It’s time for all the FUN December activities! Christmas read alouds, door decorating contests, an exciting game for your party and engaging classroom activities! Lots of fun and lots of pictures today! The links below are referral links, which means, I will earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. <br /> This is not an Elf on… View Post
Our Family Literacy Night theme this year was STEM. What a fun night! We decided to go with the GEAR UP title. We decorated our doors and the FFA provided some pretty mums to brighten things ups. The links below are referral links, which means, I will earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you…. View Post
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
