Create a story basket full of storytelling props to retell favourite fairy tales together in a playful way! So easy to set up with items from around the house and beneficial for so many strands of early literacy development. As part of our on-going Playful Storytelling series, co-hosted with the gorgeous blog, One Perfect Day,...Read More »
This is the second sheet in our series of matchstick puzzles. These are a bit more challenging so we qualify them as intermediate. Great for stiumulating lateral thinking.
Today was our first day back at school after Christmas Break. I always have a little bit of nervous, excited energy when we come back to school after a break, and I certainly did this time. Last night I could hardly sleep and I tossed and turned thinking about seeing my students again and starting […]
Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.
Do you struggle with classroom management? Here are four strategies that you can add to your toolkit that will make it just a little bit more effective.
Teaching children to read is one of the greatest things in the world. Ever. I have a lot of literacy resources that I LOVE. Some of my p...
Skip the takeout and make a lighter version at home. This Sticky Sesame Cauliflower is battered and baked to perfection, then smothered in a spicy, sticky-sweet sauce. It's heavenly!
There is really no better substitute for learning Latin declensions and conjugations than copying the forms over and over. Learning hard things can be tedious work! Anything that is tedious, I believe, needs to be jazzed up a bit with some fun colored pens, and it can become a game. This year I'm helping my…
Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.
Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.
I am so excited to launch my first "series" of blog posts! It's making me feel all grown-up and blogger-like :)My first series is going to be on increasing student engagement in the classroom. Over
I find the morning warm up time to be one of the most essential elements of our day. It allows us to orient ourselves, arrive at school (mentally, as well as physically) and remember how to be at school and with our classmates. It also helps everyone to wake up a little bit! But even this […]
If you like a home which is a bit different, not run-of-the-mill and has some special features then this one is for you. What I love about the plan is the outdoor integration. It’s almost like the outdoors is built in. I like the flow of this one with all…
Welcome to 31 Days of Homemade Music! This month we are exploring how and why everyone can benefit from being an active participant in music making. To read more posts in this series, click here. Perhaps you enjoyed goofing off with percussion a bit and decided that you would actually like to learn to read […]
Cafuné — the act of tenderly running fingers through someone’s hair.
Learn how to write an expository essay, what are its ingredients and how to structure it properly. You'll find info about topics and crafting a thesis.
I trimmed the calories, fat and sodium in a classic stroganoff, and my comfy, cozy version still tastes like a Russian masterpiece. —Candace Clark, Connell, Washington
Easy formula for writing IEP Goals! Learn how to identify areas to target and how to write IEP Goals in the SMART format. Examples included!
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I’ve been spending some serious amounts of time this summer leading conversations around the country focused on the integration of social studies and literacy. And for the last few years, I…
I love teaching author's purpose...maybe it's the cozy PIE image it conjures up, or maybe it's the fact that for most kids, this is a concept that they "get" for the most part (with a little bit of explaining and some hands on practice). It's kind of the opposite of long division that way, if you know what I mean! Read more about Author's Purpose and how to teach it in this post by The Teacher Next Door.
Incorporating activities focusing on Christmas kindness is a fantastic way to spend time before the much-anticipated Christmas break!
You just want to get in shape, lose a bit of weight and maintain…
Sometimes, we're using project-based learning and other times, we're just doing projects. Here's a project based learning ideas checklist to help clarify.
My oldest {just finished 3rd grade} has struggled to read longer words for some time now. He’s the reason I designed this organizer for reading longer words. And while we spent a little bit of time talking about prefixes and suffixes, we never camped on it for very long…until lately. I created a bunch of ... Read More about Learning About Prefixes and Suffixes {FREE Pack}
Balance Bot Buddy! : Sometimes you just need a buddy to keep your whole life in balance, and this one's a quickie! And for the aspiring tight-rope walker, this bot is your new role model. Balancing on fingers, noses, ledges, this bot knows no balancing bounds. What:…
