Teachers Pay Teachers Sale!

It’s that time again!  Teachers Pay Teachers is having their annual sale in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week!  It’s really a great time to stock up on activities for next school year (or even the remaining months of this year).  Here are some bundled activities that you may find helpful: I just finished and uploaded the bundled Activities on the Go! sets.  These activities fit right into old VHS cases and store nicely on a classroom shelf.   I created them with classroom volunteers and para-professionals in mind, but they are certainly ideal for small group and 1:1 instruction.  The directions are contained on the left-hand side of the container and the activity  with the needed materials on the right.

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Guppie Kids- Promoting Social Responsibility

Hi everyone!  I’d like to introduce you to my good friend, Debbie Rohn.  Debbie is from my hometown and is the creator of the Guppie Kids brand which promotes social responsibility.  She has an amazing clothing line which promotes the Guppie message.  So I’ll let her introduce you to the concept behind Guppie Kids…. My name is Debbie Rohn, I am the mother of three and the creator of Guppie Kids. I have a passion for the Guppie line and the message it promotes, but it is more than just a clothing line. The Guppie theme promotes kindness and hard work which equates to happiness and success. I started The Guppie Brand because I really believe in the message it

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Teachers Pay Teachers Back to School Sale!

  It’s finally announced!  The Teachers Pay Teachers Back to School Sale is this Monday and Tuesday.  Be sure to mark your calendar as August 4th and 5th will be the biggest sale of the year.  It’s a great time to stock up on all those items that have been sitting in your wish list folder now for awhile.  All Make, Take & Teach items will be 28% off during the sale!  It’s a great time to purchase bundled products.  Here are a few ideas: Of course the Cookie Sheet Activities are super popular.   These activities are great for independent centers.  The Cookie Sheet Activities- Pre K-K Bundle and The Cookie Sheet Activities First Grade Bundle are available in

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Write It Phonics Cards

Well, if the cookie sheet activities are my all time favorite, the Write-It cards come in a very, very close second.   The Write-It cards are great for either small group instruction or as an independent activity for your literacy centers.  The cards are ideal for working with specific phonics skills.  Each packet contains between 30-52 colorful and engaging pictures.   Simply copy the pdf on cardstock, laminate and bind together with a 1″ ring and you’re all set.  Students write the letter(s) on the card with a dry erase marker.  After they’re done, wipe the cards clean and they’re ready for use again.  You can use these cards for years! The Write It Phonics Cards are available through the Make, Take &

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Cookie Sheet Challenge Volume 2: Number Order, Number Concepts

I’ve been having so much fun with the Cookie Sheet Challenge!  For those of you just joining me, I set a goal to see how many fun activities I can make using cookie sheets purchased at Walmart and a can of metal spray paint.  The challenge is to make as many activities as I can until I run out of paint.  So far I’ve painted 6 cookie sheets–that means 6 different activities– and barely made a dent in the can of paint.   I’m going to be quite busy with this project for some time. Cookie Sheet Activities Volume 2 activities are activities targeting early math skills.  All activities allow for differentiation can be used during small group instruction or as activities within your

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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 example, the words: can, Dan, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, and van all belong to the “-an” word family.   Learning these “chunks” and patterns within words also helps students spell when writing words.  Word Sliders and Word Wheels are helpful when introducing word families.  Try this little freebie when teaching word families in your classroom. To assemble the word family sliders you will need: 6  8 1/2x 11 full sheet labels (Avery 48165) 18

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Short Vowel Soccer Shoot Out!

  If you’ve been reading my blog for a bit now you may know that I’m a pretty big soccer fan.  Although I never played, my three children played soccer ever since they were 4.  I even coached for several years.  I loved every minute of it!  My youngest daughter, Lizzie, will be heading off to college in the fall and I will soon be “an empty-nester”.    So not only will I miss the craziness of traveling to sporting events, I’ll to get used to a very quite house.  Creating these soccer-themed activities has brought back so many wonderful memories of evenings and Saturdays spent at the soccer fields (sniff, sniff).  I’m hoping your little soccer fans will enjoy

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Making the Most of the DIBELS Next Nonsense Word Fluency Data

My good friend, Jen, teaches a college level reading assessment class and asked if I could talk a bit on aligning intervention with data.  Of course, I was thrilled she asked.   I decided to take a grade level and focus on the assessments typically administered in the winter.  All of our schools use the DIBELS Next as a school-wide screening assessment.  So, I wanted to take that assessment and analyze individual student performance to see what information we can glean from this particular assessment and what type of “digging deeper” assessments and decisions for intervention we can make. If your school administers the DIBELS Next and you subscribe to the online data system, you’ll receive a print out of your student’s performance.  The distribution report and the

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It’s a Snowball Fight!

I know, I know, snowball fights are not allowed at recess, but maybe your students will love having a good old-fashioned snowball fight during literacy centers or small group instruction.   Students simply take turns choosing a snowball and naming the letter or reading the words.  The player who chooses the bear throwing the snowball must put all their snowballs back in the pile and the game continues.  I love this game because it is really simple (often the best kind of games) and fast paced which allows for multiple opportunities for students to respond.  Great for practicing skills. Click HERE to download Snowball Fight-Alphabet from my TpT store Click HERE to download Snowball Fight for Dolch Sight Words Lists 1-9 from my TpT

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It’s a Cyber Sale! Time to Stock Up

I have to admit, I’m not much of a shopper.  Once, and only once, I braved the Black Friday crowds and vowed never to do it again.  That’s why I enjoy taking the advantage of all those sales right from the comfort of my own home.  I’ll be sure to be on my computer for all the great deals offered during the Teachers Pay Teachers Cyber Sale December 1st and 2nd.   Most stores are offering a 28% discount, and for sure, I’ll be doing the same.  It’s a great time to stock up on all those activities that have been sitting in your wish-list folder.  Looking for suggestions?  Here are a few great deals: The Big Box of Phonemic

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