In this post I’m sharing 3 simple strategies to support the reluctant writers in your classroom, as well as sharing a list of the most engaging literacy center activities for k-2 students. Most classrooms have student or two who tries to avoid writing. They may groan when you announce it’s time for writing. They find ways to avoid getting started… Read More
How to Teach Narrative Writing
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
How to Teach Opinion Writing
Opinion 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 Opinion Writing and providing details about the Opinion Writing Mini-Units resources I have created for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students. The Common Core writing domain focuses on three big types of… Read More
Using Epic Books in the Classroom
In this post I’ll share all about using the online reading website Epic in the classroom. I’ll walk you through how to set up your FREE Epic educator account. Finally, I’ll share tips for how to use Epic and show you some of the helpful resources Epic offers. If you were a teacher in the year 2020 you probably had… Read More
Using Mentor Texts to Build Alphabet Recognition
In this post I’m discussing how alphabet books can be used as mentor texts to help students build letter recognition. I’m also sharing lists of the BEST alphabet books (both digital and print) that make wonderful mentor texts for alphabet activities. If you work with young children there is no doubt you and your little ones spend a lot of… Read More
How to Use a Sound Wall in the Classroom
A sound wall is a way to organize and display the different sounds (or phonemes) we hear in speech. In this post I’ll share explicit steps for how to begin using a sound wall in the classroom. You’ll also get details about my own phoneme sound wall resource with mouth articulation photos that has all the materials you’ll need to get… Read More
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