My son came home the other day and was so excited because he was going to be able to write a short story in his ELA class. Then, we got to talking about why he was so excited about this. […]
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, […]
What Your Interventionist Wants You to Know
I’ll admit before I became a reading interventionist, I didn’t realize the amount of work that goes into it. As a classroom teacher, the interventionist came into my room and pulled out a few students here and there throughout the […]
The Ultimate List of Classroom Routines & Procedures
You may just be starting up the school year, or you may be a few weeks in. Either way, this will be a post worth saving! If you find after the first couple of weeks of school that things aren’t […]
8 Short & Engaging Videos for Teaching Classroom Expectations
At the beginning of every new school year it is imperative to teach your school’s and classroom’s expectations to your students. This will be the foundation for how your classroom runs during the course of the school year. It is […]
Planning a Preschool Promotion Celebration: A Comprehensive Guide
I’m down to the last couple of weeks of school until summer! And grade promotion celebrations are coming up. With those on my mind, I thought it a great time to share preschool promotion celebration ideas, including songs, decorations, food, […]
5 Ideas to Send Home to Parents to Prevent the Summer Slide
Looking at recent articles and research, it seems that opinions are mixed on if the summer slide is real or if it just feels that way because of the children that start school with learning gaps already in place (Staake, […]
A Dozen Egg-straordinary Ways to Use Plastic Eggs
Easter is only a couple of weeks away! Around this time you can find plastic eggs a-plenty! And right after Easter, you can grab them discounted at many stores. And with these eggs, egg-straordinary activities can be created for your […]
5 Simple Strategies for B/D Letter Reversal That Work
Do you have students that struggle with telling the difference between lowercase b and lowercase d? You are not alone! I have seen this from preschool all the way up to 5th grade. As a reading interventionist, this is a […]
How to Create a Writing Rubric that Works
There is no easy way to grade writing. Writing is quite subjective from writer to reader. However, pieces of good writing have commonalities. These commonalities are the best way I’ve found for grading pieces of writing. And based on my […]