Short on class lists? These cute lists can help you keep track of homework turned in, field trip or book order money turned in, or be used as a way to keep short notes about your students. Simply print out, add the names of your students and copy as many times as you’d like! I posted this for free on Teachers… Read More
Phonics and Spelling Visual Clue Cards
My school uses Scott Foresman Reading Street. There are things I like and do not like about this series. Luckily, my principal pretty much lets us teach reading however we choose and does not make us use the series the way it is laid out. That’s a post for another time! I do closely follow the phonics component and introduce… Read More
The Great Poetry Race
How many of you use The Great Poetry Race in your classroom? I started using it this year, and I love it! Basically, students practice a poem all week. They read the poem to family, neighbors, other adults and each time they read it, the person they read to signs their paper. The purpose is to increase fluency. I give… Read More
Happy Day! (Plus a small freebie and giveaway reminder!)
I’ve had a great day! I woke up this morning to find I had sold a few products on TeachersPayTeachers. Then I discovered that someone made a very generous donation to my first Donor’s Choose project that I submitted a couple of weeks ago! I.AM.SO.EXCITED!! Crate and Barrel also made a contribution to my project! This is my first time… Read More