What’s in your Teacher Book Stack for this summer? I have some brand new ones and a few go-to teacher professional development resources that I like to revisit during the summer. I just don’t have the time during the school year to read and study as much as I can over the summer. I have always enjoyed finding teacher resources… View Post
I know every teacher gets concerned about the Summer Slide for students who do not read over the summer. For my young students, they still need the guidance of parents to help be sure they read. Not all my students have that support at home. And for those that do, they may not have appropriate books for them… View Post
Games are such a fun way for students to get in extra practice with word work and other reading skills that they need to strengthen. One of my students favorite games is Candy Land. They love those picture cards! Except when they get sent to the bottom. 😀 I have students draw a sight word card to read… View Post
We are using these differentiation cubes ALL the time! Kids love rolling them and I love that they are quiet when students are using them. Some of the the links below are referral links, which means, I will earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. I ordered mine from Amazon. They are great for literacy… View Post
You and your team have done all the hard work. You’ve spent weeks teaching interventions to your small groups of students. Now what? It’s time to have an RTI Team Meeting to make those important decisions about what tier each student should now be placed into. 1. Committee schedules a decision making meeting. As the RTI coordinator in my school, I… View Post
End of the year testing, state testing, reading and benchmark assessments, grade card skills….it’s enough to make a teacher lose her mind! We all have to do testing so we might as well make it as easy and painless as we can. 1. Go Digital Where ever you can go digital, do that! It saves you on time and paper…. View Post
We’ve been reading folktales and learning how to prove our answers. Since it is spring I decided to use Easter eggs to teach this skill. My students just love these stories! There is something about them that appeals to kids over the years. After having read our folktales, it was time to pass around the egg basket…. View Post
