Shared Teaching Podcast

Curious what writer's workshop looks like in my second grade classroom? Like many teachers I have limited time for writer's workshop. Today's episode outlines what happens throughout my small writing block each day. Having trouble fitting it all in? Take a listen and see how I manage (and sometimes how I don't). Want to read the post later? See the written blog post at  https:/...

Dr. Lori Friesen is sharing with us today her 7 amazing classroom management hacks. Many of these ideas are free and require very little prep.  Show notes are available at: https://sharedteaching.com/classroom-management-ideas .  Visit the show notes for details on how to join Dr. Lori's free masterclass for beginning teachers! Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed this ep...

Struggle with teaching how to revise and edit with your students? Today's episode I'm sharing my 4 steps for both revising and editing. Read the post at https://sharedteaching.com/editing-and-revising/ Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help more people find this podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show !  Ratings allow m...

Looking for some money activities to use for 2nd grade? I’ve been using these same ones since I first started teaching. They’ve been used with first graders as well and are great for any student needing more help with money identification and counting coins. Want to read the post as well? Visit https://sharedteaching.com/money-activities/. Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed...

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? Vis...

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...

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://sha...

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-...

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 Ra...

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 mana...

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/ Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help more people find this podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show !  Ratings allow...

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 Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjo...

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...

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 Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed thi...

Ever wonder why McDonald's is all over the world and so quick with their food? Automation! The McDonald's corporation is always seeking ways to automate their systems. As teachers I think we need to do the same for our processes that remain the same throughout the years like spelling. I've learned how to automate my spelling assessments and I would love to show you how in today&apos...

If you are wanting to start differentiating your lessons, you should start with spelling. Differentiating spelling can be done very easily and get you tremendous growth in the classroom but you have to have a system in place. Listen to today's episode and get my system I've used and perfected for years. Show notes available at:  https://sharedteaching.com/differentiate-spelling/ Rate, Re...

Looking for some fun ways to practice sight words? Today's episode we will talk about how my second graders are learning their sight words in hands-on, meaningful ways that are aligned with the science of reading. Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help more people find this podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show !  Ratings...

Stressing about how to set up for meet the teacher night? I've got you covered with today's episode. Learn what to do before, during, and after to have a successful meet the teacher night your parents and new students will enjoy. Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help more people find this podcast, please consider rating and reviewin...

If you struggle with a consistent routine of introducing sight words (or high frequency words), today's episode is for you. Learn my 5 step system for sight word introduction to get students really paying attention to new words. Please visit the show notes page to sign up for a free sample of a sight word video assessment you can start using immediately. Show notes available at:  https://shar...

If you are spending some of your time this summer trying to get organized, this episode is for you. Classroom library organization is not one size fits all but in today's episode I'm offering some tips for how to create a library system that will work best for you. Show notes available at: https://sharedteaching.com/organized-classroom-library/ Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts...

Are you a new teacher anxious to get started but don't know what to focus on this summer? Take a listen to today's episode where I am sharing 5 things to prepare this summer to help combat the new teacher overwhelm and start the year focused and fresh! Show notes available at:  https://sharedteaching.com/new-teacher-preparation/ Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed t...

Are you looking to revamp your classroom organization? Why not start with classroom jobs! I love using job teams to help manage my class. Best of all, students love to help out in the classroom and it saves me time! Listen in for how I organize my classroom jobs. Show notes available at:  https://sharedteaching.com/organizing-with-classroom-jobs/ Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you e...

When teaching writing it's important to think about your non-negotiables. This will help form the basis for your writing instruction. When coming up with non-negotiables think about what you don't want in your writing time and what worked well in previous years. Today I'm discussing my top ten writing non-negotiables for my second grade classroom. I hope it will give you some ideas...

Before you start packing up your classroom for the summer you will want to hear these tips I have for you on today's episode. I'm giving you a rundown of 7 things to think about that don't involve packing up. The key is to reflect and plan ahead so you can have a stress-free summer. Show notes available at:  https://sharedteaching.com/packing-up-your-classroom/ Rate, Review, and Fol...

Ready to quit teaching but your not sure it's the right decision? Maybe you just need a new teaching job to renew your love of teaching. In today's episode I'm discussing the top reasons why you may want to quit teaching or move teaching jobs.  Get the show notes at: https://sharedteaching.com/quit-teaching/ Rate, Review, and Follow on Apple Podcasts If you enjoyed this episode and...