Author: Jessica Boschen

Jessica shares her passion for teaching and education on What I Have Learned. Jessica has 16 years of elementary teaching experience and currently homeschools her two middle school boys. She enjoys scaffolding learning for students, focusing on helping our most challenging learners achieve success in all academic areas.

Early Reading

10 of the Best Reading Apps for Kindergarten

Teaching kids to read is one of the most exciting—and sometimes challenging—parts of the kindergarten year. Whether you’re a teacher helping a class of emerging readers or a parent supporting…

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Classroom Management

How to Deal with Student Conflicts in The Classroom

Friendship drama, playground scuffles, “she said–he said” moments—it’s all part of a typical school day. Student conflicts happen, especially in elementary school, where kids are still learning how to manage…

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Back-to-School

10 Interactive Icebreaker Games for Elementary Classrooms

Gathering a new group of students often means helping them feel comfortable speaking and sharing. A quick game paired with kid-friendly questions breaks the silence and sparks real conversation. The…

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Back-to-School

100 Icebreaker Questions for Elementary Classrooms

Beginning a new school year often means fresh faces, fresh personalities, and new friendships ready to form. Icebreaker questions help students share bits of themselves in a relaxed way. Pull…

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Math

Make Three-Digit Addition Click with Hands-On Puzzle Practice

Three-digit addition can be a tricky concept for students—especially when regrouping comes into play. Some students understand the standard algorithm but struggle to visualize why it works. Others can talk…

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Classroom Management

How Do You Handle Students Who Constantly Interrupt or Call Out?

We all have that one student (or a few) who loves to blurt out answers before you even finish the question. Or maybe it’s the kid who constantly comments during…

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Classroom Management

What Are the Best Strategies for Managing a Talkative Class?

Every teacher has encountered that class—the one where students treat every transition like a group chat and every lesson like a social hour. While a chatty class isn’t always a…

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Teacher Professional Practice

20 Smart Questions New Teachers Should Be Asking Their Mentor

Starting your first year of teaching is exciting, rewarding, and… let’s be honest, a little overwhelming. Having a mentor teacher or a supportive grade-level team can make a world of…

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Math

Build Multiplication Understanding with Hands-On Number Puzzles

Multiplication is more than just skip-counting or memorizing facts—it’s a powerful concept that helps students solve real-world problems and make sense of numbers. But for many students, it can feel…

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Math

Helping Students Understand Division Through Number Puzzles

Division is one of those math skills that can feel abstract and confusing for students—especially when they’re just getting the hang of multiplication. Teaching the concept of division through context…

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Instructional Strategies

Simple and Smart Ways to Use Post-it Notes in the Elementary Classroom

Post-it notes are one of those supplies that somehow manage to be both practical and magical. They’re small but mighty—perfect for hands-on learning, class routines, and building community. Whether you’re…

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Teacher Professional Practice

How Elementary Teachers Can Use ChatGPT in the Classroom

As teachers, time is one thing we never seem to have enough of. Between lesson planning, differentiation, grading, parent communication, and classroom management, the list of responsibilities feels endless. That’s…

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