Back to School books your students will love that teach the important characteristics of empathy, kindness, acceptance, and determination. Perfect for the first weeks of school! The first week of school is all about two things in my...
continue readingBack to School: a week or two into summer, and I’m always already starting to think about the next school year. As a classroom teacher, I always tried to reevaluate the things that worked well, and the things I needed to improve...
continue readingUnderstanding how to write complete sentences, knowing where to put punctuation between sentences to avoid run on and fragments, and understanding what makes a complete simple sentence is a difficult skill! This post will share how to...
continue readingNGSS in Elementary Classrooms: How to Incorporate Science Into Your Literacy Instruction
June 1, 2018NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards are designed to give students a foundational science education that can serve them throughout their schooling and into their careers as adults. These standards include scientific skills such as...
continue readingCVC words and alphabet recognition, sounds, and letter formation are such important beginning reading skills. If students don’t have a solid understanding of their letters, than reading, writing, and spelling will be a struggle...
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