Click the following link to download this free handout Developmental Stages of Phonemic Awareness My good friend, Heidi, who is a Reading Specialist at one of our local elementary buildings, asked if I'd be interested in co-presenting with her at our next year's district-wide … [Read more...]
Preventing the Summer Slide
As much as teachers love summer vacation, there’s always a little (actually, big) panic that sets in as we pack up the classrooms and send our children off during those three lazy months of fun in the sun. What if they never pick up a book? Oh, and they were so close in … [Read more...]
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives!
Many of my second and third grade friends are now learning the parts of speech. I thought I'd create a few posters that they can use for reference. Here's a little sampling of the 8 posters that you can download for free. Just click the link below. Click HERE to … [Read more...]
Rhyming Ice Cream Cones
These rhyming ice cream cones have certainly been a hit with our little preschoolers and kindergarteners! The activity is easily differentiated as you can choose how many rhyming cones and scoops to use. For those kiddos just learning the concept of rhyme, you'll likely want to … [Read more...]
Fostering Thoughtful Literacy
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile now, you may know that I actually enjoy reading professional articles and books. Last year I came across Richard Allington’s article "What Really Matters When Working With Struggling Readers" in the April 2013 of The Reading Teacher. … [Read more...]
Even More Basketball Themed Activities!
One of the best little tricks-of-the-trade is to capitalize on a student's interest to keep them engaged in learning the basic skills needed for fluent reading. Your sports-minded students, particularly your little basketball shooters, may enjoy the "Swish!" activities for … [Read more...]
A Lesson From Adreian
My oldest son is now a junior at Michigan State University so for the past few years I've been following Spartan athletics. I really enjoy football, but I really LOVE watching the Spartan basketball team. Last year during a televised airing of the Spartans playing a game at the … [Read more...]
Rhyming Caterpillars
I have such fond memories of reading The Hungry Caterpillar to my own children and to my preschool students. It was one of my very favorite books. I use to have a puppet which started as a caterpillar and then flipped inside out to turn into a butterfly. Now that my … [Read more...]
Basketball Themed Activities!
Yeah! It's nearing the end of March and that means MARCH MADNESS! I LOVE watching college basketball! Although I haven't completed my brackets I'm sure Michigan State University is going to take it all this year. GO STATE! Just for our little basketball fans I created two … [Read more...]
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