March starts at the end of next week and that means my school is gearing up for March is Reading Month! Obviously, as a reading interventionist, Reading Month is one of my favorite times of the year! I’ll take any opportunity to show students that reading can be fun! During March is Reading Month, National Read Across America Day and […]
March is Reading Month: 10 Awesome Activities
8 Books for Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th, which happens to fall on a Sunday this year. Even though it is over a weekend, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the holiday with your students, either the Friday before or the Monday after! Everyone can dress in green, you could eat green foods, do a rainbow experiment, hunt for gold coins, or […]
8 Last Minute “Oh Crap, It’s Valentine’s Day!” Activities
I can’t believe Valentine’s Day is Tuesday! Now that January has FINALLY ended, February seems to be flying by! With that, I’m going to share some easy to prepare last minute Valentine’s Day activities. That way just in case you forgot or just didn’t have the time to get something together, you’ll have something fun for your students to do […]
Using Data Effectively
The middle of the year is an excellent time to look at your students’ data and analyze it! I agree with most educators that there is too much testing in schools. However since we have this data, we should use it! I know using the words “data” and “analyze” in the first sentence of this post may have you cringing, […]