Developing Readers
I am so excited to share my latest series with you guys! I decide to write this series of units, after a friends asked for some resources. I started writing and writing and writing and [...]
Teaching with the Hundreds Chart
Ya'll. This is such an easy thing to use to build number sense. I taught fourth grade ELA for several years. Then, I moved down to second grade and had to teach all subject areas. [...]
4 Tips to Keep the Math Mini Lesson Mini
Yesterday I touched on this in my blog post. Today I am going to explore it a bit more. Math is a subject where things build upon each other like a precarious stack of blocks. [...]
Why You Should NOT Use Math Manipulatives
I know you are looking at the title and thinking, "Whhaaa?!!! Has this chick gone off her rocker? Math manipulatives are one of the best practices when moving from conceptual to abstract understanding!" Yes. I [...]
Easy Routines to Keep Your Classroom Organized
A colleague of mine once came n my room after school and said, "HOW does is your room always look so organized and clean after school!?!?" I had to laugh. Because it really wasn't. I [...]
Differentiation Made Easy
The word differentiation has been a buzz word for a pretty long time. It is thrown around like confetti. Unfortunately, it isn't nearly as fun or sparkly, and is often more work for the teacher. [...]
Staying Organized for Back to School
That first few weeks of school is crazy. Especially in the primary grades. When I taught 3rd and 4th grade the kids were just a bit more independent and that helped out tremendously. Now the [...]
The Next Step in Guided Reading (Chapter 7- Helping Struggling Readers)
Whew. The end is so close!! This is the LAST chapter in our book study of The Next Step in Guided Reading. Since there was an uneven number of chapters, Erin and I split this chapter. [...]
The Next Step in Guided Reading (Chapter 6- Fluent Readers)
Wowzers. I am so sorry this post is late. My plan was to have it posted last Thursday. You can see how well that went. Instead, I was at the TpT conference having fun and learning. [...]