Would love to see you do a video on UDL

Where can I find the "Think Marks"?

This was a super helpful video. I like the idea of using the month folder as a catchall for things that aren't date specific.

I’m considering buy it but I have some questions. Can I change the titles of the references? Also can I make like 30 copies of the weekly planner for example or daily? To what degree it’s customizable?

Thanks a lot for your advice. I've opened my mind!

Hi, Bridget! My favorite part of the video was the stress-reducing stickers. I have a few of those from a training I attended this summer, and they are helpful! Thanks for all you do for teachers through your awesome content! Happy New Year! 💜

No ,no tell the full story 😢. Im in the same page with you friend 😢, i too felt mistook 😢😢

Hi, Bridget! I really enjoyed hearing an update on the training sessions you've been to lately. Your clothes looked so beautiful and professional. I really think it's true that when you have clothes you love and are comfortable in, you feel more confident in whatever you do. Thank you for sharing a fun glimpse into your week! 💜

Hi, Bridget! Thank you for sharing your week in the life vlog with us. I thought you were right on point about students needing more practice with building their own groups using materials that are separate but can be joined. I notice that my third graders struggle sometimes to see the connection between ones and tens and tens and hundreds until they actually build with blocks. Your home looked so cozy and welcoming! I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Also, I loved the latest Teaching to the TOP podcast; it helped keep me energized for the last week of school before winter break. Thanks for all you do and the awesome educator and person you are! 💜

I love the kitchen!!!

Very educational

i love the weekly vlogs

Lovely to see you Brigette and to catch up with your life. Happy Holidays in advance.

Thank you for doing all of these week in your life vlogs again! These are what we have wanted and missed since you stopped teaching ima classroom!

Loved the outfit! your skin looks amazing, too! Can you share the makeup you use?

No vlogmas this year?

Which math training did you attend?

Can you link the pants? Or say the brand I love them!!!

You are are quickly becoming a fashionista!!! That new jacket you bought is a stunner!

How do you shoot the video? Or is there someone who shoots the video? Because you entered the classroom and turned on the lights and the classroom is dark

Great! Thanks for sharing.

Love your videos. I follow you and Michelle. I've been teaching for 30 yrs, but still love to learn from you girls.

You bring up a lot of great points about, well, everything. The complex network of bureaucracy surrounding teaching and curriculum and lesson plans and so much more across the country, and frankly, across the globe, can be really off putting at best, and wildly inefficient at the worst. Especially in the digital age, and with the rise of so much rampant misinformation and disinformation everywhere you look, it feels like the bar has never been higher for the amount of specialized knowledge that children need just to be confident in the truthfulness of whatever they read and see. It also feels disheartening seeing so many creative pursuits being tossed to the wayside with the rise of AI. It's like children need to learn more and more about everything, while also needing more and more time to study the humanities and arts to understand and appreciate them, but due to all of the (sometimes) needlessly complex and rigid classroom structures, neither are always attainable.

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High school teacher from Aotearoa New Zealand here! This video was so helpful!

niiiice....my next open class activity... CHECK!

What is a good resource to help understand the science of reading?

How did you keep up with the logs? When did you do them?

I miss hearing from you! I hope you are doing well Bridget! ❤

Nice to see you grow as a teacher.

God bless you as a teacher of young children. I taught for 25 years...mainly Englihs and ESL...but also I did teach 4th grade in a Christian school or two for four years. I love 4th grade, such a great age to learn. My school was great in academics...we even had a chess club in my room. One boy would let me win sometimes. His name was Nicholas and his foather was second ranked adult chess player in all of Louisiana...(Nicholas could sometimes beat his Dad at chess, so he was brilliant).

Students do need a sense of order...so you might try the u-shape or the traditional style. They sometimes like to be in teams of four...they can choose the team name and have competiton for projects etc...just some ideas for you.

I would love to hear how you have managed going from structured time and schedules to every day is something different. Now in your second year in this position, even though your content focuses have changed what have you learned to help with varying schedules day to day?

Also we need more of these day in the life on the job blogs from you! These are what are missing from your KZbin!

Outfit is sooo cute!!! Love a suit on you! Only thing I would say is as being in an administrative position that you are in I would not go with sneakers like that with a suit. I would have tried to be way more professional with say a longed toe flat or a low heel pump or bootie. I do not think the sneaker and suit look is right for your position

Thank you so much! We have a grassroot Children Reading Club (CRC) at my church. I love these ideas!❤❤❤📝📝

Where did you get the poster? I’m trying to find them

Thank you...this is helpful for homeschooling

Teachers, you have no advocates in the ed system. None. Being good is useless, and actually counterproductive. You will pay a terrible price if you follow all the rules, written and unwritten.

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I also think this is especially true for classroom management. People are just throwing treats and rewards and PBIS but these kids are severely lacking in intense social emotional learning needs. They are being forced to grow up so fast but they cant handle their emotions without being taught and we’ve decided they only need ten minutes a day for that, at least where i’m teaching. We have ten minutes a day for these kids that need hours of sel lessons and practice and time just bonding with their peers.

You’re so right. Everyone is just looking for the one thing to solve solutions. I understand the science behind the science of teaching reading. I agree with all that. But the way they are choosing to implement in the classroom seems way too disconnected from how teaching actually works. It’s my first year and I find the curriculum so hard to follow because its exactly what you said. And the students are interested in NONE of it because the stories are boring and completely unrelated to their interests. There’s nooo time for interest based reading for them or time for them to follow their own passions. 😭😭😭😭😭

Thanks for sharing Bridget

It is ineffective. AI will take over shortly

Bridget, this was a motivational video for me. I loved the calm background music and your checklists to show the tasks you were accomplishing. You are inspiring me to get my stuff done! Thanks for all you do! 💜

Hello, Bridget! What a fun outing to your in-laws' farm! I enjoyed seeing the beautiful scenery, patio, and garden. These kinds of teacher videos make me so happy because they remind me to work on balance between school and the rest of my life. Thanks for sharing your ideas and experiences with us! 💜

Hello, Bridget! I love all these tools, but my favorites are the highlighters, sheet protectors, and whiteboards. I even bought some whiteboard clipboards from Amazon and they have worked really well this year. This was one of my favorite videos of yours because these materials are useful for various activities and grade levels. Thank you for sharing. You rock! 💜

Bridget, these were all creative games that I know my third graders would enjoy. I agree that grammar can seem a little dry for kids, so these games will add interest and engagement. Thanks for all you do to support other teachers. You are awesome! 💜

Elon Musk is a grifter.

*Zero irony that the "people" talking about simplifying the complexity of things via a story of a man are two women? Over complexity usually stems from women, NOT men. Plus you took 17 minutes to explain what could have been done in 5? No script, "chit-chat"? Yikes! No.*