With the holiday season in full gear, we can imagine how bombarded you are with how to make everything in your classroom feel festive. And if that’s your jam…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
169. Our Best Teacher Tips for Finding Pockets of Prep Time to Get Ahead for January
With winter break just around the corner, we want to do everything we can as teachers to be prepared and enjoy our break from school. In last week’s episode…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
168. How Teachers Can Get a Jumpstart on a Stress-Free Winter Break
When December hits, it seems like a long road until you’re on winter break. So when break finally arrives all you want to do is relax, spend time with family…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
167. How Teachers Can Kiss the Sunday Scaries Goodbye with Kelsey from Educate & Rejuvenate
On Sunday afternoon and evening, do you ever feel anxious about the upcoming week? This recurring feeling that you’re experiencing is actually called the…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
166. Making the Most of Classroom Jobs in Your Elementary Classroom
In order for a classroom to run smoothly, sometimes it takes more than just the teacher to make it happen. Getting students involved provides them with…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
165. Keeping Students Engaged All Year Long, No Matter the Season
Did you know that just like there are four seasons in a year, there are seven seasons in a school year? And just like there are positives and negatives to each…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
Introducing The Holiday Headstart
We have an exciting treat for you today! We're introducing you to our new podcast, The Holiday Headstart. If you like the thought and care that we put into…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
164. Why You Need a Classroom Carpet and How to Manage Student Behavior
There are several spots inside a teacher’s classroom that are special and impactful for students. However, none build a classroom’s culture or relationships…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
163. The 6 Key Ways to Boost Student Engagement Every Day
Whenever teachers plan their lessons and activities, besides making sure the content is right, their next priority is student engagement. We’ve talked many…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
162. Handling Parent Teacher Conference Headaches: Our Best Tips for Teachers
When it comes to the profession, a lot of teachers get nervous and struggle to communicate with parents, so when parent-teacher conferences come around, it…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
161. How to Get Students Actively Engaged: 5 Teacher Approved Techniques
Raise your hand if you’ve spent time planning a lesson, but it flopped when you taught it in front of your student. We’re raising our hands high! It can feel…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
160. 4 Dismissal Routine Tips for Teachers to Calm the End-of-Day Chaos
You’ve made it to the end of the day smooth sailing but hit the rough waters of chaos right before your students leave. You’re tired, exhausted, and unsure why…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
159. How to Set up Successful Learning Centers at the Beginning of the Year
As you all know by now, we love having efficient and effective procedures and routines. We believe they’re the backbone of your classroom management and the…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
158. Back-to-School Classroom Management: Are You Working Smarter or Harder?
One of the biggest struggles as a teacher, especially when you’re new to the profession, is managing your classroom. With so much going into classroom…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
157. Teach Consequences Like You Teach Procedures
Every Thursday this summer, we've been bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
156. Starting the School Year with Surprise and Delight: 5 Easy Ideas
If you are anything like we were, one of our main goals at the beginning of the year was to build positive relationships with our students. We know the…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
155. Mastering the Teacher Look for Nonverbal Classroom Management
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
154. 5 Steps for Classroom Procedure Success
If you’ve been listening to us long enough, you know how much we love procedures. We’ve covered the importance of establishing them, how to teach them, how to…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
153. How Teachers Can Thrive During the Back-to-School Season - Our Best Strategies
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
152. The 3 Things You Need to Plan for the Best First Week of School
We’ve talked a lot over the last few weeks about how to effectively plan your first week of school. We like to think of these first few days as a launchpad for…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
151. Teacher Work Smarter Tip: Plan for Inside Recess Now
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
150. Perfect Your Classroom Procedures with the Help of Our Guiding Questions
If you’ve been with us long enough, you know how much we value procedures. We truly believe establishing clear and concise procedures and routines leads to an…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
149. Go Time: 10 Things to Do After You Get Your Class List
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
148. How to Build Positive Relationships with Your Students at Back-to-School
At the start of every school year, we talk a lot about establishing and incorporating your ATTABOY goals into your lessons and activities during the first few…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
147. Teacher Approved Tips: How to Plan Ahead for Future Problems!
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
146. Never Pick up Another Stray Crayon: Why We Love Guided Discovery
If you are anything like us, we loved setting up our classrooms with all our brand-new supplies and materials. They were clean, organized, and had all the…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
145. Our Best Tools for First-Day Planning
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
144. How to Plug-And-Play Your First Day of School Plans
Even though we’ve both been out of the classroom for a while now, we still remember the overwhelming chaos that the first day of school can bring. Meeting new…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
143. The Easiest Back to School Tip
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
142. Are You Ready for the New School Year? Here’s How to Know!
We’ve got one question: Are you ready for the school year to begin again? While most of you are happy it’s summer and not thinking about the start of school…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
141. A Fun and Easy Gift for Your Future Self
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
140. 8 Steps to Craft a Perfect Daily Schedule for Your Elementary Classroom
There’s a lot that goes into creating your daily classroom schedule. Trying to figure out how to effectively fit all the events you can’t control, where to put…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
139. Welcoming a New Team Member
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
138. Collaboration: How to Have the Best Grade Level Team in the School
Being elementary teachers, we’re constantly working with our grade level team to enhance student learning, schedule grade level events, analyze student data…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
137. 3 Helpful Tips for Setting up Your Classroom Library
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
136. Surviving a Grade Level Change: 4 Teacher Approved Tips
Once it’s summer time, most teachers can relax knowing exactly where they’ll be when school returns in the fall. However, some teachers are preparing for a new…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
135. Treat Yourself! Make a Back-to-School Teacher Self-Care Plan
Every Thursday, we bring you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today. This…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
134. The 10 Stages of Teacher Summer Break
The feeling when you’ve just finished school and are officially on summer break is a feeling unlike any other. You’re sitting by the pool with no alarm clocks…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
133. How to Organize Your Teaching Ideas on Pinterest
Every Thursday, we're bringing you a weekly bonus episode highlighting new and favorite teacher-approved tips you can apply in your classroom as soon as today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
132. An Easy Mindset Hack for Teachers with Kelsey of Educate and Rejuvenate
We have such a fun episode for you today! We’ve collaborated with our friend, Kelsey Sorenson, from The Educate & Rejuvenate Podcast, to do an episode swap. On…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
131. To-Do List Magic - How to Prioritize Your Teacher Tasks This Summer
We’ve been discussing lately how to have a well-balanced summer as a teacher. There needs to be equal parts relaxing and preparing for the next school year…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
130. The 2 Things Teachers Need to Refuel This Summer
Summer is just so close; you can feel it! This got us thinking there are two types of teachers in the summer. You either don’t think about school and don’t do…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
129. End-Of-Year Reflection for Teachers: 18 Questions to Ask Yourself
As teachers, we're always trying to find different ways to improve our instruction, activities, lessons, and classroom management to better benefit our…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
128. Back to School Boost: Do These 3 Things Now to Prep for Next School Year
With the end of the school year quickly coming to an end, you’re probably thinking, Yes, I’m finally done and don’t have to worry about school anymore!…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
127. 10 Ways to Motivate Students at the End of the Year
At this time of the school year, we all can feel it happening in our classrooms: our students are doing sloppy work, having decreased participation, showing…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
126. Retaining Learning and Supply Organization
We love hearing from all of you, especially when it comes to ways we can help give you a teacher-approved solution to a teaching headache or struggle that…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
125. Why Theme Days Will Save You at the End of the School Year
With the combination of end-of-year testing being over and the thought of summer break being just around the corner, it’s hard to engage your students in…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
124. Spring Fever: 3 Tips to Help Your Spring Classroom Management
With spring finally here, you’re enjoying the nicer weather, the sun is shining, your overall mood is better, and you can start to see the light at the end of…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
123. 2nd Anniversary: Our Best Teacher Approved Tips, Ideas, and Favorites
It’s our podcast anniversary! We’ve been creating episodes that are full of strategies, ideas, and actionable tips that you can use in your classrooms today…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
122. 20 Best Teacher Approved Tips for Surviving Testing Season
Teachers prepare all year for their students to take the end-of-year standardized test. This can cause teachers and students to feel stressed, overwhelmed, and…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
121. How to Plan Your Test Prep Around What Content Matters Most
With the end-of-year standardized tests quickly approaching, it’s time you start thinking about what kind of test review you’re going to do and how you’re…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
120. Supporting New Teachers with Ashleigh from Rainbow Skies for New Teachers
Do you remember what it was like in your first year or two of teaching? We remember the late nights and early mornings, the struggle to find the most effective…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
119. Chatty Class Management: 5 Ways to Handle a Talkative Class
It’s now the beginning of March, so you definitely know the dynamics and personalities of your class. And for some of you, you have the pleasure of having a…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
118. 5 Quick Reading Fluency Lessons You Can Teach in 5 Minutes or Less
As determined over the last few episodes, a student’s fluency foundation is critical to their success in reading. However, sometimes, as teachers, we’re unsure…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
117. Mid-Year Freeze: Why Student Reading Fluency Might Be Stuck
During the first semester of the school year, your students excelled and made progress as it pertained to reading. But you’ve noticed recently that students…
- Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies
116. Level Up Your Fluency Instruction: Say No to These 5 Common Teacher Mistakes
We love sharing our knowledge, experience, advice, and practical tips with you each week, especially when it’s a topic we love talking about. Over the next few…