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.

Goal Setting

6 Ways to Use Data Walls in Elementary Classrooms

Do you use data walls in your classroom to help your students meet classroom and individual goals? Does your district require you to set goals with your students? Data walls…

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Differentiation | Earth Science

Teach and Practice Cause & Effect with Soil Erosion – Integrated ELD

Do you have a problem finding time to focus on Science in the early elementary grades? I find it challenging to find the time for science and as a result,…

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Math

Compose & Decompose Numbers for Addition & Subtraction

Do your students have a hard time composing and decomposing numbers when adding and subtracting? My students struggle with being able to break a number apart and use the pieces…

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Classroom Management

Daily Behavior Charts – When, Why, and How to Use Them – Free Behavior Chart

Do you have kiddos in your classroom who just can’t seem to follow the rules no matter how many warnings you give them? Do they just seem to goof off…

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Reading | Writing

African Animals for Kids Informational Text Articles About Animals

Engaging students in reading and writing about high-interest topics, like African animals for kids, can be achieved through the use of real text. Students need on-level information text in order…

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Classroom Management

Six Ways to Create Student Buy-In

Are your students not participating in class? Or do you need help motivate your students? Here are six ways that I create student buy-in in my classroom. They’re small, little things you can do in your classroom to help students take ownership of their learning and their classroom #classroommanagement #studentbuyin

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Goal Setting

Mapping Goals to Actions: A Goal Setting Lesson for Elementary Students

Do your students having difficulty setting goals and action steps to accomplish those goals? This post outlines a lesson I did with my second grade students to help them brainstorm…

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Differentiation | Earth Science

Developing Academic Language with Familiar Content

I love working with students using complex academic language. It is so fun seeing light bulbs go off as I watch students construct new sentences using high level vocabulary and concepts. Of…

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Instructional Strategies

7 Anchor Chart Tips to Create Eye-Catching Posters for Your Students

Anchor charts are an excellent teaching resource when used well. Throughout the years, I’ve figured out a few things that have made anchor chart creation just a little bit easier,…

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Writing

Helping Students Expand Informational Writing One Sentence at a Time

Many students can identify strong facts during informational writing, yet still struggle to turn those facts into clear, meaningful sentences. They know what they want to say, but not how…

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Goal Setting

Set Specific Learning Goals with Students

How do you set specific learning goals with students? How do you help them choose the best goal for themselves, make it specific and measurable, grade-level appropriate, and more? How…

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Goal Setting

Goal Setting for Elementary Students

Are you a teacher looking for ways to help your students set and achieve their goals? If so, you’ve come to the right place! In this post, we’ll share some…

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