A few months ago, my good friend Keri from the Sweet Life of Teaching was preparing for a training that she was about to offer. On the table was a roll of vinyl chalkboard paper (I've never seen or heard of it until this time). As she was describing what it was and how she … [Read more...]
A Fun Halloween Phonemic Awareness Activity
Two kids away at college and the other at a birthday party. What's a mom to do? Go SHOPPING! No mall for me, though, just a quick jot over to the Dollar Tree and a stop at Walmart for wiggly eyes (super cool project for an upcoming post). While at the Dollar Tree, I found … [Read more...]
Super Easy Privacy Screens
My teacher friend, Deb, has a super easy (and cheap!) way of making privacy screens for the students in her classroom. She simply purchases boxes from our local Office Max and cuts out one side. So easy! Deb says these privacy screens are durable and they are the perfect … [Read more...]
Vocabulary Instruction- Why Learning From Context is Not Enough
Isabel Beck's book Bringing Words to Life has been sitting on my "should read" pile for quite some time. Well, honestly, quite some time is an understatement. I've heard so many raves and reviews from co-workers, I certainly should have read this book long ago. The title of … [Read more...]
Tactile Sight Word Cards- No Sandpaper Needed!
Ever since posting the DIY tactile letters, I wanted to create templates to make tactile words for the first three lists of the Dolch 220 sight words. I'm such a believer in a multi-sensory approach to teaching that, despite the amount of time they'll take to make, they'll be so … [Read more...]
Cookie Sheet Activities Volume 5: Blends and Digraphs
I've been having so much fun creating the cookie sheet activities! Thanks to everyone who has sent emails and comments with suggestions for future volumes. I love hearing your ideas and it seems like I'll be busy creating cookie sheet activities for quite some time. The newest … [Read more...]
Four Types of Reading Assessments
Assessment and intervention is the heart and soul of Response to Intervention (RtI). Prior to beginning either a school-wide program or developing an intervention plan for a particular student, it is critically important to have assessment data. There are 4 types of reading … [Read more...]
Cereal Box Puzzles
Years ago I attended a literacy center workshop and the presenter offered tons and tons of great ideas for activities. I love the kind of workshops where you leave with great ideas for hands on activities that you can create and use the very next day! During the session she … [Read more...]
DIY Word Family Sliders
Teaching students to identify "chunks" in words is an important step in learning to read. Identifying these "chunks" helps to build fluency as the student will not have to stop and blend each individual sound. Word families are groups of words that share the same ending. For … [Read more...]
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