It’s almost Parent Teacher Conference time! I am always looking for ideas to display student work and what would be good to hand out to parents that would help them at home. This We Are Readers bulletin board display was a lot of fun! Students drew their own portraits and we folded paper for their book. Hanging a Welcome Banner is… View Post
Organizing student learning can be a large undertaking, but interactive reading notebooks really help. I find myself telling my students a LOT that our brains learn best when we are organized and when our learning is organized. It’s just true and some students need more help with this than others. Some students are blessed with being naturally organized. Once… View Post
Growth mindset is generally known as developing your abilities through dedication and hard work. I like to say its persevering even when the job is difficult. Learning not to just give up; try something else. And growth mindset is a great way for fostering this kind of thinking in our readers. Learning to work hard and try different strategies when… View Post
Name activities for kindergarteners are fun! Kids just love their names and any activity that includes their name is going to be engaging for them. Once you get your class list, it would be a good idea to type them all up on colored paper and laminate them. You can use these names in so many ways to teach ABC… View Post
It’s that time of year of teaching procedures and expectations. One of those for my class is how to find a just right book. This is difficult for many of my little readers. I use the analogy of trying on shoes to help! A just right book should fit like a good pair of shoes! I brought in one of my… View Post
Parents love to get tips about reading so they can help at home. I like to send home reading folders with all my reading tips for parents. What I hear from my parents is that they really want to be able to help their child when they read at home, but they are just unsure of how to go… View Post
It’s that time of year we get all of our materials set up and ready for small group reading. I wanted to give you a peek of how my table baskets are set up. Be sure to read to the end, there are are couple of freebies! Here is my list of items for… View Post
