Beyond Basics: 6 Powerful Ways to Elevate Your Primary Reading Curriculum Hey there, fellow teachers! Many of us have a reading curriculum program such as Journeys or Reading Street and it can be easy just to stick to what they provide. But sometimes they just don’t meet all your needs.
Stress-Free Start: Engaging Activities for the First Week of School Summer is marching on but we might be thinking about the first week of school already, am I right? It’s kind of a mix of excitement and maybe a tiny bit of overwhelm, right? Getting everything ready for a new
5 Minute Magic: Building Strategic Phonemic Awareness with Daily Routines Are you looking for some phonemic awareness activities to help your students become great readers and writers? It is an important idea! Think of it like building a strong house – you need a solid foundation! When kids understand the
Unlock Reading: Fun and Engaging Ways to Master CVC Words Hey teachers! If you’re anything like me, you know that CVC words are super important for our kindergarten and first-grade students. They are the building blocks for reading! But sometimes, we need fresh, exciting ways to practice them beyond just
Mastering Phonics in Grades K-2: Task Cards that Engage Young Learners Getting kindergarten, first, and second graders to the point where they are mastering phonics requires keeping them engaged! We also need to use resources that actively involve students and help them make the connection between sounds and letters concrete.
Super Sleuths! Uncovering “Why?” with Cause and Effect Hey Super Teachers! Kids are always asking “WHY?” That’s their brains working on something super important called cause and effect! Understanding cause and effect helps our young readers really understand their stories and the world around them. Ready for some fun ways
Keep the End of the Year Stress-Free: Fun Activities for Elementary School We know that as the school year winds down, teacher energy can also start to dwindle! That’s why having easy-to-implement and engaging activities on hand at the end of the year is crucial. And you want to make
Making Math Approachable: Teaching Rounding and Estimation in Elementary Grades Rounding and estimation can be tricky concepts for young learners. Many students struggle to understand rounding to the nearest ten or hundred, and applying these skills to real-world situations can be even more challenging. However, with the right approach, teaching
Making Math Practice Engaging: How to Review Key Math Skills in Second Grade Are you getting ready to review math skills with your students? Doing this is essential to help students solidify math concepts which will help them to build a strong foundation for future learning. In second grade, students
Teaching about immigration is important, but it can be tricky with younger students. We want to help them understand different experiences and connect history to today. In this blog post, I suggest fun activities for second, third and fourth graders to learn about why people move to new countries. We’ll