Students will be back at school for most of us this week and it’s a great time for a New Year’s writing activity! Instead of writing about New Year’s Resolutions, which tend to be forgotten in a few weeks, I like for students to get back into growth mindset. I want them to think about setting goals and then what… View Post
Are you wondering what gift to get for that favorite teacher? Or maybe even what to add to your own teacher gift list? I’ve got you covered with this teacher gift guide! Six teacher gift ideas that teachers would actually want and like! Hopefully, with some ideas that you may not have thought to ask for. Some of the the links… View Post
It’s almost that time of year again…no, not just Christmas (yay for that!), but RTI assessment time! I know many teachers can have a love/hate for RTI and all the assessments. A love (or at least a like) for how successful RTI can be, but maybe a hate for how much of our precious time it can take. Progress monitoring,… View Post
Teachers never have enough time and prepping centers takes a lot of time! I want to share with you some easy and inexpensive fall literacy centers that your students will love while they are learning! Pick A Pumpkin is beyond easy and my students ask to play it almost every day! I bought a couple of decorative pumpkins from Walmart… View Post
We have introduced Read to Self and set expectations. Reading Tool Kits are popular and students use them as they read to jot thoughts about books. Our students are working on building reading stamina and are really enjoying their books! It takes a lot of practice, but students love Read to Self. I used to use the big size… View Post
Before ever beginning guided reading groups, you need to do the work of establishing routines and building reading stamina. Doing these things first will help your guided reading small group activities run so much more smoothly! Before diving into guided reading groups, I take time in my classroom to teach students how readers choose books. Some students really do not… View Post
We’ve spent some time learning about what readers do before we begin guided reading groups. One of my favorite ways to get started is to read Wolf! and set reading goals with growth mindset guiding us. If you haven’t read Wolf! you need to! It is perfect for teaching students not to give up on improving reading. It is a… View Post
