Good morning! Coming to you from week 4 of maternity leave, my brain is fried and I am missing the days where I got more than 2 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Parents, please reply to this email and spam me with any baby tips you have! Today's blog post includes some tips for providing positive reinforcement for your secondary students. I find it so difficult finding things that motivate my middle schoolers. They are too old for some of the "kid stuff" I used when I worked in an elementary school. But I'm also limited by school rules with what I can use to reinforce positive behavior. Here are some ideas for things I have tried. Check it out! Positive Reinforcements for Middle School Students I started 2025 on maternity leave, so I think I was a little overzealous continuing my annual goal of 50 books. Right now I am reading a book on... you guessed it... babies! Enjoy your week! XOXO, Katie |
Good morning! Trying to be productive during maternity leave is harder than I thought. I thought my baby would be on more of a predictable schedule by now, but here we are. I guess I should have seen this coming! Today's blog post is some of my favorite organization tips for keeping my middle school students organized. As a special education teacher, a lot of my students struggle with the executive functioning skills that are needed to keep themselves organized without support. I spend a lot...
Good morning! Thank you for all the baby tips you sent last week! If you think of anything else, feel free to respond to this email with any tips. My 5 week old is finally sleeping a bit so hubby and I are feeling a bit more human. Woo hoo! Today's blog post includes some tips that I have tried to help support my students who have difficulties with Executive Functioning skills. These are just a few of the things that have worked for my students in the past. If you have any other great tips,...
Good morning! When does your Winter Break start? Mine technically starts at 11:20 on December 20th, but being 37 weeks pregnant, I'm curious if I'll make it that far! Today's blog post includes some tips to support your students who struggle with Reading Comprehension. These tips are things I've picked up along the way coupled with some research that I've done. Check it out! Accommodations to Support Reading Comprehension To be honest, the year is winding down and I am no where near my...