Letter reversals are very common for little learners! We have been working on visual discrimination when reading lowercase letter b and letter d. Once I introduced my kindergartener to the "b is for belly and d is for diaper" picture it has stuck! In fact, when we were reading our CVC words today, ... READ the POST
Friendly Bat Directed Drawing
Meet Frank! He's my Friendly Bat. We had so much fun drawing our bats today, that I wanted to share it with you. This Directed Drawing is perfect for October, or as an addition to a unit on bats. Here are the steps I used to direct the drawing of the bat: 1. Draw a circle in the center of your ... READ the POST
An Apple (Candle) for the Teacher
I wanted to share some cute apple tags that I made for my kids' teachers this year. I thought it would be fun to put a twist on an "apple for the teacher," so I snagged up some large, three-wick, apple scented candles from Bath and Body Works. I wrapped each apple candle in red cellophane paper ... READ the POST
Flip Sticks!
Flip Sticks are an amazing participation tool for calling on students at random! The idea of using name sticks is nothing new. In fact, this classroom management strategy has been around for a long time. Unfortunately, what I didn't learn until a few years into teaching, was how to keep track of ... READ the POST
PUNCH IT!
I am so excited to share this FUN and MOTIVATIONAL classroom management tools/incentive board...PUNCH IT! This board is super easy to make, only requiring a few tools. How it works is students earn letters (one letter at a time) on the whiteboard every time the class is working well as a whole. For ... READ the POST
Super Writing!
Do your students get stuck on writing? "I don't know what to write about," was a common phrase in my classroom until I introduced SUPER WRITING! This simple writing fluency activity builds students' writing stamina, as well as gives them an idea bank full of writing topics. Super Writing is a ... READ the POST
Planet Flip Book
Students love learning about space! Teaching the order of the planets from the sun is such a fun lesson, and students love making this Planet Flipbook. I created this flipbook as a hands-on way for students to learn the order of the planets, but also to pull in some fine motor skills practice. To ... READ the POST
CVC Cups
Hi! I want to share a simple, hands-on activity to practice reading CVC words. I was able to make these in about five minutes using the supplies below. I only put three letters on each cup (you could easily do four). We practiced building different words by rotating one cup at a time. It's ... READ the POST
Roll to 100 Math Games!
There are so many fun games that can be played with a 100 Chart! One of my favorites is Roll to 100. This is a game that I created as a low-prep, fun, place value center for my second graders...and they loved it! I have also used this game with first graders to practice identifying odd and even ... READ the POST
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