Building Sight Words Fluency… The Fun Way!
I’ve always subscribed to the teaching philosophy that if you want kids to learn (AND stay engaged) you have to make learning fun! What better
I’ve always subscribed to the teaching philosophy that if you want kids to learn (AND stay engaged) you have to make learning fun! What better
Even though we just got back from Thanksgiving break and Christmas break is literally just around the corner (how can that be?!) we’re still working
In years past, I’ve always allowed students to find their own buddies with the understanding that we could work with everyone and anyone. There was
New year, new organized you, right? About 4 years ago I made a New Year’s resolution to not spend as much time on “school stuff”
Tired of dealing with a *too* chatty class? Then you need to try these 5 tips for reigning in some of the classroom talking! The
Have you ever had a practically perfect day of teaching? You know what I mean… the kind of day where the kiddos are right on point.
Do your kids have an Achilles heel? If I were to assign an Achilles heel to 2nd graders in general, understanding cause and effect
It’s that time again! Last week’s topic was Intervention. Thanks again Daina for writing up an AWESOME post while I was on vacay! If you
It is that time again! Time for another installment of An Apple A Day! This week’s topic is Whole Group Instruction I read a statistic
There is LOTS of controversy surrounding phonics instruction these days. Whole language, spelling lists, direct phonics instruction…They are all good teaching strategies in my opinion
