Cookie Sheet Activities Volume 4

admin July 29, 2012 No Comments

I can’t tell you how much fun I’m having making the cookie sheet activities! As soon as I finish with one volume, I already have 2 or 3 more ideas for upcoming volumes.  I think I’ve been driving Kyle (my wonderful artist) nuts with all the new art I’ve been asking her to make.  She’s such a trooper.  Despite having two very young children she still makes time to create awesome clip art for me to use in these products.   I love it that her pics are so colorful and eye-catching. A week or so ago I finished Cookie Sheet Activities Volume 4.  This volume targets the skills of identifying beginning sounds in words as well as providing extra practice with those

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Multi-Sensory Ideas for Teaching Sight Words

admin July 18, 2012 No Comments

In order to be fluent readers, students need to be able to recognize sight words quickly and accurately as these words make up between 50-70% of the words we encounter in text.  Students who struggle learning sight words greatly benefit from using a multi-sensory approach to teaching.  The term “multi-sensory” means using all the different senses at the same time.  Using this approach to teaching increases the likihood that the student will remember the word.  When teaching sight words this coming year, try using a variety of multi-sensory materials during your small group intervention or within your literacy centers.  Here are a few of my favorites: 1.  Craft Sand-  Students love writing their sight words in sand!  Admittedly, it could be

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Assessing and Progress Monitoring Sight Words

admin July 16, 2012 No Comments

One of the many benefits of my job is that I have the opportunity to travel to many different elementary buildings.  I know you may be sitting there thinking, “I’d hate that”, but it’s actually tons of fun.  Each building has it’s own unique personality so every day of the week brings a brand new experience.  When I first started my job traveling among the 13 elementary buildings in our ISD, it was plainly obvious that each building had it’s own measure of what they considered to be “normal”.  In fact, the idea of what was considered “normal” could (and often did) vary from teacher to teacher within the same building.  We were quite often faced with a situation where a teacher would bring a child

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Fun Finds at Walmart for Your Small Group Intervention

admin July 11, 2012 No Comments

Horray!  Back-to-school supplies are now in stores!  If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know how I love my Walmart.  So I was thrilled to see great bargins in the school aisle at my favorite store.  Here are a few of items I found that would be great to have in your small group intervention area: 1.  Locker mirrors.  Mirrors are a must in any small group intervention area!  When teaching letters and sounds, especially for those struggling readers, having them watch the placement of their lips, tongue and teeth while making the sounds is very helpful.  These decorative mirrors are only 88 cents!  They are the perfect size. 2.  Dry Erase Boards- Dry erase boards are another

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Make Your Own Tactile Letters- Without the Sandpaper!

admin July 7, 2012 No Comments

I’ve always wanted to make my own tactile letters, but even the thought of cutting the sandpaper with scissors sends a shiver up my spine.  Tactile letters can be so expensive, that purchasing them is a little hard to swallow on a limited budget. I was in my favorite home improvement store (that would be the Home Depot, of course) waiting for my garage wall paint to be mixed when I gazed down only to find the most fantastic option to sandpaper possible for making tactile letters!   It’s adhesive outdoor tread designed to be placed on steps.  It’s absolutely perfect–it’s easy to cut with scissors AND has a sticky backing so no gluing necessary! All you’ll need to make your tactile letters is

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