New Teacher and Elementary Resources from Irene Taylor

Are you are new or elementary teacher looking for new ideas to enhance your teaching Irene Taylor has lots of help. Explore the links below.

1. Book Review:

All the Ways I Screwed Up My First Year of Teaching... 

  ...and How You Can Avoid Doing It, Too, by Katrina Ayers.

2. Chinese New Year: Great New Teacher Ideas

The Chinese New Year celebration provides new teachers with great teaching opportunities that can be easily adapted to any classroom. Use this lesson plan to make this year's celebration memorable!

3. The Importance of Visual Cues in an Early Childhood Setting

The following article provides ideas on how to use pictures and photos within an early childhood setting to help guide children throughout their day.

4. Making Clay Masks with Elementary School Students

Making clay masks with students is a fun way to introduce working with clay as well as tying an art project into social studies or science curriculum.

5. Top Christmas Books for Children

Make this Christmas season fun by sharing these great holiday stories with students. Share Christmas stories, Christmas classics and fun Christmas story books.