Listening to reading: does it really matter? How can you set up listening centers for your students that allow your students to work independently, are simple to maintain, and are affordable? Today, I’m going to share some simple but highly effective ways to set up, organize, and maintain listening to reading centers in your classroom. I know that these ideas…
Valentine’s Day activities that are hands on, fun, and keep your kiddos learning? Yes, please! Here are some of my all time favorite Valentine’s Activities that are teacher and student approved! I also have some FREE student gift tags for you as well at the end of this post! Valentine’s Day STEM- Candy Heart Science This Valentine’s Day STEM challenge…
Mentor texts: do you use them in your classroom for writing instruction? You should, and here’s why. First, what exactly is a mentor text? A mentor text is simply a text that can be used as an example of good, strong writing. They can be read and referred to over and over. Mentor texts are used to show a strategy,…
Decodable Readers: If you thoroughly enjoy the printing, cutting, folding, stapling, prepping, storing, hunting for the one you need, and repeating all of the above when they go home with your students only to never return loop of frustration than you can just go ahead and skip this post. However, if you’re like the rest of us who loathe doing this…
Pumpkin exploration, pumpkin investigation, or just pumpkin day! Whatever you call it, your students will love these fun, hands on science, reading, writing, and character education activities! Watch my Facebook Live video about this topic here. All of the free printables I’m going to share in this post are available in our Facebook group files here. Pumpkin Exploration: Let them…