Is it just me or do you think of ALL the hands on activities for shapes too? Busting out the pattern blocks, tangrams, and of course popsicle sticks with Play Doh! I am SUPER excited to show you ALL the ways to not only making learning about shapes engaging and fun, but also how to help students make connections, compose… Read More
Measurement tends to become one of those units that doesn’t get as prioritized as teaching addition and subtraction. However, measurement is an extremely important skill that we use a lot in our daily lives. Whether we are creating something, getting ready to purchase a new item that needs to fit in a specific place, or looking at a new outfit… Read More
How many of you have thought “sight words” and “high frequency words” were the same thing? How many of you also thought that those high frequency/sight words were simply learned by memorization and repetition because they’re all spelled “irregularly” aka you can’t sound them out? You’re not alone. I too thought these same things. But doing anything simply by memorization… Read More
At this point in the year, you’ve probably taught a few different writing units. Maybe you’ll have already practiced personal narratives, some informational writing, and possibly opinion writing as well. Now it is time for one of the most engaging types of writings to teach to littles… procedural or otherwise known as how-to writing. The reason this topic is so… Read More
Have you ever taught students a phonics skill that they totally rocked in isolation, but then dove into the text and couldn’t decode words that presented that same skill? It’s so frustrating right?! Well this is where the power of decodable readers comes in! Students will not only get great practice rocking those decoding skills in text, but they’ll also… Read More
Teaching informative writing to students is one of the most important types of writing. Why you might ask? Think about the last thing you wrote. Was it a story to entertain? Was it trying to persuade someone of something? Or was it to teach about something? Most often when we write as we get older, it’s to share information. In… Read More
