What it Means to Be a SEAL Teacher
NEW! Let me read this article TO you! Click the play button below or follow the link to SoundCloud and listen in! As a teacher we have many responsibilities. There was a time when I thought, first and foremost, our job was just to teach: to deliver the content...
Friendly Friday Hands
What is Friendly Friday? Every Friday, my class and I have “Friendly Friday.” It’s a great tradition that was started last year. Friday afternoons can be tough and so, I started doing some fun activities that were steeped in the principals of SEAL: get creative and...
Soundtracking, Silent Reading & Building Stamina
Reading stamina has been the focus of my 4th grade class these last few days. I have been working hard through the guidance of The Daily 5 to instruct my students in my expectations for them to read independently when I need to take small groups of students. Now...
The Best Sentence Starter (for getting to know your kids)
Here’s a great tool for every SEAL teacher! For the full lesson plan, go to our SEAL Lessons & Tools page. Asking students to finish this simple sentence can get a lot of information. This kind of info is really helpful if you want to break that barrier...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
