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…
Learning to write a summary can be a lot of work for students. It is not always easy to pick the appropriate information to include. One way I help my students write a summary is with google docs.