I’m teaming up with my good friend Susanna from Whimsy Workshop Teaching to launch our newsletters. Susanna and I know that we want to offer our you awesome ideas that you can use in the classroom. We are both compassionate about literacy and have so many ideas that we want to share with you. By […]
5 Sight Word Activities that are FUN
We all know that children learn best with practice and repetition, most of us cover this in our daily planning and delivery. However, planning activities that are fun and hands on can be more difficult. I have come up with 5 fun ways to learn sight words that are also hands-on. I have teamed up […]
Vowel Sounds
We all know learning to read and write is tricky for young learners. Learning vowel sounds is also super tricky for our students. I noticed that when I was listening to students read that they didn’t always know or weren’t able to recall the letter-sound relationships and specifically what sounds that vowels can make. By […]
8 Ideas to use with any Word List
Having resource ideas to use for any word list makes planning very easy. I have collected a bunch of my activities that you could use with any word list like sight words, spelling words, HFW, book, vocabulary, math, personal or interest lists. This approach will save you planning time and your students will enjoy […]
I can Read!
One of my favorite things to teach when I taught Kindergarten was reading, followed by writing. Our reading program started by the third week of school after the students were mostly settled into the routines, transitions and everything Kindergarten. Over the years, I tried a few different ways, small groups, half groups, as well as […]