I L-O-V-E reading lots of picture books during the first few days of school!! They ease everyone's fears and worries about the new school year, teach valuable lessons and are just plain FUN! Plus, they're super easy to grab when you have an extra 10 minutes to fill! Here are my tried and true, go-to first day of school books!! Build Classroom Community Building a positive, accepting and ... Read More about My Go-To First Day of School Books!
3 CVC Games for Teaching Short Vowels
Need a fun and engaging way to teach your students short vowel sounds in CVC words?? What could be more fun and engaging than games?!? These 3 CVC games will help your students master their short vowel sounds AND they'll have no idea they're learning! Hint: Make sure you read to the end of this post for an exclusive CVC Games FREEBIE!! First things first... When teaching phonics, it is ... Read More about 3 CVC Games for Teaching Short Vowels
Telling Time Activities to Differentiate Your Teaching
Imagine this... You need to teach your students how to tell time. But where do you start?? Some of your students are barely able to tell the difference between the hour hand and the minute hand while others are telling you that it's 11:30 and time for lunch. I was in that same boat, my friend... I needed telling time activities that were differentiated for each student's level of ... Read More about Telling Time Activities to Differentiate Your Teaching
5 Time-Saving Tips for Teachers
I have a confession to make... I'm a procrastinator. I've been a procrastinator for as long as I can remember. But in teaching, procrastination doesn't really pay off. I would always end up more stressed and with less time on my hands than if I had just buckled down and done the work when I should have. So over time, I learned these 5 time-saving tips for teachers... And now I want to share ... Read More about 5 Time-Saving Tips for Teachers
4 Easy Differentiated Instruction Strategies
These 4 differentiated instruction strategies will help you meet all of your students' needs without a ton of prep or planning time! Talk about easy peasy lemon squeezy! 1. Use Task Cards Task cards make differentiating for your students SO EASY!! Why? Because different students can complete different levels of task cards at the same time! You can tape different levels of task cards ... Read More about 4 Easy Differentiated Instruction Strategies
