One of the activities my kindergarten kids like to do is letter sorting. A few of them were having some confusion on some of their letters (maybe too much time off at Christmas break??). One way that I have found to address this that the kids really enjoy is to do a letter sort. It really makes the kids focus on the shapes… View Post
Ms. T, over at Journey of a Substitute Teacher has started a fun topic and linky party on “What’s in Your Lunch Bag?”. My lunch bag is not all that exciting….usually half a turkey and cheese sandwich, carrots and a banana. It seems like most days I am rushed to eat and end up skipping on the banana. So the… View Post
Children, reading books, and talking about the books…What can be better than that? Mandy from Cooperative Learning 365 and I began the first book club for students at our school this year. And I must say it has been a hit! The kids are having such a fun time meeting each week to discuss the chosen book. I had… View Post
Mrs. K over at The Teacher Garden has posted a FABULOUS list of ways to use QR codes! 42 different ways in fact! I am so impressed. I have not used this new (or at least new to me!) technology in the classroom yet, but am very interested in this idea. I can only imagine how much fun the… View Post
Traci, over at Dragonflies in First, is hosting a Linky Party for the top 3 classroom items that you couldn’t possibly liveout. Hop on over to her blog to see her top 3. There are so many things in my room that I use all of the time, so it is hard to choose….Let’s see I think these 3… View Post
Universal screening, progress monitoring, weekly interventions…Does this sound familiar to you or has it gotten you all confused? Does your school have Response to Intervention implemented? How is it working for you- do you see it as a beneficial process for your students or just one more thing that has been added to your already full plate as a teacher? At my… View Post
Do you have a professional book that you just can’t live without? Maybe more than one? There really are some good professional books out there with some great ideas. Stephanie from Teaching in Room 6 is hosting a linky party so we can all share what our favorite go-to book is! On an earlier post, I showcased the book, When Readers… View Post
