Seed books… No, not for planting in the garden. But for planting seeds of thought for writing during writer’s workshop. We’ve all had that student that cannot think of a thing to write about during writing time, but they come in almost every morning with some huge story they MUST tell you right away. Like how they were playing outside… View Post
I teach reading, so of course, my room is all about the word “READ”. I decided to add these letters to my decor this year. My room is in blues, greens, and a bit of pink. I kept this theme when making these letters, except I used purple instead of pink. These are the materials that I used. I bought… View Post
We all know that kids like to throw things, right? I have even written a post about how we throw beach balls around in my classroom (click on here to read about this fun idea if you missed it before). How about throwing or rolling balls and cubes to build comprehension skills? These really are great to use! The comprehension… View Post
Do you use Twitter to connect with other professionals? Twitter is another great way to connect with other teachers. I have been on Twitter for a while now. But I must admit, I am still learning about it! I send out “tweets”, but I know I am not using it like I could be. So I thought I should… View Post
I have been seeing these cute 1st day of … frames, but I am not super creative. Have you seen some of those Nailed It! pictures where people try to make something they have seen on Pinterest that is oh so cute and lovely? Then they try to make it and it turns out messy, looking like a 2 year old… View Post
We are already back to school! Which for me means lots of assessing to do to find out where students are so we can get them moving forward. I do the kindergarten and first grade beginning of the year assessments. For kindergarten, I will be assessing them on letter identification and sounds, print concepts and phonemic awareness. I have… View Post
Jeannie from Kindergarten Lifestyle is hosting a fun linky party about how we can tell it is back to school time! Many of us are already back to school and many are preparing for this. At my school, students began on Thursday. I love the look of shiny floors and sweet little faces searching for their new classrooms! There… View Post
