I carry about 60 students on my Title 1 roster, so I need my classroom library organized and easy for me to see who has what checked out and for how long. The grade span for me is K-5 so I also need a way to keep books organized and easier for students to find that “just right” book. So… View Post
David will run in the classroom. We have been doing an author study on the David books by David Shannon. What fun! My classes, just like I am sure your’s, love the David books. I used the David Goes To School and No, David books with my kindergartners and my first graders. The kinders drew the features on David’s face… View Post
We have been working extra hard at learning our letters in my kindergarten classes. One of the many activities that we do and one that the students LOVE is I’m A Letter Expert. The kids will ask for it when they come into class! They want to know who’s turn is it to be the expert. ๐ First we start… View Post
Kindergarten Guided Reading Do you ever wonder what other teacher’s guided reading plans look like? Ever think you would like to change up and improve on yours, but not sure how? Jen, over at The Teacher’s Cauldron, is having a linky party that will help you out! It seems like every year I am tinkering with my lesson plan forms…. View Post
Our first cycle of RtI (Response to Intervention) is about to get into full swing. I have posted about our RtI process before. If you would like to read them or need ideas on how to implement RtI click for Tier I, Tiers II and III and RtI Decision Meetings to read them. I have been busy preparing graphs, parent… View Post
This is the pretty after shot! After my set of plastic drawers got a lovely face lift. I saw this wonderful idea on Pinterest. It came from Kinder Craze. You need to see her room- so beautiful and colorful. She has beautified (is that a word?) a lot of her drawers and they look wonderful. This was before the face… View Post
I believe in being intentional. The students who come to me for help in reading need to be intentional about their learning. But we do not say that they are in my room because they cannot read. But there is no reason why we can’t discuss how we can improve in reading. I always throw myself into the mix… View Post
