Are you looking for ways your students can read for free online? I’ve been using these three websites in my classroom. Now, kids can use these to read at home. Whether school is closed for COVID-19, a snow storm, fires, or natural disasters, we want them to read. Going to the library isn’t usually an […]
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7 Springtime Survival Strategies
Spring has sprung! As the weather warms and you your students become restless, try some of these springtime survival strategies in your classroom and let me know how they work for you. 1. Keep it Novel At this point of the year, the students are used to all the awesomeness in your classroom. Introducing something […]
Winter Numbers to 20 Games: A Closer Look
I’d love for you to take a closer look at my Winter Numbers 0-20 Games. These are perfect practice for Kindergarteners. The full packet contains 10 games in Color and Black & White. Click the pictures below for a freebie from the packet. Cover Up can be played with manipulatives or laminated and colored with […]
My Ocean Theme Classroom
Having an ocean themed classroom makes my students happy. Honestly, it makes me happy! When students enter my room for intervention for the first time, they look around wide eyed and smile. Students that come to me year after year still look around and find something new. While theme rooms can be busy and overwhelming, […]
Memorize is NOT a Bad Word
“Students shouldn’t be encouraged to memorize facts. They should be using strategies.” Everytime I go to a training, someone is saying this. As an intervention teacher who has worked with 6th graders who are adding 5 +3 with their fingers still, it is frustrating. The explanaition is that as we teach students strategies for facts, […]