February is Black History Month! Many schools have activities planned over Black History Month for students to learn about and celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans who have influenced our nation over time. School activities may include assemblies, performances, and […]
The Best Weather Books for Your Classroom Based on SC Science Standards
When looking at the science standards, one of the themes that is threaded through the grades is weather! It starts with weather observations in kindergarten, skips to third grade with seasonal weather around the world and moves all the way […]
5 Websites for the Best FREE Decodables
When you are teaching students to read, decodable text is essential! This is how your students will master the phonics skills that you taught them. This is how your students will feel successful at reading. As students gain phonics skills, […]
Summer Reading: Teacher’s Edition Part 3
It’s the last week of school here in the lowcountry! Summer, here we come! In the summer is the best time to do some reading. Reading is one of my favorite pastimes as well as one of my favorite ways […]
9 Ways You Can Take a Stand Against Book Banning
Last week I posted about How to Get Your Students Excited About Reading! and I brought up the topic of book banning. I want to elaborate a little more on that this week. In November, I attended YALL Fest, a […]
How to Get Your Students Excited About Reading!
March is right around the corner, which means we’ll be celebrating March is Reading Month! However, it’s important to not only promote reading during the month of March, but all year long. In fact, I felt this an important topic […]
A Festive Round-Up of FREE Holidays Around the World Activities
It’s that time between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break. A time where you want to feel the Christmas spirit, but it’s, also, a bit chaotic. Depending on how your school calendar works, your students may be taking winter benchmarks before […]
8 Fantastic & Free Activities for Practicing Gratitude in the Classroom
For the final week of this series about practicing gratitude, I am going to bring it back to the classroom. I will be sharing with you activities for teaching your students about gratitude. Instilling the idea of practicing gratitude in […]
Summer Reading: Teacher’s Edition Part 2
Summer Time! It’s finally here! Time for relaxation and rejuvenation. One thing that relaxes and rejuvenates me is a good book. As a reading inteventionist, it’s no secret I love reading! I shared a list of book recommendations at the […]
10 Splendid Spring Read Alouds
Do your students have Spring Fever yet? It is certainly starting to spring up around my school! With warmer weather, more sunshine, and summer coming ever nearer, student behaviors are starting to ramp up. One way to promote a calm […]