Welcome back to the last and final post of our Science of Reading Summer Book Study, Shifting the Balance with Mr.Greg (from Kindergarten Smorgasboard) and me, Abbie! This week is Shift 6 and is Reconsidering Texts from Beginning Readers. And just in case you have missed out on the previous shifts, here they are. Shift 1: Rethinking How Reading Comprehension Begins Shift 2: Recommitting to… Read More
It’s Wednesday and another post of #31daysofkindergarten…but this one is a surprise guest post from Bright and Sunny in Primary! Marcie is here to share about Free Money for your Classroom. I hope you love this post! Hi! I’m Marcie Taylor from Sunny and Bright in Primary and I’m so excited to be here today! I have been teaching for… Read More
It goes without saying, we’re all in this new boat together. It takes a trip out to sea and then back to shore. Back out again, then closer to the shore. You know what I mean. Our next school year is up in the air. (Did you read day 3 of #31daysofkindergarten?) One thing I do know is that the… Read More
It’s that time of the school year again. The time when teachers gather student data and work samples, in preparation for each student’s Parent Teacher Conference. In our district, we are only required to have one scheduled parent teacher conference a year, so I try and make sure to be well organized and well prepared. I often get asked what… Read More
Happy Back to School season teacher friends! If you are a new or newer teacher than you will want to read these Tips to Save a New Teacher’s Sanity. I have been getting emails and messages on Instagram/FB from new teachers asking for tips and advice. So, I thought that a quick and simple post would be perfect to share with all… Read More
Kindergarten Literacy Standards – RL.K.1 Hello and welcome to my new series, Intentionally Teaching with Purpose and Fun! I created this series for current and future Kindergarten teachers who want to understand, comprehend and teach the curriculum and standards in an engaging, purposeful and fun way! This series is set up to focus on one specific standard at a time…. Read More
Welcome to the series, Intentionally Teaching with Purpose and Fun – A Kindergarten Curriculum Standards Series for Teachers. If you are interested in getting more in-depth with the kindergarten standards and growing as a kindergarten teacher, then you have reached the right blog post and series! Over the next few days and weeks, I will be focusing on each of… Read More
First of all, congratulations for making it through another school year and HAPPY SUMMER! I know we are all excited to have a moment to pause, take a deep breath and relax a little. I too am excited for this, but I am also looking forward to taking time to reflect, make needed and wanted changes, and moving forward with… Read More
Day 5 of my 31 Days of Kindergarten series and it’s time to chat about How to Start Literacy Stations in Kindergarten. Stations are my wheelhouse and I feel very confident introducing and running them in my classroom. I have taken several workshops dedicated to literacy work stations and eventually got the opportunity to become a part-time instructor for a… Read More
Howdy friends! It’s week 2 of our summer book study and I can’t wait to share a multitude of ways to organize Guided Reading supplies and materials for your small group instruction. (I apologize for this being late). Last week we discussed chapter 1, which was about determining who is in your small groups, the skill focus, and how much time… Read More