Today I am blogging over on Adventures in Literacy Land and I'm sharing my favorite vocabulary activity!  One of the great things about this Vocabulary Graphic Organizer is that it can be used K-5 and across all subject areas. Click the picture above to read more and grab your freebie…

I will never forget my first day of student teaching when I was listening to a third grader read and he got stuck on a word.  I sat there like a deer in headlights and thankfully my host teacher stepped in.  When the students were gone I asked, “What do you do when a student gets stuck on a…

Although I love school supplies, organizing them is something I have always struggled with.  Not anymore!   Last year I started using a Teacher Toolbox to organize my collections, which was a game changer. I made fun labels to help me manage, making life much easier for myself and my students! …

An alphabet chart is an excellent resource for teaching and reinforcing letter names and sounds.  Here are my top 10 ways to use an alphabet chart (in no particular order) as a part of small group instruction or literacy centers . Daily Warm Up Alphabet charts can be used as a dail…