Paulie IvanovaPaulie Ivanova is a novice teacher. She recently graduated as a teacher at the university and is full of new teaching ideas.
At the university, she studied Psychology, Pedagogy, English, and German.
She teaches elementary school students, so she doesn't get bored at work. Working with children Paulie is not afraid to experiment and is constantly applying new techniques.
Paulie also enjoys writing articles for our blog and running Science and Literacy social media.
In her free time, Paulie enjoys videography.
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The teaching profession has become much more technology-driven and focused than it was when I was a new teacher. Though change can be challenging, I have seen a lot of benefits of incorporating more technology into my planning, lessons, and student practice. Classroom management can be a challenge for even the most experienced teachers. When … Read more
If you’re a preschool teacher, you are likely always searching for new ways to get your young students engaged and learning. Preschool-age students have an innate desire to learn, but they are also very active and haven’t mastered self-control yet. This can sometimes make it difficult to keep your students engaged. As a preschool teacher, … Read more
Whether you teach English language learners or native English speakers, you may have noticed that many of your students are having trouble with sentence structure. Whether you’re seeing too many simple sentences or have notices that your students are simply writing sentence fragments, there are things you can do to help your students. A few … Read more
Math is one of the hardest subjects in school, but it is a subject that is required to be taught. Therefore, teachers have no way around it. I remember math being a tough subject for me as a child, so I often watch my students and relate to their frustrations when it comes to doing … Read more
I am a 5th grade teacher who enjoys teaching spelling. I see it as a necessity to become successful in life. While some students love learning spelling, there are a lot that struggle with this subject. This led me in search of the best spelling activities for 5th graders. The reason that I decided to … Read more
Whether you’re a 1st grade teacher or a parent of a 1st grader, you may be looking for the best chapter books for 1st graders. First grade is such an important year for students to improve on their reading skills. While many 1st graders are still working on their letter sounds, sight words, and other … Read more
There are many important things that 1st graders need to learn. Place value is certainly one of the most important concepts that they’ll need to master in order to achieve future success in math. Learning that each digit’s place in a number impacts its value may seem straightforward now as an adult, but for children, … Read more
As a teacher, it is always fun but can be difficult when introducing new topics to my students in the classroom. One of my favorite topics is the solar system. When I reach this topic in my students’ curriculum each year, I make sure that I include projects that will engage my students as well … Read more
As a teacher who teaches elementary aged students, I have noticed the nerves and jitters on test taking days. I always knew this was very common among adults, but I quickly realized how common it is among children as well. Therefore, I set out to find ways to help them when a test is coming … Read more
Automaticity in reading is critical for our students. Without it, they are less likely to read fluently or to understand what they are reading.During my time as a first-grade teacher, I had numerous students who were really struggling with decoding and gaining automaticity. Not only was their reading level lower than the other students in … Read more
