Moving into money word problems when students are stuck on coin identification can cause a few issues. Learn how I assess coin identification in my 2nd grade class. I walk you through my exact process for assessment and the explanation behind why I choose to assess in this way. Then I'm diving into how I would explicitly introduce teaching coin identification. Want to read it on the blog? Visit https://sharedteaching.com/coin-identification/

When I was going through my student teaching I really thought I was learning about how to be a teacher. In reality student teaching didn’t prepare me very well for all the pieces of the job. I think that is an impossible task. Now that I’ve taught for many years and had conversations with many colleagues about this topic, I have gathered their advice here. What would you have wanted to know when you were first starting teaching? What do you feel it took you too long to figure out? Listen to today's episode and find the top 5 advice tips. Read it on the blog at https://sharedteaching.com/advice-from-teachers/

Need some quick wins for your classroom management? Check out these 4 quick wins on today's episode. These ideas cost very little, if nothing, to implement in your classroom and you can start them immediately to see quick improvements in your class behavior! Prefer to read about this information later? Visit the blog post where you can listen or read about this podcast episode at https://sharedteaching.com/classroom-management-techniques

Are you looking to start or even revamp your writer's workshop? Don't skip these most important lessons that are not even about the writing but about setting up the expectations for writing time. I'm discussing the 5 most important lessons with several ideas to get you started.  Prefer to read the blog post later? Show notes available at https://sharedteaching.com/writing-workshop-mini-lessons/

Today I'm detailing how I've use the workshop model in my own second grade classroom. I'll be discussing the writer's workshop components and what each one looks like for a primary teacher. I'm also talking about why I changed some of the traditional components and how it works in my room.  Show notes available at: https://www.sharedteaching.com/what-is-writers-workshop

Do you feel like your classroom behaviors are crazier than normal? After the break is the perfect time to revisit your classroom management plan and make some tweaks. I'm implementing a new positive behavior program that I talk all about on today's episode. I am also sharing about my online PD for classroom management titled CLASSroom Management Adventure. Learn about the classroom management online course here: https://sharedteaching.com/classroom-management-adventure/Show notes are available at: https://sharedteaching.com/revising-classroom-management/

Today's episode will tackle how to differentiate for your struggling writers in a way that already fits into your writing block. Show notes available at: https://sharedteaching.com/helping-struggling-writers/

On the lookout for some educational Halloween activities for your class party? In today's episode I'm discussing some of my favorite, low prep activities to use for a class party that are also educational. Want some visuals to go along with the podcast? See the blog post at https://sharedteaching.com/educational-halloween-activities

Why not empower your students to take control of their learning by setting individual learning goals? I set reading, math, and writing goals based on what we are already needing to do in the classroom. I love giving something double-duty so it works for me and helps make my workload more manageable. Join me in today's episode to learn how I choose the goals to set and how I keep on top of it all in a busy classroom. Show notes available at: https://sharedteaching.com/student-learning-goals

Do you hate giving and grading homework as much as I do? Today I'm talking about 5 easy and stress-free alternatives to traditional homework. Take a listen as I describe my favorites I've found and ones I've tried and tested in my own classrooms. Show notes available at: https://sharedteaching.com/alternatives-to-homework