A lifelong journey in education.
Today I wanted to stop by and share some strategies for teaching vowel teams and diphthongs in our classroom! It’s always challenging to teach spelling patterns that aren’t easily decodable! Growing up, I remember the rhymes “when 2 vowels go walking, the 1st one does the talking” and “I before E except after C and sounding as A in neighbor… Read More
Hi friends! I just wanted to stop by tonight and share some of my favorite resources for Guided Reading! I’ve said before, and I’ll say it again! I think Guided Reading is one of the most important parts of our day and also one of the most overwhelming! I wanted to provide some simple tools and tips for you to… Read More
Hi friends! It’s my very first day of vacation, and I wanted to stop by and share some tips for sending our little ones off for a succcesful summer. Those last few days are so bittersweet…we are so excited to spend time with our own families and relax, but it’s also scary! We have worked so hard all year long… Read More
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! A few weeks ago, I posted on Instagram asking for questions about Guided Reading! I truly believe it is one of the most powerful tools primary teachers have, and it is, in my opinion, the most effective way to grow our young readers! I’m so excited to be working on a new Guided Reading product for… Read More
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! I wanted to stop by and share some fun we had for Valentine’s Day! I know it’s a little late for this year, but hopefully these ideas will be of help to you next year! 🙂 A few weeks ago, I wrote all about preparing for your party! If you can’t tell, I seriously LOVE Valentine’s… Read More
Hi friends! We have been knee-deep in our nonfiction learning the past few weeks! We spend most of the first semester studying fiction…story elements, character traits, etc. The 2nd semester is mostly about nonfiction until we study fairy tales at the end. I definitely do class read-alouds of all types all year long, but our interactive read alouds and mini-lessons… Read More
I LOVE celebrating my students all year long, but there is something extra special about recognizing them at the end of the year! Learning their sweet personalities, strengths, and interests makes giving the awards even better!
These awards are editable so you can type your student's names, your name, and the date!
Check them out here --> bit.ly/EditableStudentAwards
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End of the Year Awards This product is available as part of my End of the Year Bundle at a discount. Check it out here! I love celebrating my students at the
How do you keep your students learning over the summer? Making sure students have engaging, low-prep activities that they can complete is support important in preventing the summer slide! My Summer Learning Packet is full of checklists, activity boards, printables and more to keep students learning all summer long!
Read more here --> bit.ly/SummerHomework
One of my favorite end of year activities to complete is this Summer Bucket List! Students draw and write about things they want to accomplish over the summer. Students plan out random acts of kindness, books they want to read, things they want to practice, and more!
Check it out here --> bit.ly/SummerBucketListCraft
I found this super cool new category at @scholasticinc book fair today! Even though Mo isn't making more 🐘🐷 books, I love that it makes it easy to find similar styles! They are perfect for readers developing their decoding, fluency and comprehension!
Need some quick, low-prep, but adorable crafts for Mother's Day? I just added all three of these writing crafts to my Mother's Day pack! You can grab them while they're on sale Tuesday and Wednesday using the code: THANKYOU17.
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