Saresha Zentner
Teachers Pay Teachers 2020 Cyber Monday + Tuesday Sale: Highlighted Resources for Grades 3-5
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Saresha Zentner
- Nov 21, 2020
- 1 min
Transform Your Students' Writing: 3rd-5th Grade Narrative Writing Unit
Does reading your students' narrative writing make you cringe? Mine used to. I remember stories that. . . Didn't make any sense. Would go...
Saresha Zentner
- Nov 5, 2020
- 1 min
Positive Mirror Affirmations
I am important. I am brave. I am confident. I am loved. I am intelligent. I am special. I am creative. I am kind. How much different...
Saresha Zentner
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Best Vacation Opinion Writing Unit
We are just about to start our first opinion unit of the year and I. Am. Here. For. It. I love teaching writing. It’s so much fun to see...
Saresha Zentner
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Biography Writing - An Effective, (No Prep!) Informative Writing Unit
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Informative Writing? Are you not sure how to teach the Common Core standards for Informative...
Saresha Zentner
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
An Easy (NO PREP) Informative Writing Unit!
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Informative Writing? Are you not sure how to teach the Common Core standards for Informative...
Saresha Zentner
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Books We Love: How I Promote a Community of Readers in My Classroom
Now that we are a few weeks into the new school year and I can finally almost catch my breath (Ha!), I wanted to share one of my new...
Saresha Zentner
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
24 Encouraging Bible Verses for Anxiety
It's that time of year again. Heading back to school is always stressful, but add on COVID-19 procedures and ever-changing plans and it's...
Saresha Zentner
- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
Classroom Jobs - How to Empower Students & Delegate Responsibilities
Classroom jobs totally save my sanity! Not just because they give students leadership, but because I create jobs that actually help my...
Saresha Zentner
- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
Where to Find Affordable Flexible Seating Options for your Classroom
It’s no secret that Flexible Seating has been becoming more and more popular. I have been slowly incorporating it into my classroom each...
Saresha Zentner
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
How to Set Up Small Group Spelling Instruction
Do your students struggle practicing spelling and truly learning their spelling words? Mine did too. When I first started teaching, my...
Saresha Zentner
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
How to Upload any Worksheet into Google Classroom
Read this post to learn how to turn a worksheet into a Google Classroom assignment.
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
My 5 Favorite Places to Find Cute Classroom Decorations
Do you want your classroom to be cute, fun, comfortable, and inspiring? Yes! We all do! We want students to feel at home and welcome in...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 11, 2020
- 5 min
Meal Planning 101: How My Family Plans our Meals and Grocery Trip for the Week.
Do you go over your grocery budget again and again? Does food go bad in your fridge or pantry? Do you eat out more than your budget...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
Wonder Wall: How to Promote Inquiry and Wonder in your Classroom
Raise your hand if your students ask you random questions throughout the week! Me too. "How many people are in the world?" "What makes...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Animal Adaptations: A Project Based Learning Experience
Are you searching for that perfect Animal Adaptations lesson plan? Have you heard of Project Based Learning? Look no further!PBL is a...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
3 Ways To Be More Productive and Intentional at School
Recently, I saw a post on Instagram that both shocked me and made me sad at the same time. It was of a schedule a teacher had made...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
2019-2020 Classroom Tour
Hello! Welcome to my classroom tour for the 2019-2020 school year. This is my first year in a portable. It is different being outside of...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
How to Set Up your Classroom Library so it Manages Itself!
How do you organize your classroom library? Most people who responded to this question on my Instagram story said by genre or by reading...
Saresha Zentner
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
How To Create a Statement Wall
Are any of you ready to start working in your classrooms? I had to switch rooms this year and am having so much fun dreaming up how I...
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Dorothy Parker
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