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How to manage your workload

11/28/2021

At the beginning of 2021, I published a series of posts highlighting key areas for beginning teachers. These featured a wide range of posts like reading, writing, behaviour management - with one being managing workload.
I shared a little into a way that you can manage your workload and divide your tasks or activities into four categories:

urgent and important
not urgent and important
urgent and not important
not urgent and not important

This helps those of you that like to have structure but need it separated a little to help you.
So I have fancied up my anchor chart and also provided a planning template that can be printed and used to help you categorise your life!

I have also created a range of Google Keep headers to match this type of format if this is something you are looking to switch too. These are free to download via the link below.

Google Keep Headers - for workload

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Class Learning Story

11/24/2021

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This year I have continued on my learning story journey with parents. This is where I have changed how I share learning information, notices, ideas, celebrations and more! I switched last year from a traditional newsletter type deal to this. Something visual and shared on Seesaw - the platform we use as a class and school.

I have already shared my playful learning story template which families get for reporting on playful learning that is happening.

This is another template that I made on google drawings. I simply duplicate this each week and then add in or change what I need to. This gets completed each Sunday and shared with parents looking forward to the next week. This was really simple to create - but you can use my template link below to make a copy of and use in your own classroom too!

Class learning story template

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Happy Gram

11/22/2021

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Happy grams!!! A quick and cute note for parents on how the day has gone. With so many things that go on during the day, it can be hard to make contact with parents to let them know about the amazing things their child might have done! Could be around attitude, perseverance, assessment or just a general awesome day!

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How does the happy gram work?
You write the name of the student, tick or write what they did today that was amazing and send it home with the student. Sometimes if the student has done something that isn't listed, I will just write it on the back. I also like to elaborate sometimes with more information on the back too!

This could be used in so many ways and to cover various times of the day!
Download your own copy of the happy gram to use in your classroom.

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Use my template to make your own

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Stage 1-6 number knowledge presentations

11/21/2021

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❗️Have a laptop? You NEED these digital Stage 1-6 number knowledge presentations 💻

Long awaited & perfect with the freebie of the week….a set of number knowledge presentations that automatically rotate through questions for kiddies! 👌🏼

Use these in your classroom to:
💬 prompt discussion
🧮 as a hot spot or warm up
✅ check on learning
& more!!!

Available individually for each Stage or as a bundle! Perfect for kiddies working on Stage 1-6 of NZ curriculum!

❤️ Love this? Let me know below! ⬇️⬇️

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HOW to run Guided Maths ?

11/13/2021

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💥HOW to run Guided Maths 🧮
A simple teaching sequence!

📌Hot Spot: This gets students warmed up for the lesson with the teacher.

📌Modelling: The main chunk of the learning and teaching.
I run this in 3 sections!

📌Follow up: Practicing and confirming the learning from the session.

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5️⃣ TOP tips for your MATHS programme ?

11/13/2021

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5️⃣ TOP tips for your MATHS programme 🧮

1. Modelling books to teach, scaffold & keep track of learning.
2. Use technology & apps like Seesaw to enhance learning opportunities.
3. Use anchor charts or strategy posters for kiddies to refer back to.
4. Make learning intentions visible for students to refer back to.
5. Use games & activities that involve manipulatives!

💭Love these tips? Comment which one was your favourite! ⬇⬇

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Build student agency in your writing programme ?

11/6/2021

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Not sure how? 💭
Use my writing checklist to help students navigate through their writing & build ownership over their learning!

❌ No more telling kiddies what to do! Help them become confident & active participants in their writing!
✅ Check off their tasks as they go before taking their writing to their teacher!
🌟 Simple, fun & easy to use!
👀 Visuals help make the checklist easier for young kiddies!

Student Agency Writing Checklist

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Student Agency Writing Checklist

These writing checklists are a great way to build student agency in writing! Use it to help students take ownership of their learning and be an active participant. It comes with 2 different variations depending on the process your class takes! These also align with my 3 star writing success criteria slips I shared here.

Included are:

2 variation of the writing checklist worded:

Let's check! Have I done all these things?
Writing check! Have I done all these things?
Writing check in!

There are 10 pages included in this resource including a how to sheet.

These could be used for individual or classroom prompts.

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How to manage your workload

Google Keep Headers - for workload

Class Learning Story

Happy Gram

Stage 1-6 number knowledge presentations

HOW to run Guided Maths ?

5️⃣ TOP tips for your MATHS programme ?

Build student agency in your writing programme ?

Student Agency Writing Checklist

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