Like most of you, I’ve spent much of this year trying to gain a deeper understanding of the Common Core Standards. I’ve also worked very hard to teach some topics that I previously didn’t include, or I only taught briefly, or I wasn’t teaching “the common core way”. Today, let’s talk subtraction! Don’t get me wrong. I actually LOVE the…
I love youtube. It is SUCH a wonderful educational tool. I don’t know about you, but my students love when I can find fun and silly songs to go along with the different topics we’re learning about. I, of course, love my write my own songs and raps, but I have no idea how to make cute videos. That is…
In First Grade (and pretty much every grade) building reading comprehension and retelling a story is SO important! I know that I am constantly working to help my student build their comprehension skills. In my class, I read aloud to my students everyday, and then we retell the story together using a retelling rope. If you’re not sure what a retelling…
Hi friends! This post actually comes out of necessity, and I’m hoping that you all find it helpful. A couple days ago I posted about my Watch Out for Sneaky e Pack. As part of that pack, I spent about 2 hours creating a really fun and cute interactive PowerPoint which I was super excited to share with my class…
Teaching CVCe words: It has SO many names: magic e, sneaky e, silent e… Whatever you call it in your class, teaching your students about the vowel, consonant, e rule is an important skill for reading and writing development. I absolutely LOVE teaching CVCe words using Sneaky e because my students think it is so fun. Here’s why: I tell them…