I have a group of first grade readers that I am earning every penny of my salary. 🙂 One of my favorite groups (okay, they all are my favorites), but boy do I have to work hard to show any progress with them. It is a small group of 6 that just seems to struggle, struggle to keep sounds in… View Post
Already, it’s time for installment number 3 with Tammy- Forever in First, Julie- Lighting a Fire in Third Grade, and Sandi- Literacy Minute. Our month of Saturday Sayings are going fast! Be sure to check out what they have to say today. Growing writers is like growing a garden. There is a lot of hard work involved. You have to… View Post
Have you read the Pete the Cat books? I know, who hasn’t right? They are so cute and simple and the kids adore them! The kids learned the song quickly and I so enjoyed hearing them sing as I read them the book. Too cute! After reading the book, we chose words that we found interesting to put around our… View Post
Isn’t that the cutest graphic? Michelle, from The 3 am Teacher, made this for me and I just love it so much!!!! I described to her in an email what I was visualizing and she was able to come up with it and make it look great!! If you need any graphics, please go to Michelle. She is great to… View Post
Wow, already this is the second Saturday in April! Which means this is the second installment of reflective posts that Tammy from Forever in First, Julie from Lighting a Fire in Third Grade, and Sandi from Literacy Minute and myself have gotten together to write. We truly hope you enjoy them and that they spark some reflective thoughts. After reading… View Post
We just had our assembly to get ready for “the big test”. Our theme this year is Wipeout the MAP! What fun the assembly was for everyone. Teachers dressed up for action and competed in our own special wipeout obstacle course! Students who had tested advanced in the previous year got to help out with the obstacle course. This… View Post
Isn’t that such a cute poem to use for National Poetry Month? I found it and thought it would be great to use for linking comprehension to fluency. It is long enough for students to practice their fluency on and has lots of great images for them to use to help them understand it. Timothy Rasinski suggests using poetry to… View Post
