While past weeks have been challenging (to say the least!), one bright spot has been the newfound appreciation and respect that teachers have begun to receive. As schools across the country have closed and students are now learning from home, parents have come to realize just how very hard teachers work! Practically overnight teachers have had to reinvent the way they teach! They have jumped right into distance learning and are making it ... read more
FREE Resources for Distance Learning
How are you? Phew!! What a whirlwind of a week it has been for everyone! With schools and activities closed I know you are working hard to find ways to support your students, while also trying to figure out the new normal for your own family. It’s a lot and I want to HELP! Today I’m happy to share a list of links to FREE resources that I hope will help you, your students and their families make at-home learning ... read more
Sentence Building: A Differentiated Literacy Center
As teachers we know that in any classroom you’ll find a wide range of abilities among students. While we can probably all agree that differentiating instruction is important, meeting the needs of all your students can often feel like a daunting task. In fact, a 2008 report by the Fordham Institute found that 83% of teachers nationwide believe that differentiation is "somewhat" or "very" difficult to implement. I want to help you ... read more
Vooks: My New Favorite Storytelling App!
Do you ever have mixed feelings about the use of technology in the classroom? While there are definitely a lot of perks to using it, there is also pressure to make sure you are using it in just the right way. When I pull out the tablets in my classroom I want to be totally confident that the apps and sites my students interact with are purposeful, age-appropriate and safe! Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to find apps and sites ... read more
My Weekly Word Study Routine
Let’s be honest, how many times in your own schooling did you find yourself cramming information for an exam only to forget all of it after the test was over?! I know I did it more times than I’d like to admit! As teachers we don’t impart knowledge just to have students regurgitate it on a test. We want them to internalize the information we teach, to build upon it and use it to help them as they grow and ... read more
Elkonin Boxes: My Favorite Word Study Intervention
One of the biggest jobs we have as early elementary school teachers is teaching children how to read, but it is no easy task! Did you know the 26 letters of our alphabet make a grand total of 44 different phonemes (24 consonant sounds and 20 vowel sounds)?! To build strong readers it’s essential that we spend a lot of time helping our students build their phonological awareness skills, the skills that allow them to isolate, identify, ... read more
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