Morning Tubs are my go-to every single morning with my 1st graders. They come in, put their things away, complete a quick morning work sheet on their desks, and then move onto their tubs. Every time I post about Morning Tubs on my Instagram or Facebook page, I get tons of questions, so I thought…
Morning Tubs have been a staple in my classroom the past 5 years. I absolutely love that my students can ease into the morning, chat with each other, work cooperatively, and most importantly, have some fun. Typically, I have six tubs with 3-4 students at each tub. I rotate the tubs every 3 days. (Last…
Earlier in the school year, I did a Facebook Live video about my Morning Tubs and promised to do another one when we started our new tubs. Well….time got away from me, and we are now on our third round of morning tubs for the year. I wanted to share with you some items that…
Morning tubs have been one of my favorite additions to my classroom routine. The students love this time to interact with each other while being creative. I have written quite a few blog posts about morning tubs, but I wanted a place where I could answer some frequently asked questions as well share some of…
I just switched out our morning tubs again this week. Technically, I think this is our 7th round of morning tubs, but I repeated some of our items during the last round. Read more about our full morning routine HERE. What is in our Morning Tubs this time? I purchased some new items from Amazon to add…
We are on our 5th round of morning tubs, and my students still absolutely love this time in our day. It gives them a chance to socialize with other students in the morning, while being creative and using their imaginations. What does my morning look like? I get asked a lot about my schedule and how long…
We started a new round of Morning Tubs this past week. The students continue to love this time of the day. I still have my students stay with the same tub for 3 days. This rotation allows me to only have to switch out tubs every 18 school days. If you would like to read…
Last week, I changed out my Morning Tubs for the third time this year. The 3 day rotation is still working out really well for my students. I really think it is just the right amount of time for the kids to spend at their tubs. In the first tub, I placed my new Phonics…
After blogging about my new morning routine a couple weeks ago, I had quite a few people ask if I would continue to keep sharing the items that I am placing in my morning tubs. Since I just switched to our second round of tubs this week, I thought I would share our items and…
Honestly, how the morning starts is a great predictor of how the way will go. So, if students come in loud and excited, they will often continue like this. While it is nice to see students so happy, it can be hard to channel this much excitement into learning. This is why it is essential…
When students enter the classroom, they are so excited to see their friends. Some want to talk about what they did the night before while others want to run around. However, how the day starts is a great predictor of how the entire day will go. Thus, teachers need students to enter the classroom calmly…
My morning routine with my first graders has definitely evolved over the years. I have always used some type of morning work, but it wasn’t until about 4 years ago that I became really intentional about my morning work. I wanted to create something that allowed my students to hit all of their important reading and…
