Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
Free sentence building activities! This DIFFERENTIATED writing center will help students practice writing conventions and build reading fluency skills. 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… Read More
Students will love listening to popular titles come alive on this AD-FREE storytelling app! Vooks is now offering teachers FREE access for an entire year! 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… Read More
Hi Friend! From very early on in life kids learn that one thing follows another. Young children come to recognize patterns and routines that help make the world more predictable for them. Parents establish routines at home for bedtime; first we brush teeth, then we read a book, and finally lights out! (it’s that easy, right??😉) Teachers set routines for… Read More
Hello Friend, This is my final post in the series on literacy centers and today I’m excited to share with you some of my favorite center activities! My students and I both agree that literacy centers are the best part of our day and I believe it is because I carefully choose consistent, differentiated, rigorous activities that keep them engaged… Read More
Hi Friend! Now that we have determined how to group students, choose literacy centers and organize classroom space and student materials, (see this post if you missed it) in this second post I’ll explain how I introduce new centers and share strategies I use to keep my students accountable for doing their best work while I am busy teaching small groups. Don’t… Read More
Hello Friend! Does the thought of planning literacy centers overwhelm you? Do you wonder how you’ll manage your students or prep and organize all the materials? Are you unsure of how to best group your students? These are all very common concerns that many teachers have when they think about starting to implement centers. Yes, establishing literacy centers can be… Read More
