Teaching Phonics with Fidget Poppers: 6 Tips to Engage and Excite Your Students Teaching phonics is a key part of teaching early literacy, but keeping kids interested can be tough. That’s where fidget poppers come in! These colorful, tactile toys are perfect for making phonics fun. In this post, I
How Can Word Riddles Boost Phonics Skills? Crack the Code! We teachers are always looking for ways to help our students boost phonics skills! Yes, there are phonics programs that provide a base to start from, but some students need enrichment and some need more practice or support. Have you
5 Tips for Teaching Capitalization and Punctuation Teaching capitalization and punctuation so students can master them in their writing can be tough for young writers. As teachers, we wonder how to support our students so they can become confident writers and self-editors. The key lies in providing them with effective
Fidget Poppers Will Transform Math Skills in These 5 Ways Fidget poppers, aka pop-its, are super popular with children (and I love them too). They are engaging and tactile. But did you know they can also help to enhance math skills? Here are five ways to incorporate fidget poppers into
Boost Your Phonics Lessons: 4 Engaging Activities for Extra Practice Practicing phonics skills is crucial for young readers, but sometimes they think it’s boring. But don’t worry! This post offers 4 engaging activities to make your phonics lessons FUN! From tactile materials to games, these easy-to-do activities will have your
How to Help Students Master ELA Concepts with Interactive Notebooks Helping your students master writing and reading concepts and language skills can be really tough! Are you frustrated after seeing countless errors in students’ writing? Not sure what to do when students struggle with writing a paragraph or understanding an
We know from the science of reading (SOR) that is important for students to practice blending and segmenting all decodable words. Check out these 7 ways to practice CVC Words!
We know from the science of reading (SOR) that is important for students to practice blending and segmenting all decodable words. Check out these 7 ways to practice CVC Words!
Essential Tools for Enriching your Reading Curriculum Hey teachers! We know many of us have to use a reading anthology program like Journeys or Reading Street as a base for their ELA instruction, or at least our reading and grammar instruction. Many come with differentiation options but the options seem
Capitalization made Easy: Practical Strategies for Young Writers As teachers, we know it’s tough to get students to use correct capitalization in their writing. I used to blindly try to help them without much direction. I eventually came up with helpful strategies for my young writers so that they could
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