Emily Rush

@MrsMotz186 This is sooo evident when students start to exhibit negative behaviors later in the year when academics start to get more challenging! We've got to make time to focus on social emotional skills!

I completely agree. As a K teacher, I feel that we have gotten too far away from teaching the social/emotional skills because of the increase in academics. I believe tbat this is part of the reason we are seeing an increase in behavioral issues. #edchat #552Bobcat

@RichtersSarah So true, especially for kiddos with special needs. Somedays a strategy will work perfectly, the next it could blow up in your face!

Jack Hartmann videos are soo good for my littles. He has a video for nearly every educational topic!! youtube.com/user/JackHartm…

Doing the Gobble Gobble Turkey Wobble #KooKooKangaRoo #Thanksgiving #firstgrade

@MrAnderson2643 So jealous!! It hasn’t hit Lincoln or Beatrice yet. Enjoy it!!

Snow day!!!!!!! Might be the earliest I’ve ever had one but I’ll take it! #552bobcat

I have my students use Seesaw to practice reading weekly sight words, spelling words, and sentences. I plug in the words or sentences and they record themselves reading or writing the words. @Seesaw Thanks for being a great resource!

My students love to use Epic! during independent work time! This week, they had to find books on Thanksgiving and write about what they learned. So much fun! #Epic #booksforkids

With all th pressure, this is a nice reminder. I know I often fall into the rut. #552Bobcat

@MrsMotz186 Love this!! I used math expressions when I taught kindergarten the last two years. My kids loves using all those manipulative!!

We ♥️ hands-on math! #552Bobcat

Teachers, if you've got a collection of tabs on your browser window like I do, this site is worth a spot! It has handy tools such as a timer, stop light, sound level monitor, random name drawing, and more - all on one screen. Check it out! #552Bobcat classroomscreen.com

Check out my blogpost on screencasting! #552bobcat emilyrush723.blogspot.com

Today, I taught my students how to add and subtract using touch points. We started our lesson by watching this great video on how to use touch points. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=f4VI5T…

Had our gender reveal yesterday...ITS A BOY!!

Watch this video I made with @Animoto: "Solar System" animoto.com/s/XRAEvn62Nshw… #animoto

A note to teachers: Be nice. 😉

Hey teachers of reading, check out this site our reading specialist shared with our staff on multi-sensory strategies for teaching phonics! readingrockets.org/article/phonic… #552Bobcat

What a great resource! We must get in social emotional skills when we can! #552Bobcat

My @TEDTalks is live on go.ted.com/sydneyjensen -- I'd love if you'd watch and share if you feel led to. It was truly a labor of love, a cathartic experience, and something that I hope will make a positive impact on the profession that I love so much - teaching.

“SEL is in every setting and interaction. It's part of being human. If things get separated into one space, the work is not happening as effectively as it should." Here’s how to teach social emotional skills in an already crowded school day. edut.to/2O4ZEaj

“Being kind means responding to the needs of others—and people can be kind, no matter how old or young we are.” #WorldKindnessDay