Hey teacher besties! Can I get real for a second? It has NOT been an easy Back to School season this year. In fact, it’s been downright challenging, emotional, and confusing. But, back we go…and my hope is to make it a little less stressful for you. With the new social distancing and CDC guidelines, many teachers are ditching their… Read More
Reading Assessments are an Essential Part of Your EOY Plan
132shares Pin Share Tweet Email Alright, let’s discuss something that gets an ugly reputation… Reading Assessments. Let’s face it… assessments can be boring, over-burdening, and stressful (especially when we’re talking about the end of the year assessments). But the truth is, reading assessments should be an essential part of your end of the year game plan… especially for distance learning!… Read More
The Simple Way to Teach Reading Comprehension in a Digital Classroom
The biggest concerns I hear when it comes to teaching reading comprehension in a digital classroom are… 1) Am I engaging my students? And 2) How can I be sure I’m reaching them? And those are certainly challenging when you’re trying to teach through a computer. In a classroom, you know when a student is engaged because they’re listening to… Read More
14 Items to Get Started with Distance Learning
Ok… is distance learning killing you right now? It is for me! Or, at least it feels that way! Then, I realized it’s because I didn’t really have all the right tools pulled out to streamline this distance learning stuff! So, today, I’ve curated a list of a few things that can make your life so much easier when it… Read More
Using Close Reading All Year at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide for Making Close Reading Units Work for Distance Learning
One of the questions I’ve been getting the most right now is if I am going to be converted my Close Reading All Year units into digital classroom friendly versions and honestly, the answer is… no. (Wincing!) And that’s hard for this people pleaser to say! But before you stop reading, hear me out on why you don’t need ME… Read More
10 Reading Apps Perfect for 2nd Grade
So last week I shared 8 math apps that are perfect for second grade. Then I thought… wait a minute, we use a ton of different reading apps and websites too! So this week I thought I’d share some reading apps and websites with you. Perfect for keeping your second grade readers engaged and learning. even from home! Let’s check… Read More