Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
Hey Friends! I’m curious…. in your already crowded instruction schedule, does spelling have a place? Have you found a way to make it more than just giving a list of words on Monday and assessing on Friday? Resources for teaching spelling are often hard to come by and sometimes it feels like with the intense focus on more critical thinking… Read More
Hey Friend! How do your kids learn sight words? They are so tricky but so necessary for emergent readers to learn! As teachers we teach reading strategies like: look at the picture, sound it out, skip the tricky word and come back…THEN they encounter the word said…ugh! Next thing you know the reader is frustrated and loses all comprehension of… Read More
Hey Friend! Happy Back to School! So many of my friends are starting back this week. How did summer pass so quickly?! Summer is my favorite time of the year so I am just not ready to let it go…. Yes, I had a DOUBLE scoop! I thought I would share a quick post on the BEST classroom management tip… Read More
Happy Monday! (That isn’t so bad when we are on summer vacation, right?!) I actually am getting ready to go back to school, meet a new bunch of first graders, and start a new school. Wait, WHAT?? You see, I teach in a year round school. I posted this on Instagram the other day and a few teachers were confused… Read More
Hello There! Today is day 2 of snow days! While I am excited to have the day off to catch up on things I’ve been needing to do but have been too busy to breathe, the thought of Saturday school (I teach at a year round school so this is the only time we can make up our days) takes… Read More
Hello There! I hope you are staying warm…we are expecting snow and ice on Monday night, so I am kinda hoping thinking we may have a snow day! I would just love a day to catch up on things (in my jammies of course!) I wanted to share a few literacy centers my kids and I are loving right now…. Read More
The number one goal in responding to misbehavior is to stop it and get the student back on track to ensure learning and teaching to continues! This post is filled with useful tips for responding to misbehavior! #behaviormanagment #teachingselfdiscipline
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These are adorable! Wouldn't you love to see how your students' turkeys turned out?! 🦃🦃🦃
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Turkey Drawing Step-by-Step for Primary Classroom Students
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Looking for the perfect arts and craft activity for Thanksgiving? This turkey directed drawing provides teachers with a step-by-step lesson that kids will love! THESE turkeys turn out FANTASTIC!Fine Motor and Sight Word Practice ALL IN ONE!! 👍👍👍
This bundle of 6 resources has over 1200 pages of sight word activities that are a hands on way to practice fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination as they are learning to read, write, and spell sight words! Grab it here--> bit.ly/2ocupkW
💜We likely all have students in our classrooms who experience toxic stress. Their world is not logical and they may react to things in ways that seem illogical to us. In this post I discuss strategies to best help these students. 💜 bit.ly/2pqfjc2
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Imagine a LOW PREP, ENGAGING activity that is literacy based…Your friends will love CREATING their own 3D gingerbread house and sharing their CREATIVITY through their writing!😉😍
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Math Talk discussions are an effective way for students to develop strong communication skills and deepen their understanding of mathematical content.
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