I found out about this awesome free program from our district's technology coach. The teachers are so excited. It can be personalized, and allows for self-pace practice in reading and math. You can customized it to your class, based on the standards you are teaching. ...
I finally saw this video today and it just made me smile and reminded me that all students want to be awesome (and they are, but sometimes we forget to let them know that they are awesome). On a school note....I just started a book study with the other instructional ...
I love the book Strategies that Work by Harvey & Goudvis. I have so many tabs on the side of the book so I can access my favorite strategies quickly. Chapter 1 is titled Reading is Thinking and that is a great way to start out a book on reading strategies. ...
1. I survived the first night of my last semester of class! It takes about 1 hour and ten minutes to get to the university, and thankfully class ended on time, so I was able to pick up my daughter from dance! I hate driving home in the dark by myself :( I have ...
I hope everyone is having a great week! Tomorrow is already Wednesday. I love short weeks, although sometimes I feel like I need extra time just to recover from the weekend!I found this great giveaway, and I wanted to share!!! Normal 0 false ...
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today I wanted to share one of my favorite professional teacher books! Next Step in Guided ...
To celebrate Sunday (and having tomorrow off), my sight word spring game will be free until 9 pm tonight! Yesterday was almost 60 degrees and today it is 25 degrees! I want spring to stay! If you download, I'd love to hear your feedback :) http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Sight-Word-Matching-Game-Spring-Themed You can edit the game to modify the words. It includes 24 matching ...
I'm always looking for new ways to practice sight words. Sight Word Flip Books The first grade teachers at my school are making these flip booklets with their students! All of the words were found in newspapers and educational catalogs! I get about 4 catalogs ...
I have had great luck with using a binder for each group. One year I tried one binder with everyone, and it was too much and too big. The binder includes the following: Positive Praise and Teaching Prompts for Running Records Weekly Lesson Plan for the Guided Reading Group Student ...
Congratulations to Jessica, Hillary and Kelly...they won the drawing last week. They each won Valentine's Day Labels for the Room Word Family Bundle Valentine's Sight Word Game This is the newest raffle! This week I'll be blogging this week about Guided Reading and Organizational Tips! There will be three winners- raffle ends on 1/20/13 at 11:59 pm! This set will help you with ...
One of my favorite places to go for ideas is the Florida Center for Reading Research. It is my favorite free resource! They have activities for both work stations and small group instruction for K-5. From phonics and phonemic awareness to vocabulary,comprehension ...
I wanted to promote some of my items in my Teachers Pay Teacher's Store and gain some followers on the blog! Word Work Bundle- 300 pages of word work and sorts! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Work-Bundle-for-Literacy-Centers Valentine's Day Labels http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Polka-Dot-Labels-for-Literacy-Centers-and-Labels-for-the-Room Common Core Valentine's Day ...
Jennifer from Rowdy in First Grade is having a linky party. All you do is tell something good at school and at home. I thought this sounded fun and SUPER positive! This is my 2nd linky party this week! Something Good From School: I left school on Friday, with ...
Since this is my first week at a blog, I thought I would try this (it sounded like fun)! Here are five random things I thought about this week! Five For Friday Doddle Bugs Teaching 1. The influenza virus going around makes me very nervous. I'm ...
I just found these canvas-type baskets this week at Wal-Mart. They were in the closet organizing area of the store. They measure 9" x 7.5" and are about 6.5" tall. The best part is they were only $1.97! I thought this was a great price! I have tons of zip-lock ...
I can't tell you how many scholastic book orders I receive on a weekly basis! Instead of recycling them, I try and find ways that students can use them. Right now, third grade students have been reviewing how author's can write stories to entertain or to inform ...
As a literacy coach, this is what I try NOT to do. I think this is the hardest part of my job for me personally. These are my rules that I try very hard to follow: 1. The teacher is the boss of their classroom. 2. Let the teacher's come up with ideas that will work for them, instead of telling them what to do. If they ask for help, offer a menu of ideas. 3. Support teachers so they ...
In honor of Tuesday, from 4:00-7:00 pm tonight (Central Time) I'm giving away my latest product for free. Cupcake Labels I hope everyone has a great Tuesda ...
