Show of hands: how many teachers had fidget spinners show up in your classroom? These little spinners are all the rage with our kids this year. Unless you’re living under…
Today in our summer book study we’re talking about fluency! In the past, I taught at a Reading First school where the reading focus was on speed. Reading First wanted…
I admit it. Until recently I didn’t use anchor charts. True story. You see, I didn’t believe I was talented enough to to create anchor charts and I didn’t fully…
Chapter 4 or our summer book study is all about comprehension. So , let’s jump right into comprehension and how to make it work in small groups. Takeaway 1: …
Today we are talking all about grouping our students and forming small groups and chapter 3 of Making The Most Of Small Groups! Takeaway 1: Use all of the…
Last year I made a cup stacking activity for our math centers. The cups were labeled 1-100 and the students had to stack them and count to 100. They. were.…
Shrinky Dinks are pretty amazing little inventions. I mean, i’m 38 years old and I’m sitting in the floor watching these things shrink and curl and flatten. AMAZING. MAGIC PEOPLE,…
Ya’ll, I love centers/workstations! I love creating them and making them! And I love seeing my kids use centers. Centers make differentiation easy. Centers make engagement and fun easy. …
Today we officially kick off our summer book study with the book Making The Most Of Small Groups by Debbie Diller! So let’s jump right in! Here are some…
A cornerstone of our classroom curriculum in our research projects These research projects are created to make research and writing accessible and fun for our early childhood students. Let’s…
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