I had a love hate relationship with word sorts! I was introduced to word sorts some years ago and I love them. They are a valuable tool to use in class for teaching vowel sounds, syllables,and prefixes and suffixes. And they are very versatile. They can be used for so many different subjects. The hate part came when I couldn’t… View Post
Elkonin boxes. Sound boxes. What ever you happen to call them, they are a great tool to use for phonemic awareness and hearing sounds. This little girl (in the above picture) is doing the rubber band. We say the word, then ssttrreettcchh it out like a rubber band to hear all of the sounds. Then we slide objects into… View Post
I am so glad you have found your way to our product swap today!! We are so excited to showcase some wonderful products to get your new school year off to a great start. Be sure to go to each blog that is participating in the swap so you can check out all of the wonderful items at each one! My partner is Andrea… View Post
How are you feeling about the Common Core? Have you been trained, feeling ready to tackle it? Or do your feelings run more towards a little nervous for yet another change? I am feeling a bit nervous and I always want more information to combat that feeling. I have spent some time this summer learning about the Common Core. I found a few… View Post
It is early to start thinking about the next school year, right? But I know a lot of you are already thinking about it and gathering ideas! Seems our teacher brains have a hard time shutting off and truly relaxing sometimes. I am always on the look out for ideas I can use to help my students. We have some… View Post
I know many of us like to make class books. This is one that I recently made with a group of students in summer school. They happened to be working on learning the letters and the order of those letters in their name. But class books at the beginning of the year don’t have to be only about their name… View Post
I love getting new little students when school begins! Most are excited and maybe a little nervous. And some will come to us not knowing one single letter in their name. For some, if they haven’t had any exposure to letters and print, learning the letters of their name can be a little difficult at the beginning. And for some… View Post
