Dear Tired Teacher, You need to hear this... I know that you are exhausted. I know that you spend countless hours at school worrying about your babies. I know that you are stressed about test scores, report cards, grading, observations and conferences. The holiday season is upon us and that brings even more stress and even longer to do lists. ... Continue Reading
Christmas Gift Ideas for your Students
Let me start by saying that you do NOT have to get your students a Christmas gift. You go out of your way to create meaningful experiences for them every day. That is enough. But sometimes we really want to send our babies home with a little something. A couple dozen gifts is tough to do on a teacher salary. Even going to the dollar ... Continue Reading
Dealing With Poor Student Behavior
We have all been there. We have all had that one student who constantly pushes our buttons and doesn't seem to follow any of the class rules. We have all had a challenging kiddo with behavior that has made us cry.So how do we deal with a student who has challenging behavior?I think that lots of teachers would say that you need a good behavior ... Continue Reading
Math Centers: What to Do When Students are Struggling
If you have been following my blog for long you probably know that I totally geek out over math centers in the classroom. I think math centers are THE BEST way to differentiate and meet all of your students' needs. I wrote an entire blog post series about how I run math centers. It is a must read! Here is the thing: Even if you have the best ... Continue Reading
Are you getting the most out of your Scholastic book order?
My favorite part of teaching was always to help a student to discover their love for reading. It felt like the greatest honor. Once a student grows that love for reading, I know that I have made a forever impact. The number one way to help a kiddo learn to love to read (according to me ?) is to introduce them to tons of books. I want to surround ... Continue Reading
4 Ways to Conquer the No Name Papers
No Name papers are a teacher's nemesis. They rank right up there with broken copy machines and glue sticks without lids. ?How do we handle No Name papers? How can we get our dear students to write their name on the line that clearly says, "NAME"? I asked the teachers in my third grade Facebook group these very questions. They came up with ... Continue Reading
How do you teach writing?
How do you teach writing? Do you have any idea how many people ask me this question every week? I think they ask so often because writing is so darn hard to teach. Am I right? ?? Everyone is hoping that I have some magic fairy dust that I can sprinkle on their students' notebooks that will magically create complete sentences, paragraphs and well ... Continue Reading
Flexible Seating
Well hello all you Not So Wimpy fans!! I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to be a guest blogger on the Not So Wimpy blog. I am Amanda Quisenberry and I teach 3rd grade for a wonderful school in West Texas (GO PIRATES). I am married and have three fantastic kids who are growing up way too fast. I am just ... Continue Reading
Lots of FREE ELA Resources!
Did you look at all of my free math resources? I sure hope so! Today, I am crazy excited to share some free ELA resources that I have made for you. Enjoy! Free Vocabulary Games Are you having fun with your vocabulary words? How about playing some games in a center or as a whole group. Click HERE to read about my vocabulary games and grab all of ... Continue Reading
Lots of FREE Math Resources!
I absolutely LOVE my job! Helping teachers meet the needs of their students makes me giddy. When I can save you a little time, I get crazy excited. And every time one of your students uses a Not So Wimpy resource, I like to think that they are my student too. So I've created a whole bunch of free math resources for you! Did you know that I ... Continue Reading
