108: A Simple, Effective Behavior Management System
Classroom management is the backbone, the framework that supports everything else you do in your classroom. In fact, it's impossible to teac...
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107: How to Structure your Literacy Teaching Time
Teaching literacy is not an easy task. Neither is planning for literacy instruction and getting enough time to actually teach all the things...
106: How to Teach Classroom Systems and Routines
Training your class in your systems and routines or procedures is one of the most important things you will do to set your class up for succ...
105. What is the Science of Reading and is it Just Another Education Bandwagon
I'm sure you've heard this term a few (hundred) times lately...the science of reading. But, what is the science of reading? And honestly, it...
104: The Importance of Self Care for Teachers and Where to Begin
Creating habits for teacher self-care is truly the only way that regular self-care will happen in your life. Habits? Routine? You're a pro,...
103: 7 Classroom Organization Tips That Will Save You Time All Year
Classroom organization tips? Yes, please! I love to talk about classroom organization. If you ask, my kids will tell you that the Container...
102. Tips for How to Organize Your Classroom Library
Classroom library woes? Figuring out how to organize your classroom library is harder than we imagine it will be. There are so many decision...
101: 9 Types of Scaffolding When Teaching
I know you practice scaffolding when teaching, but do you know you're doing it? What is scaffolding instruction? Scaffolded teaching is when...
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If you're paying attention….this is the 100 th episode of The Teach Joyfully Podcast. Wow! Where does the time go?! Today's episode is all a...
099: Why Shouting is a Sign of Deeper Classroom Management Problems
Do you find yourself shouting at your class more than you'd like? Sometimes things can fall apart a bit, can't they?! As teachers, we have t...
098: Reading Aloud - My 100 Book Literacy Strategy
Shh! I have a secret reading aloud strategy. It's true, and I'm sharing it with you in this episode. I read 100+ book a year to my students...
097: 5 Simple Summer Writing Activities
Do you struggle to get your students or even your own kids writing over the summer? I get it! Most kids have no motivation or interest in wr...
096: 11 Tips for Summer Reading Success
How do you inspire your students to actually do summer reading? Once summer hits, kids' schedules go haywire and all bets are off when it co...
095: Should You Quit Teaching? How to Know If It's Time
Do you ever think about quitting teaching? Most teachers have pondered quitting at one point or another of their career. Teaching is HARD! I...
094: End of the Year Activities: Poems for Two Voices
As we near the end of the school year, having end of the year activities ready for your students becomes imperative. Everything is winding d...
093: End of the School Year: Survival Guide
Are you stressed about the end of the year or sprinting toward it as fast as you can? I'm always a bit of both, honestly. It's a busy and bi...
092: Teaching Poetry in Elementary Grades
Teaching poetry in elementary grades might seem a bit daunting to you (or maybe you just love it). Either way, there is a process and some p...
#091: 5 Steps to Successful Small Group Instruction
Is teaching reading in small groups stressful? Do you ever wonder if your students are even getting enough value from their group time to ma...
090: Teaching Genre in Primary Grades
When we take time for teaching genre in primary grades, it's not just one more thing to teach on our already full plates. Learning to read i...
089: 5 Strategies to Find the Main Idea in Nonfiction Text
Do your students struggle with finding the main idea in nonfiction text? Do you avoid teaching this concept as long as you can? I get it! Ma...