Have y’all ever read this precious book??? It’s all about a little girl named Beatrice who is a perfectionist in every sense of the word. She was known as the girl who never made mistakes….until one day she did 🙂 I absolutely ADORE this story for SO many reasons. Kids can be SO scared …

This entry stuck in my mind FOREVER because it was so unique! This particular entry is from Teri Smith. Teri isn’t a classroom teacher, but a Speech Therapist at multiple elementary schools. Teri has one main office at Woods Elementary in Clovis, CA. She has students in grades Pre-K through 6th grade. Teri made the […]

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Tweet Welcome to part four of Teach Like a Pirate Book Study! It is not to late to join in, so if you are looking for some inspiration for your teaching, grab a copy of the book and join our discussion! Feel free to leave your discussion in the comments or if you have a blog and want to do a post about it, leave a link in the comments. Teach Like a Pirate Here is the posting schedule July 12 Passion and Immersion July 19 Rapport and Ask and Analyze July 26 Transformation and Enthusiasm…

There have been so many wonderful book study groups happening this summer, but we were gone for many of them and it just seems like I am now starting to get caught up on all of these fabulous books! I'm starting a little series over the next few weeks to review my favorite take-aways from all of them and calling it What I'm Reading Wednesday! This Week's Book: Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess When it comes to books for teaching, I *love* reading books about practical, hands-on ways to…

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There have been so many wonderful book study groups happening this summer, but we were gone for many of them and it just seems like I am now starting to get caught up on all of these fabulous books! I'm starting a little series over the next few weeks to review my favorite take-aways from all of them and calling it What I'm Reading Wednesday! This Week's Book: Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess When it comes to books for teaching, I *love* reading books about practical, hands-on ways to…

For an entire month, I morphed into a pirate in my classroom. Well, that’s not totally accurate. There were no eye patches, hooks, peg legs or parrots. I morphed into a PIRATE, as in “Teach Like a PIRATE,” the widely-read teaching book penned by Dave Burgess. The word “PIRATE” in his book is an acronym […]

There have been so many wonderful book study groups happening this summer, but we were gone for many of them and it just seems like I am now starting to get caught up on all of these fabulous books! I'm starting a little series over the next few weeks to review my favorite take-aways from all of them and calling it What I'm Reading Wednesday! This Week's Book: Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess When it comes to books for teaching, I *love* reading books about practical, hands-on ways to…

Argh! Are ye ready for another series of Book Study Mondays? Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess will transform your classroom! Check out some of these great quotes: I can […]

Oh, my word y'all we get out of school in two weeks and the kids are CRAZY ready! I am trying my best to keep them engaged in learning and not pull my hair out. :) We started our pirate unit last week and I was amazed at the change in behavior. They LOVED this unit and their behavior was AWESOME! This has by far been my favorite unit! The kids have been so excited about reading and writing stories about Pirate adventures. There are so many great children's books to read with this theme. I…

Despite my university title, I’ve always thought that someone, one day, will discover that I’m not a “real” academic. This hasn’t been helped by the fact that when it comes to teaching, I’m by no means…

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If you have not read Teach Like A Pirate by Dave Burgess, then you are missing out! He gives real strategies for increasing student engagement, your creativity, and transforming your life as an educator. You can use this reference when planning lessons. I thought you could copy it onto thick paper...

There have been so many wonderful book study groups happening this summer, but we were gone for many of them and it just seems like I am now starting to get caught up on all of these fabulous books! I'm starting a little series over the next few weeks to review my favorite take-aways from all of them and calling it What I'm Reading Wednesday! This Week's Book: Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess When it comes to books for teaching, I *love* reading books about practical, hands-on ways to…

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