Ideas and resources to help you teach with BLISS!
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
Hello Friend! Are your students reluctant to write? Do they struggle to get started because they don’t know what to write? Are your students unable to sustain a level of independence at a writing center? Do they make writing progress with a scaffold of support? If you can answer yes to any of the above questions, I have some proven,… Read More
Hello Friend! Are your students struggling with basic skills such as buttoning or zipping his or her coat, building block towers, or cutting and pasting? These are all signs that their fine motor skills aren’t as developed as they should be. Fine motor abilities help children coordinate their hand movements and are critical to building other learning skills. Children start… Read More
Hello Friends! Writing is one of my favorite things to teach. I am always entertained by the stories students choose to share and love to see the creative ways they find to express their thoughts and ideas. But just because I love to teach it, doesn’t mean all of my students have always loved to do it. Like all teachers,… Read More
