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The Time-Crunched Teacher
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2021
Hello! I’m Mariel Desrosier, The Time-Crunched Teacher. As an elementary school teacher with over 15 years of classroom experience, I know what it feels like to try and fit everything into your contract hours. That’s why I created this channel - to save you time! Check out my videos on teaching, technology, and time management.
Have a request for a video topic? Please email me at: info@theTimeCrunchedTeacher.com
Check out The Time-Crunched Teacher PODCAST! (link below)
Have a request for a video topic? Please email me at: info@theTimeCrunchedTeacher.com
Check out The Time-Crunched Teacher PODCAST! (link below)
Handwriting Practice They'll ACTUALLY Enjoy! ✍🏽
If you students have to practice their handwriting or cursive, you might as well try to make it fun! Here are 3 activities that I use with my 5th grade class to help them practice their handwriting.
Click the time codes below to jump to each section.
⏰ TIME CODES:
0:00 - Intro
2:16 - Activity #1: Balderdash!
3:33 - Activity #2: Fun Free Write
4:55 - Activity #3: Use A.I. to Write Silly Stories
🔗 LINKS MENTIONED:
Balderdash! Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hhP5-8Zc5WBHojlLRlrJNuD4VVbSzfmv_i7CXkqjKzM/copy
Fun Free Write Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xgKYWMx5YMDzR5npXjFruEl2m3OHl_R0022W1zl3rME/copy
Google’s Gemini: gemini.google.com/app
🍎 If you find value in my content, please consider subscribing. You'll be joining a community of professional educators and have immediate access to all my new videos. 👩🏻🏫
🎙 Check out the PODCAST made for all my time-crunched teachers ⏰ : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-time-crunched-teacher/id1662178054
Have a request for a video topic? Please email me 💌: info@TheTimeCrunchedTeacher.com
Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.
Click the time codes below to jump to each section.
⏰ TIME CODES:
0:00 - Intro
2:16 - Activity #1: Balderdash!
3:33 - Activity #2: Fun Free Write
4:55 - Activity #3: Use A.I. to Write Silly Stories
🔗 LINKS MENTIONED:
Balderdash! Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hhP5-8Zc5WBHojlLRlrJNuD4VVbSzfmv_i7CXkqjKzM/copy
Fun Free Write Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xgKYWMx5YMDzR5npXjFruEl2m3OHl_R0022W1zl3rME/copy
Google’s Gemini: gemini.google.com/app
🍎 If you find value in my content, please consider subscribing. You'll be joining a community of professional educators and have immediate access to all my new videos. 👩🏻🏫
🎙 Check out the PODCAST made for all my time-crunched teachers ⏰ : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-time-crunched-teacher/id1662178054
Have a request for a video topic? Please email me 💌: info@TheTimeCrunchedTeacher.com
Affiliate links earn a commission from qualifying purchases which helps support my channel at no additional cost to you.
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hoping I get a 5th grade position in a couple weeks in a Title 1 school , so I will be watching to get great ideas for 5th - I previously taught K,1,2 only
@@pawsandwhiskers6376 That’s awesome! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. And good luck on your new prospects. You’re going to love 5th grade! 🥰
🔗 LINKS MENTIONED and FREE RESOURCES!: Balderdash! Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hhP5-8Zc5WBHojlLRlrJNuD4VVbSzfmv_i7CXkqjKzM/copy Fun Free Write Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xgKYWMx5YMDzR5npXjFruEl2m3OHl_R0022W1zl3rME/copy Google’s Gemini: gemini.google.com/app
These ideas are helpful, thanks a lot for sharing them.
I’m so glad you found them useful! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. 🥰
i love your vibe!
That’s so sweet of you! 🥰🪴
Where do you get the words for Balderdash Game and The Free write Activities.They look super fun. Thank you. Alicia from CT
@@henryprokop9170 Great question! Sometimes I just google “balderdash words” or “old English words” and see what comes up. Sometimes I come across words that I just love like “apricity.” For the free write there is a blogger who posts “writing prompts that don’t suck” (that’s the name of the tumblr account) - but be mindful that some of them are not appropriate for elementary. I’ve also done it long enough that sometimes my students start making suggestions too! 🥰
i Love your backgrounds
Oh thank you! 🪴🌱
One time a teacher left me the smallest piece of candy and I thought it was such a sweet gesture and will remember to do the same.
It really is the little things that can make the difference! 🍬
Today is my last day of college and student teaching. I found you as I embark on a new journey. I love your videos and am a new subscriber.
That’s so exciting that you’re done!!! Congrats on all your hard work. 🙌🏼 Welcome to our community! Please let me know if there are any topics you’re interested in, as I’m always looking for content ideas. 💕
This is the video i have been looking for
I’m so glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching and commenting. 💕
I forgot to add: New teachers do NOT call with your personal phone. Unless you want to spend the rest of your career regretting that decision. 🙈
Great idea! Quick question, if a student loses one of their pencils, do you give him/her a new one or just have them finish the week with the ones they have? And how would you suggest this system in a class that is departmentalized? I am going to teach 5th grade and it is two groups of students, so they will share a desk
Great questions! If they lose it, they have to finish the week with what they have. That way it helps them to learn to keep track of their pencils. Of course, I make exceptions for students who have IEP accommodations or challenges with executive functioning. For your two groups, that may be more challenging as students might be tempted to “borrow” pencils from inside the desk. If you have the class funds, maybe each student could have their own pencil pouch inside the desk? 🤔 Good luck and let me know how you end up adapting the system!
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Broooo we made it! 😆
I was that substitute and I did not have any plans at all because the teacher was not expecting to be gone. It turns out, I just didn't do much with the kiddos, and everyone was super lenient because it was such a strange situation.
Wow that’s awesome that they were so understanding! Maybe this is why they make us have emergency sub plans ready the first week of school. 🤔😆
@@TheTimeCrunchedTeacher The teacher's pet died that morning, super unexpectedly. I started after the school day started and because of the circumstances, we did the best we could. But, I guess I haven't learned from that because I still haven't written my emergency sub plans......and it's been almost a month.
@@ameriecatladystudios Oh no the pet died?! That’s terrible. That would be a hard situation to walk into. But it sounds like you pulled it off!
Thank goodness it was a half day! I also had the 5th graders write short stories about "The Day The Power Went Out." They had to come up with ridiculous reasons why we didn't have power. The stories were AMAZING! But y'all need to pick up some flashlights for nothing else than to be able to go to bathroom without fear. Anyone else traumatized by the X-Files episode about the Fluke thing in the toilet? 🔦🐍
Love this. Thank you for sharing these. Some great ideas that I hope to use this weekend with my group of adults 💚🙏🏾
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing and I hope your group enjoys it. 🌻😊
I finally have file cabinets 🙌🏽 But I'm using them to store any physical student work. When I didn't have file cabinets, I did this concept with binders -- I just put all the original copies in 1 binder with sheet protectors 😅
Oh I totally love the binder and sleeves system! That one works great too.
Thank you so much. As always you’re very helpful.
Thank you for the kind words. 😊🌻
Was trying to combine my subtub with a my daily copies and this works perfectly to keep the flow of things going when I'm absent. ty
@@dr.yasminjameer8515 That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing and taking the time to comment. 💕🌻
Great idea! I am new to teaching and your channel is one of my favorites. Your advice and solutions are so helpful!
Oh my goodness that’s so awesome! Thank you so much for your compliments and feedback. And welcome to the teaching community! 💕🌻
This is brilliant!
Thank you! I’m fortunate to work with many talented colleagues who contributed ideas to this video. 💕
Great solution 🎉🎉
Thank you! 🌻
Love this!!
Thank you! 🥰
This is a great system that I would to implement! What is confusing is that I have 5 colored folders that I’m thinking of designating Monday to Friday and the rest be one solid color for the rest of the months them days but I’m not sure if have yhose 5 colors would complicate the system. Should it be all one color or like how you have it?
Oh great question! I think you should do whatever feels the most natural for you. But I could see using the numbered/month folders for month long planning. Then having a separate area for your Monday-Friday folders where you pull the content just for the current week and dump it there. Not sure if that makes sense, but I think you could still incorporate both systems if you wanted to! Good luck and let me know how it goes. 🌻
This is amazing! Thanks so much!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. 🥰
Thank you so much! I am going to make these in Spanish and use them in my Spanish Dual Immersion Classroom. ¡Gracias!
That’s so awesome! I’m glad you were able to modify it for your classes. Thanks for sharing! 🥰
Thanks!
@@yonkmanb That was very kind of you! I appreciate you supporting the channel and please let me know if there is anything I can do to make it better!
This is genius. Now I’m gonna have a segment called “wrong answers only”
Love it! We are definitely going to need some intro theme music for wrong answers only. 🎶
I absolutely love this!! I too ask my kids to help me out by pointing out my mistakes. At the beginning of the year, when we're talking about good behavior, the kids show me what to do and what not to do. Encouraging a student to give wrong answers when learning content is eye opening to me. Will definitely try this. Love your classroom agreements! Thx!
That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing your ideas and experience. It’s been really fun getting to hear their wrong answers and their thinking behind it. So much better than a room filled with silence…😆
A rooster 😂
A man, roosters are rough. 😆🐓
How has it held up? Love the idea!
It’s held up great! It’s a high use area and the only wear is a bit of the electrical tape lifted, but it was any easy fix. I’m actually ordering more to cover more surfaces!
Awesome! Never thought about it like this. Thanks!
My pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. 🥰
I wish I could shadow you for a week! I really like how your brain works :)
That's very kind of you to say! But much of the credit goes to my awesome colleagues. They do a lot of the "behind the scenes" idea processing with me. I'm very fortunate! 💕🌻
Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing
My pleasure! I'm glad you found it useful.
you got a like just by saying my theme is I'm you're teacher and welcome to 5th grade....thank you 🙃
Haha! Thank you! It really is my favorite theme. 😉
Way to go Mariel. "Portable Name Tag Tents" with a side saying "I need help please." "That'll work." - Ruff Ruffman - Dwight
Thank you! 🌻
I'm a college prof and I use a version of this!
Oh I love it! 🥰
I use heavy duty card stock for the name placards and do not use a template. When the kids make their own, after I have shown them how to fold the paper into fourths, this gives me the opportunity to see which students can follow directions.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing! 🙌🏼
This is so simple yet effective! Definitely saving to use this school year. It also sparked an idea of having some form of mini LED lights that students can turn on at their desk when they need help - similar to call lights on planes for flight attendants. My creative wheels are turning 🙂🙃🙂🙃
Oooh great idea! I think I saw those push button lights at the dollar store of all places. Like the kind you stick up in closets. 💡 Thanks for sharing such a fun idea!
A+😂🎉
We have incentives when kids complete iReady Diagnostics with their % growth. Not sure if you do something like that in your school across the grade levels. That’s a fair competition for the chair 😜
Love it! Anything that gets me closer to keeping that chair. 😉
I have never heard of Google Keep?? Thank you for sharing.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, it took me awhile to find it as well and to figure out how I wanted to best use it. 🤔😊
Thanks for sharing this Clutter video.
My pleasure! And thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. 🌻💕
Wow! Thanks for your videos! 😊
My pleasure! Thanks for your support. 🥰
Interesting teacher filing folder system.
Love this. Can you provide the title or link to the video about the birthday envelopes? Thank you.
Absolutely! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/0VAZhTTJ36k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=S48EXodOhgrSJPJu
Dark Chocolate covered-pretzels and I keep sub plans on my Google docs so I can just cut and paste things onto it. Then I paper clip all of the worksheets with post its on them stating reading, writing, and math. It’s easy to change them because the routines for everything are the same but the specials and the schedule may have changed, so tweaks are minimal. Thanks for your channel!!! ❤
That's a great idea! I love the flexibility of it. And for what it's worth, I would absolutely sub for you if you left chocolate covered pretzels! You don't even need to leave plans. 😆
My parents' insurance company started using this numbered system for follow-up on policy changes. The information was written on a small piece of paper with a date on it and filed in the right numbered folder. Then, I would pull those items and check the info to be sure it was done. This kept the file folders off the desk and in the filing cabinet where everyone could find them.
I love it! What a great way to keep track of clients in a systematic way. Thanks for sharing! 🌻
I absolutely love this idea. Thank you 😊
I love your channel! I use a similar system but use a expandable file folder that slides easily in and out of my teacher tote bag. A big box is just too bulky for me and I do bring work home to grade.
Oh great idea! I’ve used those before and I loved how portable they are. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! 🌻💕
Which class gets the most compliments from other staff in the halls
I love it! What a perfect way to build community and accountability. 🥰