Make Your Own Phonics Phones! Phonics phones and mirrors are two of the most important items in an early elementary small group instructional area. Phonics phones amplify the student's voice helping the student to focus and pay attention to the individual sounds. Although you … [Read more...]
My Favorite Dollar Tree Hack!
You just have to love that Dollar Tree! It seems like it's been forever since I've been able to have the time to just wander the aisles of our local Dollar Tree. It used to be one of my favorite things to do when I needed to kill 30 minutes or so while waiting for soccer practice … [Read more...]
DIY Christmas Memory Game
I always love walking the seasonal aisles of our local department stores looking for fun items that can be turned into an activity. I really love it when those items are on the inexpensive side. Last week as I cruising the Christmas section at Meijer I can across these super … [Read more...]
D.I.Y. Letter Stamps
Making your own alphabet stamps is super easy and requires only a few items which you can easily find at any dollar store. I absolutely love these stamps I made with the foam puzzle and pumice blocks. They are just the perfect size for little hands. There are several … [Read more...]
DIY Classroom Crayon Valentines
If you've spent anytime on Pinterest, you know it's full of really cool DIY projects. There are soooooo many great ideas and just not enough time! I really think I could make creating DIY projects found on Pinterest a full time job. Melting crayons within molds has been pretty … [Read more...]
Recycle those bike tubes!
This summer I took up biking. We are so fortunate to live right by a "rails to trails" path which connects two of our cities. The path is a gorgeous tree-lined trail which extends 15 miles through rural Northern Michigan. Every bike ride brings with it a new adventure. … [Read more...]
Using Focus Sticks to Improve Student Writing
I love my job. I really, really do! One of the favorite parts about my job is that I get to network with a whole bunch of very talented teachers. I love hearing about and seeing them implement creative strategies to improve student learning. During the past several years, … [Read more...]
How to Paint a Cookie Sheet
I have to admit it-- I've been obsessed with painted cookie sheets for awhile now. You see, I have this "thing" for color coding. A few years ago I created a series of phonics-based activities that are intended to be used on cookie sheets. The regular grayish cookie sheets- … [Read more...]
Bowling for Sight Words
Horray! The bowling pins are back on the shelves at Walmart! Last year I found these adorable bowling pins and decided to create a hand-on activity for learning and practicing sight words. While they're not exactly the same bowling pins as I originally purchased last year, … [Read more...]
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