SPOILED by how close together these vlogs are 😍 love love love your encouragement and hope you know you help make me a better teacher, and I KNOW I’m not the only one 💗
When I first applied to college I got a place for a course I didn't really care about and I would sit and watch your videos, wishing I could do what you did, you gave me the confidence to apply for a teaching course, and now I'm just about to start my first year!
Loving your vlogs and transparency! We are on our 7th week of first grade and I enjoy seeing your progress! Keep shining like the Rock⭐️ you are!! Thanks again for sharing! 🥰
I'm a brand new teacher in Las Vegas for 1st grade. These vlogs do help in giving me extra ideas on what I can try and do as a teacher for my class. I think having fun with vowels using secret stories can make it exciting. My school is going to use Heggerty curriculum for phonics just waiting on the shipment order. I think what I would love to see is how you teach math. I feel like teaching math is one of the hardest subjects to teach because there can be a lot of tricky concepts. Even though there is more than one right answer. I usually do the I-We-You model where I model the problem and tools then we do it together and they try it after.
Yay that you’re getting heggerty! Heggerty is actually not phonics but it’s amazing for phonemic awareness so yay!!!!!! I just came up with a new math block…I’ll share!
This was soooo very helpful! I loved your last vlog from yesterday as well. I did some research on Heggerty (because you have raved about it so much I wanted to see if they had a preschool version)…. Can I just say I practically squealed when I found out that they did - I can’t wait to try the sample with my littles tomorrow!!! I have taught my littles your call and response; “my turn - your turn…” And oh my goodness they are getting it! 👏👏👏👏😍 I can’t wait to try the others you mentioned in your last vlog…. ☺️ Thank you sooooo much for ALLLLLL of your wonderful ideas and being you….. You are such an inspiration…… P. S. I start filming myself tomorrow… 😍
Been teaching for 13 years but I have enjoyed learning from you for a few years now 🥰 thanks for all of your content!! Would love to know how you use the MAPS test results to show growth on the winter and spring tests, or if it’s not something you focus on. We use it too!
I love watching your vlogs, long or short. 🥰 We are doing the NWEA MAP tests this week. I teach a 1-2 combo class. Also, I feel you on last week’s Vlog when you talked about having a handful of kids that just can’t seem to control themselves in the classroom. I am struggling with the same thing this year more than in the past. Although I think every year it gets worse and worse. I have 16 students, 10 of which are boys. They have a lot of energy! 😂
+Mrs. Call's Campers Mayleen, Is there a chance that you can do an all teacher outfit of the day video in the future? You really have the looks that I just enjoy. Keep doing what you are doing. - Dwight
Absolutely love your content! Your chants are so so cool. I’m thinking of using them with my third graders. Do you think they’d buy into it? It’s worth a shot! Thanks for sharing everything with us
You are such an inspiration to how I teach first grade! Thank you!! I love how you use read aloud to teach all those different skills. Where do you start? Did you buy something from TPT or do you come up with all your lessons and activities yourself?
It seems like you're agreat teacher to me. Sometimes i don't really have what it takes to be teacher. Sooo sad. Your video makes me motivate. Thanks a lot.
What do your other students do that are not testing? I’m having trouble figuring out what to have the other students do to keep quiet. They haven’t been introduced to the iPads yet so that is not an option yet. Does that make sense haha 😂
Hello!👋 I have a question that does NOT have to do with this video content, but I hope someone can help. I purchased the Digital Teacher's planner this year, I know that I can use it every year (which is the BEST thing EVER) however, is there a way to save or archive the content from this planner before clearing/deleting it and reusing it? I want to make sure at least I can use whatever I saved for that year as a future reference. Thanks for the help!
I know you use your read alouds to teach all the comprehension, vocab, etc. Do you also have some kind of textbook for reading? What do the children use to read to you? One more question and I'll stop. :-) Have you ever had a teacher beside your room say anything about your class being "loud"? I once had a coworker come complain because my students were too enthusiastic in their learning and were "disrupting" her class next door. She called me out in front of the kids. I feel the kids are more engaged participating and enthusiastic.
