Hello My Name is Octicorn is a cute and sweet book about an octicorn named octi. He is part octopus, part unicorn and 100 lonely. He has a hard time fitting in because he’s to unicorn-y for the octopi and too much of an octopus...
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Teaching new sounds using science of reading based approaches doesn’t have to be complicated. In my first grade classroom, after we review letter sounds quickly, we begin to introduce a new sound each week based on the sound...
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The IB learner profile is an important and central part of the inquiry based learning approach. Each unit of inquiry should help nurture and grow these skills in your students. Here is how and why I organized my classroom library by IB...
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Teaching open syllables to your students can help them decode and write a large number of words. Single syllable open syllable words are some of the most common words used in the English language which means they are very important to...
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Understanding syllable types makes reading and writing so much easier. Closed syllables are typically the first type of syllables children learn because it is the most common type of syllable. Here is how I introduce closed syllables in...
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