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How to Get Students Writing Independently During Writing Workshop
Writing is hard for many kids! If you run a writing workshop, you know how important it is to have kids writing independently. Yet, there are many challenges kids can have during this time that can lead to frustration and less-than-ideal work! Teachers face a huge challenge when kids aren’t able to work independently during…
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Tricks for Teaching Syllable Types and Division
Do your students give up when they approach a long word? Even if it’s a word they can most likely decode, like rabbit or muffin, some kids get overwhelmed by word length and don’t even try. If they’re not taught how to decode these words, they may even start guessing rather than trying. Of course,…
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Must-Have Teaching Supplies for back to school
Get ready for back-to-school with these must-have teaching supplies! Amazon is a great source for school supplies and these are my favorite tools for centers, reading, writing, and organization. #classroomorganization #backtoschool #schoolsupplies
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How to Teach New Sight Words (and make them stick)
Avoid these 2 big mistakes made when teaching sight words. Read how to teach sight words with 3 key elements to make them stick! Sight words improve fluency and comprehension, especially with beginning readers in kindergarten and first grade. #sightwords #highfrequencywords #sightwordinstruction
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First-Year Teacher Tips for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
I’m sharing my top first year teacher tips for kindergarten and 1st grade- realistic strategies that helped me stay organized, teach routines, and keep my students engaged (without losing my mind). Whether you’re brand new or just new to this grade level, these tips will help you feel more confident and prepared as you kick…
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Tips for Commonly-Confused Sight Words
Kids often mistake SAW for WAS and other similar words. Read these easy tips for how to teach commonly-confused sight words! Your kindergarten and first grade students will love these fun activities to help them master those hard-to-remember high-frequency words.
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How to Create Your own Sensory Path
It can be hard to keep kids away from screens active during this lock-down. Kids thrive with movement, so one way to encourage your students- or your own children- to move is to create an obstacle course, or a sensory path. What is a sensory path? Sensory paths are paths on the floor that have…
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Digital Resources for Distance Learning
2020 has definitely changed how we teach! Whether you love distance learning or not so much, some aspects of it are sure to stay- whether it’s more digital resources, online availability, video lessons, or assignments. So, I’ve created some resources with you in mind, and hope they will help to add a spark to your…
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Video Lesson Ideas and Tips for distance learning
What an unorthodox time this is! I know this is a tough time for teachers, who are having to learn new technology and adapt to teaching via video rather than in person. I know you miss your students and your classroom. Until things go back to normal, I’ve put together some ideas that I hope…
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Home-Learning Resources for Teachers and Parents
Thankfully, pandemic times are over but I’m keeping this post up, because it has valuable information that’s still helpful, especially since you’re likely using more technology in your classroom now than pre-covid! It also may come in handy if you are homeschooling or want to provide academic support at home. NOTE that at the time…
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Teaching About Leap Year: Leap Year Activities
A leap year comes once in a quadrennium and 2024 is the perfect opportunity to teach about it! Read on for tons of leap year activities and tips for helping your students understand this tricky concept! Do you know 1,461 people? If you do, chances are you have a friend with a Leap Year birthday!…
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Guided Reading Lesson Components
Guided reading is my favorite time of the day! It’s the best way to differentiate reading instruction to meet the needs of all your students. It wasn’t always my favorite, though. In fact, I used to dread it! I did not feel confident and always felt overwhelmed with planning my guided reading lessons. It takes…