You know that saying that necessity is the mother of invention? I definitely think that’s the truth. A couple weeks ago I started doing RTI pull out in my new school. Two of the students I work with are a pair of fabulous first graders (my fav!) who need to work on their short vowel sounds and CVC words. After…
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I spent yesterday doing pretty much nothing, and it was glorious. Today I’ll be doing a bit more running around between church, helping out with the children’s musical, and choir practice, but it should be a great day. 🙂 Last week I posted about how to organize your classroom library. If you missed…
Hey Friends, Happy Tuesday! 😀 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I LOVE the Daily 5. It is such a wonderful way to engage students in reading and writing independently while you get to work with small groups. In my classroom this year, I had used the Daily 5 instead of center time since I couldn’t use…
One of my favorite things about St. Patrick’s Day is that it reminds me that spring is coming. This year, since I don’t currently have my own classroom, I won’t be able to do some of these fun and education St. Paddy’s Day activities, but I’d still like to share them with all of you! First, Check out this adorable…
Okay. Confession time. I LOVE books. I mean, I really, really, really love books. And stocking my classroom with quality books for my classroom is incredibly important to me. But what do you do with all of those books? How do you organize them so your students can find them and utilize your library? I’m going to share exactly how…