Need a quick, fun way for students to review information? Try doing a thinking table! I have wipeoff tables in my room, so this works wonderfully. If you don’t have these tables, you can still do the thinking table by laying a big piece of paper over them. Let your students know what kind of information you want them… View Post
Do you make books with your class? Class made books are so popular with the students! They will be read again and again since they are the authors and illustrators. They value these books and will choose them over and over again to read. We have been doing The Little Red Hen and I found this wonderful poem to go… View Post
Portable word walls! Caitlin from Kindergarten Smiles has posted about her thematic portable word walls. She is using these for her writing center to assist students with journal writing, writing stories and letters, etc… Can’t you just see how they could be helpful to students when writing informational text? You need to head over to her blog to see the… View Post
Do you use tree maps in your classroom? I have been using them in mine and they really help the students organize their thinking and comprehension of the stories we read. Sometimes we do them together. You can do them in small groups or even individually. You can see the progression of the students’ thinking as you read the map. … View Post
The Little Red Hen, a favorite of all youngsters. My students were of no exception. This version was a little different than some- the Little Red Hen made muffins instead of bread. We took a picture walk through the book and the kids really picked up on how hard she was working without any help. I was proud of how… View Post
Wow! Our month of Saturday Sayings is almost over….this is our last installment. I hope that you have enjoyed this partnership with Tammy from Forever in 1st, Julie from Lighting a Fire in Third, and Sandi from Literacy Minute as much as I have. Please be sure to go read their reflective posts today after reading mine. 🙂 And, I… View Post
I have been invited to participate in Grammarly’s Superb Writers Blogathon! That is so cool and since my students enjoy writing so much, I decided to participate in this fun event. This blogathon is hosted by Grammarly grammar checker. The pen is much mightier than the sword. The Superb Writers’ Blogathon, hosted by Grammarly grammar checker, hopes to help aspiring… View Post
