Long ago and today informative writing activities and a freebie! Included in this long ago unit are anchor charts, sorts, student worksheets and an interactive social studies flap book. Hello Friend! At this time of the year I always teach a “Long Ago and Today “social studies unit. We also start an informative “All About” writing unit. Long ago before… Read More
Why I Tore Down My Word Wall & What I’ve Done Instead
In this post I explain why I tore down my traditional word wall and replaced it with a phoneme sound wall. I share the benefits of a sound wall and finally, the Phoneme Sound Wall with Mouth Articulation Photos resource to help teachers create a sound wall in the classroom. Word walls. You know, the big bulletin boards that contain… Read More
12 Books of Christmas Giveaway!
Hey There! I am Christina from Mrs. Winter’s Bliss. I have been teaching 1st grade for 20 years…WAIT, what? How did that happen? I cannot be THAT OLD! Anyway, I am excited to be linking up with 11 other amazing bloggers to share some of our favorite holiday books and FREEBIES with you! Along with the freebies for each book,… Read More
Stencil Stories and Picture Prompts
Stencil stories and picture prompts are a great support for early writers. Each has story vocabulary & self-editing checklists to help students be successful writers! Hello Friend! Have you been teaching long enough to remember a time before TPT, Pinterest, Facebook or teacher blogs were even a “thing”? I sure have! While it is wonderful to have so many places… Read More
Write the Room: A Science of Reading-Aligned Literacy Center
In this post, I share details about my newly updated, Science of Reading-aligned Write the Room Decodable Sentences and Alphabet Write the Room literacy center resources. They are highly engaging, low-prep literacy centers that give students systematic practice with the phonics skills you teach. Be sure to grab the free sample of Write the Room below! For many years, Write… Read More
Sharing and Cheers!
Hi There! How was your weekend? It was sooooo nice to have today off, it felt like a mini vacay! Tomorrow I head back to school for 4 more days until track out! Woo hoo! I teach in a year round school and we began the new year on July 8th. It seems so looonnnggg ago! My little sweeties have… Read More
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