Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
Literacy Centers can be a challenging part of the day, but they have so many benefits! In this post, I’m sharing four reasons why I love centers in the Kindergarten, first and second grade classroom! Center time in the K-2 classroom….Does the thought of it make you cringe? If so, you’re not alone. Many find centers to be overwhelming to… Read More
Literacy activities that combine reading and writing reinforce each other and promote learning. In this post, I share details about three differentiated literacy center activities that combine reading and writing- Write the Room, Sentence Building & my FREE Reading Response Activities for kindergarten, first and second grade students. You may disagree, but I think literacy center time is the best… Read More
Full sentences are the foundation of good writing. In this post, I’m sharing tips for teaching students to write in complete sentences and then details about literacy center activities that help kindergarten, first, and second grade students learn to write complete sentences. Writing is a core skill we use all throughout our life. The ability to write in full sentences… Read More
In this post I’m sharing 6 tips for building k-2 students’ reading comprehension and providing details about my standards-based Reading Response Activities resource for Kindergarten, first and second grade students. These activities help develop reading comprehension and make a meaningful no-prep literacy center, small group activity or whole class lesson. As teachers we teach a variety of reading skills and… Read More
In this post I’m sharing FREE Listening to Reading Response Activities for Kindergarten, first and second grade students. These activities make a meaningful no-prep literacy center. Many trends come and go in education, but one literacy activity that has stood the test of time is the Listening Center. Whether it be on cassette tape, CD or the devices we use today,… Read More
Narrative Writing is one of the most common and important types of writing we teach our students. In this post, I’m sharing 5 tips for How to Teach Narrative Writing and providing details about the Narrative Writing Mini-Unit resources I have created for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students. As teachers we spend a tremendous amount of time teaching our… Read More
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