Making the Connection Between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Teaching beginning readers is such a challenging job, but it is so rewarding to watch things start to click for our little readers. Our students need…
Author: Jodi
Tips for New Teachers
Being a new teacher is hard. When, I think back to my first couple years of teaching, I know that it was a huge mix of…
Back to School Teacher Must-Haves
This coming school year is full of unknowns right now. Will we start on time? Will we have full class sizes? Will we move to distance…
Tips for Sending Kids Back to School
In the next month or so, parents will be thinking about and prepping kids to start heading back to school. While we may not know exactly…
Summer Riddles FREEBIE
Are you officially done with school? Our students finished up 2 weeks ago, but it is just now feeling like summer break. Without a “true closure”…
End of the Year Poem
How are you handling this distance learning thing? Now, that it is getting close to the end of the school year, I have to admit, I…
Self-Checking Reading Comprehension Cards
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working on making Digital Task Cards through the Boom Learning™ platform, and I am now obsessed with…
Brain Break Tic-Tac-Toe
Are your kids restless yet? Yesterday was rough. It was gloomy and cold, and we couldn’t get outside. At least the sun has come out on…
FREE Online Learning at Home
We have definitely seen where tough times bring out the best in people, and this pandemic has shown us that all over again. With schools closing,…
Building Teacher-Student Relationships – A 5 Day Challenge
My main goal each year is to establish strong teacher-student relationships. Building these relationships will make the entire school year go much more smoothly. Even though…
Daily Math Notebooks
If I had to come up with the number one thing that the majority of my students struggle with when it comes to math each year,…
Christmas Reading on the Move
We all know that it is nearly impossible for 6 and 7 year olds to sit still for too long, but especially during the holiday season. …
