Teaching sight words is different for every student. Sight words are words that students need to know without having to decode or sound out the words. Sight words are in approximately50% to 65% of the words students will encounter in text. Sight words instruction is imperative to any student who is learning to read. In …
What a busy week we’ve had! After Valentine’s Day, we started preparing for our 101st Day of School. We wanted to do something different for our first graders this year since they celebrate the 100th day in Kindergarten. We wanted to get the students excited about learning, kinda of re-ignite the fire they once had. …
Hey Friends! I got together with some of my sweet blogging friends to host a little Fall Blog Hop! We wanted to bring you suggestions for read alouds and activities to do for fall!!! One of my favorite books for fall is “Paddlefoot Pumpernickel’s Pumpkin” by Lucainne DeLong. This book is such a great story …
Hey Friends!! Today, I am posting about how to help your students that struggle in reading. These guided reading tips for teachers will help your students become more independent readers and thinkers. Furthermore, I am linking up with my sweet friend Jen from The Teacher’s Cauldron!!! Jen talks a lot about the tools she uses …
Hey! Today we are chatting all about Guided Reading. Guided Reading for struggling readers is one of the most difficult parts about being a classroom teacher. Guided Reading Tip for Struggling Readers #1 Each and EVERY Child learns differently. So we have to teach each child the way they learn. The best  way I have …
Hey friends 🙂 I’m not going to lie, teaching with centers is absolutely HARD Work.. I know so many teachers that do not do it because of how hard it is. It’s a lot of time printing, laminating and cutting. It’s an investment, an investment that will pay off year after year.I still love people’s …
Hey friends! Thank you for stopping by. Today, I wanted to chat about how teachers can have students use these ideas for cvc words. This post is going to include a variety of teaching ideas for cvc words. Teachers can use Interactive Flip Charts when looking for teaching ideas for cvc words. I use these …
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I know you are all probably so exhausted from getting your rooms ready and the beginning of the year frenzy! It is SUCH a rush! But I tell ya what..I’d give anything to be feeling that right now! I miss it so much! One thing about me is that I LOVE Legos! I love using …
I wanted to put together a few of my favorite resources for teaching reading! Especially the little ones, isolation of sounds is such an important step in building a strong reading foundation. One resource I LOVE for my reluctant readers are these puzzles from Lakeshore Learning!! I have students say the letter sound while putting …
Well, it’s that time of the year….Back To School You are either on cloud nine, or dreading it!! We are never in the middle! For me, I am super excited for school to start this year!! Back to school season is certainly one of the most tiring seasons as a teacher, but I am still …