Free summer reading ideas! That’s right. School’s out (finally) but you don’t want your readers to stop reading. So we have some fun, free ideas to keep the learning happening and the brains to thinking! #1: Scholastic Summer Reading Program Scholastic has taken a lot of the work out for parents to get their kids to read during the summer…. View Post
It’s time to talk about the dreaded Summer Slide. Some believe the summer slide to be a myth. Some teachers believe it occurs more in developing readers. Either way, it IS real. When we don’t use our muscles for months at a time, they get weak. The muscles lose strength and can lose what gains had been previously made. Kids… View Post
You’ve almost made it to the end of quite the school year! That in itself is an accomplishment to make it through one of the most difficult school years ever. With all the changes over the past year, I am sure our classrooms need a bit more organization and care before we leave and we have 5 great tips to… View Post
The May Literacy Challenge is here and it is ready for your students! If you missed last month’s challenge and want to grab it for next year, you can find it here. Like our other monthly challenges, we have included reading and writing and other literacy activities to be completed. Because it is in digital format, students can work on… View Post
I recently had a conversation with a teacher about the word work she was doing with her students. She was very proud of all the practicing the students were doing and felt it was worthwhile work for her students to be completing as she should be. But when I dug a little deeper into what was happening, I learned the… View Post
It’s Must Read Books for April time already! I love April and the newness of everything coming back to life. New flowers to plant, trees are blooming, birds are singing. Pollen is in the air! Oh, wait. Yeah, okay. Not so much the pollen! 😳 There are a lot of great books out there to choose from for Must Read… View Post
Who is ready for an April Literacy Challenge? I know I am definitely ready for April and spring! We’ve picked some fun reading and writing activities to include this month for your students. If you missed the March Literacy Challenge and still want to get that one, you can find it here. The April Literacy Challenge is digital and is… View Post
